Halmstad in Collaboration with Destination Halmstad Photo: Destination Halmstad Like a Big City in a More Convenient Format! Halmstad’S Rhythm Pulsates All Year Round
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Halmstad in collaboration with Destination Halmstad Photo: Destination Halmstad Like a big city in a more convenient format! Halmstad’s rhythm pulsates all year round. The summer town with fresh, salt-water swimming, hectic entertainment in Tylösand, exciting activities for all the family, several golf courses and a rich cultural life. Add to that, the rich food tradition with salmon and sea food. A real smörgåsbord for both body and soul! Featured Top 5 Close to nature Beach life There are totally 46 nature Except from the well known reserves in the municipality with beach of Tylösand there is 21 different type... beaches along the 4... Hallandsgården Entertainment Hallandsgården is an open-air In the hometown of Gyllene museum founded in 1925, Tider and Roxette, there is a beautifully situated o... constant stream of ... Halmstad Arena Bad Stadsbondgården Olofstorp Indoor pool with water slides, An popular oasis for the whole bubble pool, spa section, family just east of town. Swedish exercise area and café. animals, hi... Norreport (north Gate) Garnisonsmuseet In the olden days, Halmstad had Welcome to a world of history four town gates and today only from a military point of view. At the North Gat... the Garrison... Halmstad Adventure Land S:t Olofs Chapel Ten theme parks in the same Popular wedding chapel built in place, here you can go on a wild wood. Open during the summer. safari, sneak i... Updated 19 March 2019 Destination: Halmstad Publishing date: 2019-03-19 THE CITY DO & SEE Destination Halmstad Destination Halmstad That Halmstad is “the city of three hearts,” as There is always something to do in Halmstad and well as a famous summer city is known among the schedule includes theatre, sports, culture, the sweds. Formerly a Danish settlement, art, history, nature, festivals, etc. Halmstad got its rst city rights in 1307, and became Swedish in 1645. A ribbon of salty There’s also lots of dierent art around beaches from the eastern parts of the city to Halmstad. Get an art map from the tourist oice Tylösand, has made Halmstad to all of Sweden’s and set o around the city as your own guide. If bath tub. Add to that the music owing from the you want to swing a club then there are ten golf city centre, from Tylösand and from all the local courses to choose from in the Golng Capital of bars and clubs. If you’d rather enjoy a picnic Halmstad. Take a dip at one of the city’s many there are many places to choose between. beaches, visit the agship beach of Tylösand, or Nature is just around the corner and it is easy to nd your own favourite bay. Nature is constantly move around in, try for example, a walk along around us with wide-ranging moorland, forests, the Prins Bertil foot path or a bike ride – the rocky slopes and thundering waterfalls. city’s net of bicycle lanes is extensive. Halmstad Experience one of our nature reserves on foot, has a wide range of cultural events and there is bike or why not by canoe? always something interesting to do. Museums and all kinds of exhibitions as well as the historic As you will see there’s something for everyone in city centre itself. Why not go for an evening Halmstad – now it’s time to nd your favourite. walk along the picturesque Vallgatan? In Halmstad, nothing is too far away and there is Beach life always something happening! From the Look-out Except from the well Tower, you get a fantastic view over the town, known beach of Tylösand its surroundings and the sparkling water in the there is 21 beaches along Bay of Laholm. the 40 kilometre long coastline. The only school of lifeguards in the Nordic countries is located at Tylösand and the school, train 60 lifeguards annually. Lifeguards patrol the beaches during the summer. Disability Destination: Halmstad Publishing date: 2019-03-19 adapted bathing places are located in Tylösand high in the sky, and après beach at Solgården in and on Östra stranden (The Eastern beach). Tylösand is a classic, to say the least. Inland you nd bathing places among many of the lakes. Photo: Destination Halmstad Phone: +46(0)35 - 12 02 00 Internet: www.destinationhalmstad.se Photo: Destination Halmstad Email: [email protected] Address: Köpmansgatan 20 Phone: +46 (0)35 - 12 02 00 Internet: www.destinationhalmstad.se Stadsbondgården Olofstorp Email: [email protected] An popular oasis for the whole family just east of Entertainment town. Swedish animals, In the hometown of hikes, BBQ-areas and Gyllene Tider and much more. Roxette, there is a constant stream of entertainment. At Photo: Destination Halmstad Simstadion Brottet, Address: Olofstorp, Halmstad Phone: +46 35 221 220 concerts are set with the sea as a backdrop. Internet: