Ekenäs Castle

A fixed stone bridge on the site of the former drawbridge leads up to the entrance vault, which is guarded from both sides by heavy corner towers, with chipped baroque hoods.

Its ownership can be traced back to Svante Sture (1517–1567) who lived during the reign of King Erik XIV, ruler of Sweden from 1560 to 1568.

When King Erik XIV ascended the throne, he set about winning the favor of influential people in the Swedish aristocracy.

One of his strategies toward that end was to bestow on three of Sweden most powerful nobles the title of "count", an unprecedented move in Swedish history.

One of the first things Svante Sture did to exhibit his new-found status was built a stone house in 1592 on the site of the Ekenäs Castle.

[6] The castle's current owners are the Bergengren family, who were previously in the textile manufacturing business; they bought Ekenäs in 1939.

The interior of the castle has been immaculately preserved, with its furnishing, decoration and carpentry dating back three centuries kept in a wonderful state.