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friendly, nice countryside, interesting museums
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Too many mosquitoes during Summer.
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Henrik_rrb Says: The trip out to the Kronoberg's castle ruin can give more than just a glimpse of the castle. Just before the bridge that connects land with the castle there is an older red house, which is called "Ryttmästaregården". When I was there in the beginning of January it was all...
Henrik_rrb Says: 8-10 minutes drive outside Växjö city center you'll find the old ruins of the castle Kronoberg. It's from the 1400s, bishop Lars Michelson started to build a house of stone here in 1444. The Danish army invaded and destroyed it during a war 1469, but it built up again when...
Henrik_rrb Says: According to the Sigfrid legend the English bishop Sigfrid came to Sweden during the 1100s to teach the Swedes about christianity. He was told by God to build a church and so he did what's today Växjö Cathedral.The church is far from the original though, as it burnt down a...
Henrik_rrb Says: If I found it quite logical to find a statue of the church's first bishop Sigfrid outside the cathedral I was a bit more surprised to find the rune stone on the backside.Tyke Viking's stone was found inside one of the church walls in 1812 and is now placed outside, standing...
Henrik_rrb Says: The English bishop Sigfrid is according to the legends the man behind the cathedral in Växjö, and naturally he also stands statue outside the church.In the Sigfrid legend it's said that he was sent to Sweden to teach the Swedes about christianity. The legend wasn't written...
Storgatan's McDonalds: If you want night snack...
Henrik_rrb Says: If you arrive in Växjö late in the evening and are hungry - you're in trouble. Let it be that it was early January, and a few restaurants may be closed until the spring, but the only night open restaurant I could find in the Växjö city center was a McDonalds.The hotel's...
PM & Vänner: One of the best in town
Sjalen Says: PM & Friends as the name would be in English, has been at the top of Växjö's dining establishments for around ten years now. They are mostly known for having one of the best wine lists in Sweden and work for it being worth going to smaller towns in Sweden to eat well rather...
By car: best & quickest way to get around
Trekki Says: It is not that difficult to reach Växjö the Kingdom of Glass in Småaland. Växjö has an airport with frequent Ryanair connections to Weeze, Germany. Kalmar would be the next nearest airport with other connections. According to the website of Kalmar airport it serves London,...
Sjalen Says: Not much is more relaxing than to spend a day on board the s/s Thor, which sets out from Kronoberg Castle to tour the Lake Helgasjon. Sometimes it makes whole daytrips up to Lake Asasjon, through a whole system of lake streams and that then includes lunch at Asa mansion. A...
Målåras Hytta, special glass techniques
Trekki Says: Målerås was a surprise to me. Yes, I have seen their objects in the information brochure but to see them three-dimensional and to touch them made me aware how much the glass masters actually invent new techniques. The glass artists at Målerås have invented a method to cast...
Kosta Hytta, biggest selection
Trekki Says: Without doubt, Kosta has the biggest selection of glassware to buy in the whole Kingdom of Glass. Moreover, Kosta is not only a real Swedish village but also a tourist village. They have cottages, camping, a swimming pool of the size you find in public swimming pools. For...
Dizzyhead Says: You find the tourist office at Västra Esplanaden 7. In the tourist shop you get help and the tourists guides provide you with the help you need. You also find many brochures here for free. Including maps too, also free.
Sjalen Says: Växjö Theatre is a nice little listed building. Here you will find guest plays from national theatres on tour, but also local student humour and New Year's fun. Next to it (in the back of the picture) is the much more modern concert hall.
Sjalen Says: These houses belong to the oldest semi detached in Växjö and I think they are marvellous! Most semi-detached houses in the World are in brick or other material but look at these wooden ones. You find them on Söder, just next to the Bäckaslöv school.
Sjalen Says: You will need a car for this one unless you make it over several days and camp or if you're on a cycling holiday. Alternatively, there are steam ship tours up the lake system summertime from Kronoberg Castle. Go to the "forgotten" villages of Berg, Tolg and Asa north west of...
Henrik_rrb Says: On the 23rd of August 2012 the new football stadium in Växjö will be opened. It will be called after it sponsor, so the official name will be Myresjö Arena. It will hold 12 000 spectators, including 2000 standing. Öster will be the home team here, but the stadium is built...
Värendsvallen football stadium
Henrik_rrb Says: Being me I prefer a football game over an ice hockey game 8 days a week, so I'm happy that there is a football stadium and a football club in Växjö too. Two stadiums soon to be actually.Östers IF is one of the classic football clubs in Sweden, but now haven't won the league...
Henrik_rrb Says: Växjö is starting to become something of a sport center in this part of the country. Within just a few hundred meters there are new stadiums for football, floor ball, swimming, curling and ice hockey.The crown jewel of the stadiums are (at least until the new football...
Some thoughts about the real artists!
Trekki Says: Only a handful of glass manufacturers have employees who do both, design and the real work on the ovens with the pipes. Kosta group certainly does not. And that’s where I have a problem with. No, not with the fact that the designers don’t work on the pipes, but with the...
Get the Glass Pass, well worth the money
Trekki Says: The glass pass is an investment which definitely pays off, no matter how long you will stay in the region (and visit shops). It costs only 95 SEK (2009) and allows you free entrance to any of the glass factories, a 10% discount on any purchase above 500 SEK, plus discounts...
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Växjö Theatre is a nice little listed building. Here you will find guest plays from national theatres on tour, but also local student humour and New Year's fun....
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Q: hi, i ma an italian student and i'd like to spend some month in Vaxjo, i am looking for the best way to get there from Rome. if...
A: Interesting! I have looked into that also, last year, as I had also plans to go to Váxjö-in the end I didn't go (yet) though..... I remember I looked into: -1-...
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Capital of glass and US emigrants
Vaxjo - "the town by the lakes where all the roads meet" is an old market town founded by English bishop Saint Sigfrid and a city where I have always had family and have studied. Swedes don't consider...
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Oh holy glass and glass blowing maestros
Oh well, I am fully aware that I didn’t wrote one single tip about Växjö because I simply didn’t make it into the city. In addition, the VT database has only läns (administrative divisions) for Sweden...
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Capital of "The Kingdom of Crystal"
Växjö, an area made up of Sweden's world-famous glassworks such as Orrefors or Kosta, being made. It is the central town of the province of Småland (the province of forests and lakes), with about 71...
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Some days I love my job more than normally, and that's when I'm sent off to cover a game or sport event in a city where I haven't been before, or for a long time. In January 2012 I was sent to the......
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Vaxjo isn’t in the middle of nowhere. It is in fact about fifty miles below the Middle of Nowhere and just to the left of The Back Of Beyond. However, even with those fairly accurate directions...
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