Kladesholmen

Kladesholmen is a rock island off the south end of Tjorn, joined by bridge, known as a fishing place since the fifteenth century, and it has processed herring since at least the seventeenth century - through the great herring periods when the fish came into these fjords in enormous quantities and through the collapses in between. The salting houses along the water became canneries, and the island still holds several producers who supply pickled herring to Swedish tables, particularly at midsummer and Christmas when the dish is obligatory. The village is white houses packed on rock with a herring museum in an old salting house. There is a hotel and restaurant on the water and a bathing place on the seaward side.

What to look for

• Salting houses turned canneries - along the waterfront.
• Producers still working - supplying pickled herring nationally.
• A herring museum - in an old salting house.
• White houses packed on rock - the village itself.

When to go

June to August; midsummer is when the product matters most. Half a day.

Things to know

The factories are working plants, not open to walk round. The museum is small and seasonal. The island is quickly walked. Out of season most services close.

Nearby

Tjorn and Pilane are north; Marstrand is south.