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Eurotourism www.eurotourism.com Halmstad Tourist Guide The four “Must See and Do’s” when visiting Halmstad Hiking in beautiful Halmstad Mjellby Art Gallery Trönninge Meadows Halmstads Adventure Land Municipality Facts 01 Population 89 727 Area 1 705,90 km² Regional Center Halmstad County Halland More Information 02 Internet www.halmstad.se www.halmstad.se/turist Newspapers Hallandsposte www.hallandsposten.se Tourist Bureaus Halmstad & Co AB Halmstad Photo: Shutterstock +46 35-13 23 20 [email protected] www.halmstad.se/turist Welcome to Halmstad! Halmstad is Sweden’s 20th largest urban evenings, enjoy the dance and music settings area, and is located along the west coast of offered by the hometown of Roxette and Sweden at mouth of the Nissan River. Many Gyllene Tiders. Halmstad can also offer you Notes 03 tourists come each year to enjoy the vast to take part in the museum and attractions array of activities. that are available such as, the Mjellby Art Emergency 112 Museum, Garrison Museum and the Open Air Police 114 14 Halmstad offers miles of beaches and golf Museum. Country Code +46 courses of world-class. In the city center For more outside activities, there are fine there is much to do such as, go shopping, or opportunities for fishing and other outdoor Area Code 035 to the restaurants and galleries. Then in the adventures. E.I.S. AB: Box 55172 504 04 Borås Sweden Tel +46 33-233220 Fax +46 33-233222 [email protected] Copyright © 2007 E.I.S. Protected by international law; any violation will be prosecuted. 1 An Independent Tourist Information Company Eurotourism www.eurotourism.com Tourist Guide Halmstad See and Do Swimming Bathing There are many fine beaches along Halmstad’s long coast, and also one of the most famous beaches called Tylösand. If you follow the coast, you will go from Tylösand to Frösakull, Ringenäs, Vilshärad, Haverdal, Särdal and Steninge. On the other side of town is the Eastern shore, Påarp, Laxvik, Gullbranna and Tönnersa. Please visit our website for more information. www.halmstad.se/prod/halmstad/turist/ dalis2.nsf/535e371e7fd657aec1256a5c004 5675f/419f07a20b2319a7c1256c60004cf3c c!OpenDocument Swimming Pools Outside Swimming Pools: Simstadion “Brottet” +46 35-21 50 66. Getinge friluftsbad +46 35-546 23 Photo, Shutterstock Furulundsbadet i Oskarström +46 35-605 92 Family Activities Swedish castles and buildings in a scale of Inside Swimming Pools: 1:25. You can also visit Lådbilslandet (Car Sannarpsbadet, Halmstad Busfabriken (Childrens Play Land), Carousal Park, Water Land and Hop +46 35-13 96 50, 13 96 55 Center) Land. Gamla Tylösandsv. 1, Halmstad Nautilus Gym & Bathing With its 2000 m², Busfabriken is one +46 35-10 84 60 +46 35-12 84 90 of Scandinavia’s largest playgrounds Karlbergsv 2A (old bathing house) for children. The children can play by Medieval Village Primus Vicus themselves in the inflatable castle, jungle gyms jätte, slides, pool of balls, car The Medieval Village was intended as a racing sets and trampolines. There is also temporary addition for Halmstad’s 700 year airshooting, airhockey, football / hockey and anniversary, but has been continued. “baby corner.” For adults, there is a relaxing +46 709-68 74 14 corner with newspapers, TV and computers. [email protected] There is also a cafe that serves coffee and www.primusvicus.se simple dishes. Snöstorpsvägen 105, Halmstad Tropic Center +46 35-10 15 30 At the Tropic Center, you can meet Halmstads Adventure Land everything from Sloths to reptiles. Tullhuset Strandgatan, Halmstad There are many different theme parks inside +46 35-12 33 33 the park such as the Indian & Pirate Land [email protected] which has boats and a tree fort, along with www.tropikcenter.se the Dinosaur Park. There is a Story Park Photo, Shutterstock where you can become a part of the saga Ulvered Deer Preservation and a Mini Land where you can see famous On the farm, we offer conference and party E.I.S. AB: Box 55172 504 04 Borås Sweden Tel +46 33-233220 Fax +46 33-233222 [email protected] Copyright © 2007 E.I.S. Protected by international law; any violation will be prosecuted. 2 An Independent Tourist Information Company Eurotourism www.eurotourism.com Tourist Guide Halmstad See and Do Photo, Shutterstock catering and services, a farm shop that sells Fishing Garnisonsmuseet (Military processed deer products, cafe-bistro, and Museum) slaughterhouse. Fishing The museum has a special exhibition on Ulvered, Veinge, Laholm There are plenty of opportunities for sports Sweden’s most famous soldier “91: an +46 35-10 06 76 fishing in the rivers (especially Nissan) and Karlsson” (Mandel Karlsson). It also shows [email protected] the lakes in Halmstad municipality. objects that reflect the defense of Halland. www.ulvereds.com http://www.halmstad.se/prod/halmstad/ Göteborgsvägen/Noréens väg, Halmstad turist/dalis2.nsf/535e371e7fd657aec1256a +46 35-266 31 01, +46 