http://www.halmstad.se/upplevagora/parkernaturoc Hallandsgården holds sing-alongs, and Norre hstrander/natur/stadsbondgardenolofstorp.2783.html Katts Park’s musicians and poets perform on Email: [email protected] Kafé Rotundan´s small stage. Live music can be heard from pubs and rock stages. During the Garnisonsmuseet International Street Festival, the whole town Welcome to a world of becomes one big stage and Nolltrefem is a history from a military culture centre for young people, often visited by point of view. At the well-known preformers on their way up. Garrison Museum you At Halmstad Teater (theatre), the auditorium lls nd historical objects, with expectant audiences when dierent uniforms, weapons, local productions excite and interesting lectures and global stories- as well as human destinies! fascinate. The programme is packed with visiting Here we look into the Garrison’s history, a performers, and local talents oer music, history that stretches far beyond the military theatre, variety shows, dance and musicals. society. The Air Defence Collection, which is one Halmstad Arena is the place to be if you prefer of Sweden’s four national military history bigger shows, sports events and exhibitions. collections, is stored in Skedalahed, 5 km east of Halmstad. The owner of the collection is Army Let your hair down to the resident orchestra or Museum. The collection is open for pre-arranged relax at one of the many outdoor cafés and visits and on open house days. restaurants. Maybe you prefer a turn on the We especially focus on… The comic book gure dance oor to a dance band in Västerhagen or a 91 Karlsson. gospel concert in Gullbranna? Throughout July, Photo: Destination Halmstad the festival spirit begins when the sun is still Destination: Halmstad Publishing date: 2019-03-19 Address: Noréens väg, Halmstad Close to nature Phone: +46 35 266 31 01 There are totally 46 Internet: www.91anmuseet.se nature reserves in the Email: [email protected] municipality with S:t Olofs Chapel dierent types of nature Popular wedding chapel and wildlife, there is also built in wood. Open a bird sanctuary. Inland during the summer. you will nd meadows and deep forests that oer a rich spectrum of outdoor activities. In Simlångsdalen you can go kayaking in the rivers and lakes. If you like shing, Nissan and Fylleån oer good conditions for catching salmon and Photo: Destination Halmstad trout, and in the lakes the pike, bass and Address: Tjuvahålsv. 14 steelhead will bite. Phone: +46 35 308 07 Internet: www.sanktolofskapell.se Email: [email protected] In the region there is 200 kilometers of bicycle route. The Ginst trail takes you along the coast of Halmstad Arena Bad Halland, the Hylte trail in the wilderness of Indoor pool with water Nissadalen and Cykelspåret (bike trail) through a slides, bubble pool, spa range of terrain. section, exercise area and café. The Banvall trail stretches 250 kilometers between Halmstad and Karlshamn. If you like hiking you got plenty to discover. The Photo: Destination Halmstad Prins Bertils trail follows the coast line from Address: Växjövägen 22 Halmstad castle to Tylösand. Then it turns inland Phone: +46 35 139 650 and ends 18 kilometers from the castle in the Internet: www.halmstadarena.se/bad/ Email: [email protected] nature reserve Möllegård. Norreport (north Gate) The trail Hallandsleden is 380 kilometers long In the olden days, and cuts trough Halmstad region but there is Halmstad had four town heaps of trails and walks close to the city. Near gates and today only the the centre is Galgberget and further out you will North Gate remains. nd Haverdal and Steninge, but also the woods Once this narrow passage of Skedala, Simlångsdalen and Kvibille. was a through route for Photo: Destination Halmstad one of our largest main roads… Phone: +4635 - 12 02 00 Internet: www.destinationhalmstad.se Photo: Destination Halmstad Email: [email protected] Address: Halmstad Destination: Halmstad Publishing date: 2019-03-19 Hallandsgården Halmstad Adventure Land Hallandsgården is an Ten theme parks in the open-air museum founded same place, here you can in 1925, beautifully go on a wild safari, sneak situated on Galgberget in into Indian country and the middle of Halmstad. bounce in jumping land Hallandsgården is a among much more. natural destination for anyone wanting to visit bygone days. There are old buildings here Photo: Destination Halmstad Address: Gamla Tylösandsvägen 1 acquired from various locations around Halland. Opening hours: Check out website for open schedule Visit Eldsberga School House, Hörsåsstugan or Phone: +46(0)35 108 460 the stables, and experience life as it was at rst Internet: www.aventyrslandet.se/ENG hand, on your own or with one of our expert Email: [email protected] guides. A variety of cultural plants like Portland roses, herbs and hops can be seen growing near EVENTS the buildings.