Mälaren Travel Guide

 sim1 Says:  A nice fun museum in Eskilstuna is the Factori Museet. And its for free, hahaha, so that's always good! :-) The museum is worth the visit when you are in town, so don't hesitate to drop in and have a look around for yourself. The museum is divided into several parts, and one... 

 sim1 Says:  Stockholm, wow, what a wonderful city! I really love Stockholm, it is one of the best European cities in my opinion. Every time I visit Stockholm I am charmed by this place. And I want to share some of that with you on my Stockholm page. In the must see tips on that page you... 

 sim1 Says:  The Sigurdsristning is a special place with a lot of history. You can see it on the side of a quiet road, somewhere in between the trees. A little sign tells you where it is, and when you climb up the rock you see this: A huge rock with carved pictures surrounded by runic... 

 sim1 Says:  This is where I live! At Lake Mälaren! In a tiny little village called Sundbyholm, only a five minutes walk from the lake. My home is in the central part of Sweden in the region of Södermanland, on the southside of Lake Mälaren (in the additional photos to this tip I've... 

 sim1 Says:  Hahaha, no, this is not my house! This is the "tegelslagarsstuga" or in English: "the cottage of the brickmaker". I really like this little house, hidden in the woods, close to my house.. I think it looks so picturesque. It gives the idea of the area though, rural,... 

 sim1 Says:  Skokloster is one of the most popular castles in Sweden, with a huge collections of painting, furniture and arms. The arms collection is one of the largest in Europe. Skokloster is also one of the best preserved seventeenth-century castles in Europe. So I didn't need any... 

 sim1 Says:  This is the end of my tips about places and things to do around Lake Mälaren. I hope you enjoyed reading it! There are more places of interest to visit though and some that I still have on my own wishlist are:Drottningholm Slott at StockholmBirkaThe list will get longer over... 

 sim1 Says:  I visited this Fiholm Castle during a bicycle tour from my home. It's not that far from where I live (about 10 - 15 kilometres), hahaha, if you don't mind the hills. Hmmm... they are not really hills I guess, hahaha, but it isn't flat either. But if you are from the... 

 sim1 Says:  There are many runic stones to be seen in this part of Sweden, especially around Lake Mälaren. I know of about a dozen or so in my area. I think they are wonderful to see as they have survived so many centuries and bare so much history with them. Rune stones are standing... 

 sim1 Says:  You can see the Rördrommen" on the right site of the road. This is your main gateway to get into the little nature reserve at the lake. The name is very appropriate because "Rördrommen" is the name of a rare bird you can spot here: Rördrom or Botaurus stellaris.Although........ 

 sim1 Says:  From Eskilstuna we travel east and the next stop we make is in a little village called Jäder. The church here is quite interesting. The church originates back to the year 1000 and started off as a wooden church. During 1100 the church was rebuild in stone. Around 1600 this... 

 sim1 Says:  Torshälla is an old trading place. The name Torshälla probably used to be "Torsharg" named after the God Thor. In the fountain in city centre you can see a statue of Thor. The city of Torshälla is really old and got its city rights already in 1317. Nowadays Torshälla is... 

 sim1 Says:  Lake Mälaren is the third largest lake in Sweden. So a "must" when visiting this region, is going on a boattrip on the lake. A good suggestion for a trip is this one: From Stockholm to Gripsholm Castle and the village of Mariefred. Gripsholm Castle and Mariefred are 70... 

 sim1 Says:   Time for some facts. Here is an overview of the average temperatures per month around Lake MälarenAverage temperature in Celsius ( min, max)Jan -5 C, -1 CFeb -5 C, -1 CMar -4 C, 3 CApr 1 C, 8 CMay 6 C, 14 CJun 11 C, 19 CJul 14 C, 22 CAug 13 C, 20 CSep 9 C, 15 COct 5 C,... 

 Dizzyhead Says:  This is a bike tour for you who like to enjoy the nature, no competion to win. This race is to enjoy it and take your time. There are no cars helping you to fix the bike or any special help to get energy drinks or so. You shall use the local places and eat and drink. It is a...