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Take the opportunity to visit Åland on the occasion of the historic champagne auction on Friday 8 June. You can schedule a long weekend on a theme of champagne. How about starting the day with a champagne breakfast and then going out in a lovely wooden boat to visit the place where the champagne wreck was found?

Give the heavy backpack a miss and leave the camping stove at home. These days many people opt to live in a hotel and eat at restaurants during their cycling holidays. “Nowadays people like to go on slightly more luxurious cycling holidays,” explains Johan Sjölund, who is involved with arranging cycling trips at the WellComing travel company.

After the long winter, summer is finally getting closer. Åland is a popular holiday destination in the summer, and for anyone who’s decided to visit the island, it’s high time to book a cottage. 
“We tend to start getting fully booked as early as May,” explains Maria Häggblom, owner of Hjortö Stugby.

Rent, buy or why not own a house in the form of shares in a housing company. If your dream is to have a holiday home in Åland, there are currently several options open to you.

Derek Coombes is a marketing executive from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea. When he first came to Åland, it was love at first sight. That’s why he came back with his family. This is his story.

In summer 2010, a two-hundred-year-old ship was found at the bottom of the Sea of Åland. The wreck turned out to be a treasure trove. Its cargo included 160 bottles of champagne that were almost two centuries old. Some of the bottles were from the Veuve Clicquot champagne house. That’s how Fabienne Moreau first discovered Åland.

A cosy cottage by the sea - that is the type of accommodation most people want in Åland. But some cottages and holiday villages provide that little bit extra, and those cottages are the most popular ones. This year an inspiration competition has been held to show good examples of how holiday villages can provide better accommodation. The winner of the 2011 competition was Hjortö stugor & stockhus.

More and more visitors to Åland visit our official tourist portal - www.visitaland.com. Now there is also a new mobile site that is especially designed for you if you have a smartphone. Find accommodation and restaurants. Search on a map and check the weather - everything you need so that you can travel and plan more easily!