Arvika Travel Guide

 
by Porteplume
 
  •   Arvika
    by Porteplume
  • SWEDEN, SO GREEN.....
      SWEDEN, SO GREEN.....
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  • The Bird man
      The Bird man
    by El_Sueco
  • LETTER BOXES....
      LETTER BOXES....
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  • View tower
      View tower
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Explore Arvika

Things to Do  

Visit the Rackstad museum

Visit the Rackstad museum, Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  The Rackstad museum shows works from some of the painters in the Rackstad colony (Rackstad is a small village located some 7 km north east of Arvika, near the lake Racken).The painters represents the Swedish National Romance period, around 1900. A speciality was the nordic... 

Study art in the street (1)

Study art in the street (1), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  This disputed but in my opinion very good staty is called The Bird Man.The artist is Liss Eriksson, the youngest son of Christian Eriksson.The sculpture is often used as a symbol of Arvika and is a personification of the forces of nature. 

Visit the St Mikaeli church (4)

Visit the St Mikaeli church (4), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  The Mikaeli church is situated in the south west "corner" of the city, close to the lake Glafsfjorden. 

Visit the St Mikaeli church (3)

Visit the St Mikaeli church (3), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  On the northern wall of the church a sculpture by Christian Eriksson (1858-1935) is to be found: The Humility.The artist is buried opposite the sculpture 

Visit the St Mikaeli church (1)

Visit the St Mikaeli church (1), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  The town has two main churches: the West and the East churches. The old Mikaeli Church is the west one.(The East one is the Trinity Church.) 

Visit Trefaldighetsskyrkan (Trinity Church) (5)

Visit Trefaldighetsskyrkan (Trinity Church) (5), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  The town has two main churches: the East and the West churches. The Trinity Church is the east one. (The west one is the old Mikaeli Church.) 

Visit the St Mikaeli church (2)

Visit the St Mikaeli church (2), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  The Michaeli church is a stone church constructed in middle of 17th century (at the same place as there was an elder wood church from 1300). The tower was erected in 1780. 

Hotels  

Comfort Inn Bristol

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Restaurants  

Olssons brygga: Enjoying the sight of the Lake Glafsfjorden
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Olssons brygga

Restaurang with caracteristic place, just at the harbour of Arvika. Nice view over the lake Glafsfjorden.
Friendly serving, good taste.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

Address: The harbour

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Nightlife  

Glaskogen's Nights ?
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FRANÇAIS:La vie nocturne de Glaskogen, prennez un verre et asseyez-vous au bord du lac...ENGLISH:
Nightlife in Glaskogen, take your own drink and enjoy !...

Written Sep 14, 2002

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Off The Beaten Path  

Old Fire Brigade Station

Old Fire Brigade Station, Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  This is the old Fire Brigade Station. In this tower, the long textile hoses were hung to dry after use.(I don´t say you shall go here to look at this house, but if you pass by you might like to know what it is ...) 

This is the view tower at Storkasberget

This is the view tower at Storkasberget, Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  On top of the Storkasberget there is a small tower for getting better view. Get up and take a look.You will find the ways by signs that indicate Storkasberget on highway number 175, just before Ingesund (entering the industrial road to the left) or 1.5 km thereafter (both... 

Take an overview from the Storkasberget

Take an overview from the Storkasberget, Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  To get an overview of Arvika you can go up with car to the Storkas montain.The name signifies Great beacon fire montain. Beacon fires were used in ancient times to give signals for long distance, when enemies were coming and things like that.From the mountain (if you go up... 

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Oldest house

Oldest house, Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  This house is the oldest house in Arvika. It is in private custody and not shown to the public. Just take a look outside.You will find it on Fabriksgatan.(It has a name I in this writing moment have forgotten, I will complete this later) 

City scene (6)

City scene (6), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  City scene not far from the market place and the railway station. The houses are from different epoches.In the city there are still many houses of wood, mainly 2-story houses constructed in the middle of 19th century, but this house I have learnt is a new constructed one,... 

Swedish Paradise

Swedish Paradise, Arvika

 Porteplume Says:  .Français: C'est l'omniprésence de la nature qui fait l'attrait de Glaskogen par dessus tout et nous attire tout spécialement...Cette Réserve Naturelle se situe à quelques 75 km à l'ouest de Karlstad .English: More than anything else, it's nature that makes Glaskogen such a... 

City scene (7)

City scene (7), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  The central part of the town is little, the houses are put in rectangular blocks, and you will soon reach some residential areas. 

Hantverksmagasinet

Hantverksmagasinet, Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  Newly renovated after the flooding of Glafsfjorden in 2000, in this house you can meet some of the painters and handicraft artists and their works.There are two workshops.The exhibitors are also to be seen in their home studios.Open during tourist season. 

City scene (2)

City scene (2), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  Torggatan starts by the Bird man (at Torget) and ends up at the Trinity church.As was observed several times this street is used for scateboards by youngsters. 

City scene (3)

City scene (3), Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  As in many minor cities in Sweden houses in the 20th century was constructed two(/three)-storeys and designed in timber/wood. 

Flooding

Flooding, Arvika

 El_Sueco Says:  In autumn 2000 the lake Glafsfjorden flooded. In a serie of miscalculation, optimistic thinking by energy companies (water is used to make electric energy), unpredicted precipitation etc the lake level rised from +45 m over sea level till at the most +48,36 m the 30 Nov... 

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