Kulturväg Skaraborg – a digital journey through historic places

Kulturväg Skaraborg (the Skaraborg Culture Route) takes you on a journey through the region's many fascinating cultural and natural attractions. With the app, you can dive deeper into historical stories and discover hidden gems along the way.

Background

Skaraborg is a region in western Sweden, between the country's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. Along the brown-and-white signposted tourist route between the villages of Karleby and Tidan, visitors can experience ancient monuments, monastery ruins, the rich birdlife of Lake Hornborga – famous for its thousands of dancing cranes in spring – and the rolling landscapes of Vallebygden. To make the experience even more accessible, a tourist app has been developed where visitors can follow guided tours, listen to stories and navigate easily along the route.

Challenge

Many of the attractions along the route are unstaffed and have little signage, which made it hard for visitors to discover the rich history of the places on their own. There was a need for a digital tool that could:

• Offer guided tours and information about attractions, places to eat and places to stay along the route.
• Make the experience more interactive with maps and audio guides.
• Let people take part in the information both on site and from a distance.

Solution

The solution was an OnSpotStory app for Kulturväg Skaraborg that offers:

• Guided tours with stories and facts about every stop along the route.
• Audio guides for selected attractions, so visitors can listen to the stories of the place.
• An interactive map where users can click around and explore attractions both on site and from home.
• GPS features that help visitors navigate easily.
• Augmented reality – in the guide to Medieval Skaraborg you can see 3D models of archaeological objects at the places where they were found.

Results

The app has become an important resource for making Kulturväg Skaraborg accessible in a modern and engaging way. Visitors can now experience the route both on site and digitally, which makes the cultural heritage easier to access. The app's versatility has increased interest in the route and attracted more people to explore the region.

Working with OnSpotStory

Kulturväg Skaraborg highlights OnSpotStory's support and flexibility as key factors behind the successful collaboration. The platform's ease of use and technical versatility made it possible to create an app with several kinds of guides and interactive content – all in one solution.

You get so much more out of a visit to a place when you get information through the app.