70-600 47 48 Wapnö - the farm where you are 5c0045675f/ebc5e3d1bc78525fc1256c600 www.halmstad.mil.se 0413f37!OpenDocument always welcome! Halmstads Sport Museum Children can see what it is like to work on a farm. Window’s are at children’s height, so Museum Local Sport History. they can easily see how to milk a cow, the Förbandsmuseum (Military [email protected] small calves, milking in the Carousel, the Museum) dairy work and packaging of milk. Länsmuseet Halmstad (County The museum displays everyday life in a Wapnö produces milk, cream, sour milk, military unit, including illnesses, dining room Museum) sour cream, yogurt, cheese, wheat and and weather reports. You can also see a The museum exhibits art and cultural wheat flour. Saab A 32 Lansen. history. Wapnö, Halmstad Flottiljområdet Halmstad Tollsgatan, Halmstad +46 35-12 55 00 +46 35-266 20 37 +46 35-16 23 00 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.wapno.se www.halmstad.mil.se www.hallmus.se E.I.S. AB: Box 55172 504 04 Borås Sweden Tel +46 33-233220 Fax +46 33-233222 [email protected] Copyright © 2007 E.I.S. Protected by international law; any violation will be prosecuted. 3 An Independent Tourist Information Company Eurotourism www.eurotourism.com Tourist Guide Halmstad See and Do Photo, Shutterstock Mjellby Art Museum probably Sweden’s highest sand dunes and towards Årnarp. Follow the signs to Tolarp when you reach the top, you have a lovely and then to Marbäck. Here is a large and permanent treasure view of the sea and the thick beach forests. exhibiting the Halmstadgruppens (The Directions: Drive from Halmstad towards Virsehatt - Nature Reserve Halmstad Group) art. There is also an art Steninge. After about 10 km, you drive A mountain in the nature reserve. Beautiful gallery showing exhibitions of other artists. through Gullbrandstorp. After an additional views over Halmstad. Mjällby 1361, Halmstad 2 km, exit on the left towards Lynga & Nature +46 35-13 71 95, 316 19 Reserve. Just follow the signs. www.mjellbykonstmuseum.se www.halmstad.se/turist Worth Seeing Open Air Museum Prins Bertils Path 91:an (Statue) Hallandsgården Prince Bertils path is a 13 km long coastal “91: an”, Mandel, built in bronze (1993) and Here are buildings such as Krafsagården trail going from Halmstad’s castle to stands at attention on Main Street. from Valinge, a windmill from Morup, water Tylösand. The Tourist Office has brochures saw for timber from Vessige, a school from and the attractions available along the trail. Antiques and Ostrich Farm Eldsberga and a cottage from Getinge. Spånstad Gård, Åled Galgberget, Halmstad Skallen - Nature Site +46 35-396 53 +46 35-16 23 02 Directions: From Halmstad center drive [email protected] [email protected] towards Steninge, exit towards Haverdal N, www.hallmus.se after about 15 k. -- turn on Särdalsvägen. Enslövs Church Take the road to its end. Half way up, there Kyrkvägen 34, Åled is a parking lot available on the right side. +46 35-391 33 Nature Follow the path to reach the lookout point. Europe and the Bull (Fountain) Haverdals Nature Reserve and Haverdal, Halmstad “Europe and the Bull” is the name of Carl Large Sand Hill Tolarpsfallen (Waterfalls) Milles fountain located at the large square A staircase leads you to the top of the large Directions: From Halmstad, drive towards in Halmstad. The fountain was built in 1926. Sand hill which is about 36 meters high. It is Kalmar - Route 25. In Skedala, turn right The motivation was taken from Greek E.I.S. AB: Box 55172 504 04 Borås Sweden Tel +46 33-233220 Fax +46 33-233222 [email protected] Copyright © 2007 E.I.S. Protected by international law; any violation will be prosecuted. 4 An Independent Tourist Information Company Eurotourism www.eurotourism.com Tourist Guide Halmstad See and Do Passage Graves in Tolarp Graves from the Stone Age. Påarps Burial Grounds Påarp, Halmstad S:t Olofs Chapel St. Olofs Chapel is beautifully situated on a hill in Tylösand and is very popular for weddings. Tylösandsvägen 31, Halmstad +46 35-300 11 Sculptures Halmstad has many beautiful sculptures for your enjoyment: Hertig Knut - sculpture located on Köpmansgatan (street) Kungamötet - sculpture at the town hall. Neptunus - sculpture at the Norre Torg (Square) Särdals Mill Särdal, Haverdal Photo, Shutterstock +46 35-520 29 , +46 709-32 60 6 [email protected] Immanuelskyrkan (Church) www.sardalskvarn.se mythology when Zeus, in a bull shape, abducted the princess of Europe Strandgatan 20, Halmstad The New City Gallery +46 35-508 04, +46 701-12 41 15 Axel Olsons gata 3, Halmstad Halland Handicrafts [email protected] +46 35-13 94 44 A must for those interested in handicrafts. www.immanuelskyrkan.org [email protected] Storgatan 48, Halmstad www.halmstad.se/nyastadsgalleriet +46 35-21 64 30 Klockspelet (Carillon) [email protected] Verkstan (Boutique) in Mjöalt www.hemslojd.org/halland Listen and watch the Carillon (Klockspelet) Mjöalt at the Town Hall.