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Gamla Staberg-mine owner's estate/baroque garden
MikaelPersson Says: Gamla (old) Staberg is a flourishing mine-owner's estate near Falun and is one of the best preserved in the area.There are timberbuildings from the 17th century and a newly restored baroque garden.Very nice indeed!
MalenaN Says: The Christine Church was constructed between 1642 and 1655. The tower was built a few years later, between 1658 and 1660.The church was built with red brick, which was handmade in the village Rankhyttan, 25km from Falun. Also the limestone which the pillars in the church are...
Sjalen Says: The town hall in Falun looks similar to that in Nykoping...or Vaxjo, i.e. the typical 19th century county residence architecture. Sorry for the picture quality...not too bad considering that the camera battery froze so it is a mobile phone shot in snow storm!
Sjalen Says: This museum will be closed for renovations until 2007, so at the moment you can only visit the art hall (which had a floral exhibition on during our visit) and the supposedly good restaurant Kopparhatten but once it is modernised, it will give an even better view of life in...
Sjalen Says: The old mine office building is used as a mining museum and I have to say I was a bit disappointed as there wasn't much about the life of miners and their families which I always like to learn about. But I did enjoy the geology maps and historic models of the mine as well as...
Kopparberget World Heritage mine
Sjalen Says: Let's face it, this is your main reason for going to Falun and it's worth it. The mine, once so important to the Swedish economy, closed down in the early 90s after more than a millennium of mining! The company however still use the copper pigment for making paint and this...
Sjalen Says: Also belonging to the World Heritage are the tree wooden districts in town where miners and others lived. Ostanfors and Gamla Herrgarden are along the river, whilst close to the mine you will find Elborg where this picture is from. There is everything from bigger workshop...
Sjalen Says: The first church you encounter in town (the other one being Stora Kopparbergs Church which we never had time to visit), this takes pride of place in the main square. It is from the 1670s and inside, it has a peculiar folkloristic green colour to the details. Now and again it...
Sjalen Says: Also belonging to the National Heritage crowd is this beautiful old head office of the mining company that stands by the main square to show its importance to Falun. It is not a building you can visit, and today the company has long since merged with Finnish Enso and calls...
Clarion Collection Hotel Bergmastaren
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MalenaN Says: Kopparhatten is a café and restaurant in the same building as Dalarnas Museum. As we were visiting the museum we thought it was good to have lunch here before exploring the museum.On weekdays and Saturdays there is a lunch buffet, but not on Sundays. As we visited on a...
MalenaN Says: I’m probably not the right person to write about this café as I didn’t eat or drink anything here. When we entered we could see a lot of delicious cakes and biscuits behind the counters downstairs. They looked fresh and inviting, but they were for take away and as we were...
Hammars Konditori: Sweden's oldest cafe
Sjalen Says: This place claims to be Sweden's oldest patisserie and whatever the truth to that is, the stuff they have here is gorgeous and the interior is lovely. Don't miss it. There are also light dishes like pies etc. here but you really should come for the cakes. Cream filled...
Sjalen Says: Located in an old bank, it is a fun interior for a start, where you can sit next to the door to the old vaults. The first floor has a relaxed brasserie where locals go for good lunch deals (ordered at the counter as often with Swedish lunch deals) during the day but where...
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There are several Swedish style "pubs" in Falun, but we found this one the nicest and actually came back after first having had a pub lunch here that was OK (and with salad buffet included). The main watering hole seemed to be Harrys (a national chain) but they were closed when we first went out and then had a bouncer which we figured a bit tragic for a Wednesday night, and a place called "The English Pub" was simply embarrasing to the Englishman in the company, so we simply headed for relaxed Kings Arms again and had another, nicer evening meal and some pints. This mock English pub with its clashing log cabin interior has friendly staff and decent food and serves a good pint of Murphys along with other beer. The atmosphere is relaxed and I bet it was only the quiet Christmas period that made it calmer than normal. Visible from the entrance is another bar called Cheers which we never had time to try.
Written Jan 5, 2006
Address: Falugatan
Dizzyhead Says: In Falun you will find the tourist office at Tratzgatan 10-12. They will provide all help you need with information and free booklets and maps. Just talk with them and you will have much more information then you had before your visit there.
Sjalen Says: The Kåre goat maybe got its name since it is said to have been owned by a Finn and in Finnish, "kauris" means male goat. But Kåre is also an old fashioned Scandinavian man's name so this need not be true (many parts of the copper mine has tunnels etc with goat-related...
In this medieval farm/cottage Gustav Wasa fled during some war.
It is beautifully located next to a big lake (pic on my Sweden page).
Sadly enough it was closed i would have liked to take a look inside.
Written Mar 15, 2003
Sjalen Says: At Lugnet national ski stadium, you are free to have your own race along the tracks of the champions. Having said that, the whole area is full of other arenas and forest trails so you might rather do some other exercise or just go tobogganing with your children. In summer,...
Sjalen Says: Falun's Lugnet area has more than skiing to watch even if that is the most exciting and international. Beyond the camping is the bandy arena where the local team battle it out with others from mid Sweden and the small hockey hall has a lower division team but sometimes...
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Favorite thing: A stroll along the little Falu River will take you through the old wooden quarters of Ostanfors and Gamla Herrgarden and is probably a very nice thing to do in summer. We visited in snow storm...There is also a summer cafe in an oldpump house near the city centre.
Written Jan 5, 2006
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Falun is surprisingly overlooked on VT for beeing a World Heritage, perfectly doable as an (admittedly long) daytrip from Stockholm. I once sold geraniums in the main square as an ex boyfriend's...
Falun, with 55 000 inhabitants is located about 230 km's northwest of Stockholm and is known for the world heritage coppermine that is about 1000 years old. Also included in the world heritage is the...
I havent really looked into this place so i do not know much about it. Time was too short as well. Falun has become big because of the silvermines that lay nearby. Despite it being a sunday it was...
Such a beautiful place in the winter time!!! the people are beautiful, the houses, culture, and the food are awesome!!!
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