Ramundeboda Abbey Ruins, Finnerödja, Sweden

Ramundeboda Abbey belonged to the Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony and was established in the late 1400s. This was the only Antonines monastery in Sweden. After Reformation abbey's properties were seized in 1527. After that there was an inn until 1800s and the Ramundeboda Church between 1686-1688. The church was moved to Laxå in 1899.

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Jenza (2 years ago)
Lovely place to stop for a light lunch or fika. Plenty of parking, on a pretty lake, but we didn't find a toilet. Dog friendly and nice atmosphere and monastery ruins to see.

Chris Sandlund (3 years ago)
Lovely cafe by the lake. We stopped for lunch -- a small, but elegant selection of sandwiches of which my family had one each and all were well satisfied. When we left, we found our car wouldn't start. Maria helped us contact someone to help and averted our emergency. She was our guardian angel!

Anna Willman (3 years ago)
Perfect stop for a fresh sallad or a healthy sandwich or a coffee and cake. Beautiful situated by a lake where it is possible to go for a swim. Gluten-free, sugar-free and dairy free options available. Delicious sallad adapted to suit food allergies.

Sarah Dietrich (3 years ago)
We ate a vegetarian salad and it was very delicious! Super ingredients like chickpeas, strawberry’s etc. The are is very nice and you can swim in the lake if you want.

Torsten Andersson (5 years ago)
God glass ?

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