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Islands Without Cars
Sweden’s Southwestern Archipelago
Season 2
Episode 203
Just off Sweden’s southwestern coastline is the small island archipelago dotting the North Sea, including Marstrandson, Styrso, the largest island, and Vrango, where Kira experiences some of the understated elements of Swedish hospitality.
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