Bla Jungfrun National Park
A bald granite dome in the Kalmar strait, long held to be a gathering place for witches and left uninhabited.
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Bla Jungfrun rises about eighty-six metres out of the strait between Oland and the mainland, a dome of bare pink-grey granite scoured smooth by ice, with a labyrinth cut into the rock, deep clefts and caves on the northern side, and small stands of stunted oak in the hollows. Folklore made it the place where witches gathered at Easter, and there was long a taboo on taking stone from it - guides still repeat that visitors who pocket a pebble post it back. Excavation has found ritual use going back thousands of years. It became a national park in 1926. Boats run in summer only and landings depend on the swell.
What you actually see
- A bare granite dome - eighty-six metres, ice-scoured smooth.
- Caves and deep clefts - on the northern side.
- A rock labyrinth - among the older traces.
- Stunted oak in the hollows - the only real cover.
When to go
June to August, when boats run. A full day.
Honest expectations
Landings are cancelled in swell, which happens often. Boats run a short season and time ashore is fixed by the schedule. The rock is slippery and there are no facilities. There is no shelter of any kind.
Nearby
Oskarshamn is on the mainland; Byxelkrok is on northern Oland.
What to pack for Bla Jungfrun National Park
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
