Eskilstuna Travel Guide

 
by Dizzyhead
 
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    by Dizzyhead
  •   Eskilstuna
    by Dizzyhead
  •   Eskilstuna
    by Dizzyhead
  •   Eskilstuna
    by Dizzyhead
 

Pro

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 All friends live here... 


Con

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 Hard to find part-time work 


In a nutshell

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 I love this city. 

 

Explore Eskilstuna

Things to Do  

Swim on Wednesday evenings.

Swim on Wednesday evenings., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  From 25 January 2010 Vattenpalatset will have open until 22.00 and you can go there and swim, use the jacuzzi and even exercise on the gym. That is something new they have started with and I dont know how long they will keep it like that, probably until the summer. 

Balsta Musikslott.

Balsta Musikslott., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  This is one of the biggest buidling for a house where you can play music and listen to music in Europe. The house was a former mental hospital. This house has a café and many bands play here or practise music. They also fix a music festival in May for two days. It started... 

Eskilstuna Parken Zoo

Eskilstuna Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna

 marielexoteria Says:  Nice zoo with an amusement park in the same area. This is the place where I first saw a Comodo dragon as up close and personal as allowed. I wanted to visit their reptile house but it was closed when I went there...bummer.Like other zoos they have their animal areas divided... 

Hotels  

Clarion Bolinder Munktell

 1 Review and 11 Opinions

Sundbyholms Slott

 2 Reviews and 5 Opinions  I havent stayed at this hotel/castle. Not many people with normal budget do that, perhaps if you... 

Restaurants  

Grappa.: Good restaurant.

Grappa.: Good restaurant., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  Grappa is a very good restaurant with delicious food and good service. I have been here some times and always been treated well and I have never had any complaints on the food or the service, while a friend to me doesnt like this restaurant at all. They did not get any good... 

American Pizza Today.: American Pizza´s lunch buffé.

American Pizza Today.: American Pizza´s lunch buffé., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  You can buy thicker pizza here and at lunch you pay what it cost, and then you sit down at the table and eat your pizza. It is pizza buffé and you can be sure, that you can eat as much as you want. Just try to beat the record. I have no idea what the record is, but the pizza... 

Café Kloster.: Have a coffee at the church.

Café Kloster.: Have a coffee at the church., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  If you want to drink a coffee among Christian people ou can go to Café kloster between 10.00-15.00 between Thuesdays and Fridays. I guess you get a very good cake and lots of coffee iff you visit this café. It is probably not one of the fanciest café in Eskilstuna, but... 

Nightlife  

Brasserie Le Grand: The only night club for the moment.

Brasserie Le Grand: The only night club for the moment., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  Now, beginning of 2012 there is the only night club for older people to visit. But the audiesnce here is very young , but what can you do if you want to go out and dance. Then you have to go here. The dress code is the same all over other night clubs in smaller cities. You... 

New gay club in Eskilstuna!!!!

New gay club in Eskilstuna!!!!, Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  I just read in our local newspaper at the net that some people will start a gay club in my city Eskilstuna, and they begin from 10th June 2011. So, if you want to visit a new club in Eskilstuna, I guess you are welcome there. 

Shopping  

Tourist Information.: Buy post cards.

Tourist Information.: Buy post cards., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  You can find many kind of things located to my city Eskilstuna and in this tip I suggest you to buy post cards. You can find many post cards in different sizes and also special made from local painters. I havent been there for a while, so I havent checked out their... 

Sundbyholms Kött & Fisk.: Meat and fish - Sundbyholms Kött & Fisk.

Sundbyholms Kött & Fisk.: Meat and fish - Sundbyholms Kött & Fisk., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  This shop is specialized in meat and fish. They have the best quality you can find and so many interesting things compare to the normal food shop. This is such a pleasure to walk around and see all the different things they have here. Just the best meat and fish you can... 

Östermans: The perfect little shop

Östermans: The perfect little shop, Eskilstuna

 sim1 Says:  If you know my pages, you also know I hardly write shopping tips. But in this case I wanted to make an exception because this is the perfect little shop! If you love good food and want to spoil your taste buds, this is the place to be!!Östermans It is located just outside... 

Local Customs  

Garbage cans all over Eskilstuna.

Garbage cans all over Eskilstuna., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  Here in Eskilstuna we want you as a tourist to put all garbage in our garbage cans. Thanks! You can find these all over the city. In the center the garbage cans look like this on the picture. Of course there are other kinds too, it doesnt matter where you put YOUR GARBAGE.... 

Pride festival in Eskilstuna.

Pride festival in Eskilstuna., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  During spring Mälardalens students arrange a student festival, a gay pride here in Eskilstuna. It usually take place before the students finish their studies and that is in the end of May. They market their event on facebook, and you can go there and check out he program and... 

Warnings and Dangers  

The neighbours watch you....

The neighbours watch you...., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  Well, if you are a thief and plan to make a crime in Eskilstuna, and then you see this sign below here. Think before you do anything. It means that in this neiighbourhood all the neighbours help each other. So, if you dont want to do any time, dont do any crime! 

Sports & Outdoors  

Fishing in Eskilstuna river.

Fishing in Eskilstuna river., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  You try to catch fishes from the river of Eskilstuna. There are some rules of what you are allowed to do and not. You can contact sportfiskarna in Eskilstuna and they will provide you with all their knowledge and local inofrmation about fishing places, what kind of fishes,... 

Canoeing on Eskilstuna river.

Canoeing on Eskilstuna river., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  Canoeing or kayaking on the rivers in Eskilstuna. You can paddle and feel free on the water around my city Eskilstuna. My city has lots of water around, so there are so many opportunities to do this activity. You need a kayak or a canoe of course. Check with the sports... 

Favorites  

Toilettes at Rådhusplatsen.

Toilettes at Rådhusplatsen., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  Somestimes when we walk in the city and forget to do things we usually get in a hurry to the toilette. When you feel that it will happen to you, you can go own to this toilette in Eskilstuna, but beware of that you have to pay to get in there. It is better to use this then... 

Sleeping man.

Sleeping man., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  I saw this man sleeping on this park bench and I thought it was a cool picture, so I took it and now you know how you can relax in my city Eskilstuna. Or rest... When be people do as they want and not care about other people. 

Need a guide?

Need a guide?, Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  When you visit my birthday city you maybe want to have a professional guide, who can show you around and also give you the correct information and tell you all about the history of Eskilstuna, especially all the infrmation about our industrial history which the city is known... 

Christmas Market in Torshälla in Dec.

Christmas Market in Torshälla in Dec., Eskilstuna

 Dizzyhead Says:  Every year they have a Christmas market in Torshälla and it is very nice to attend. Here you buy different things which handycraftmen in the local neighbourhood have done, then I mean probably in the region around Torshälla. From each year there are different things to buy,... 

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