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Mora

Mora, located on the northern shore of the Siljan Lake, is the central town of Darlana. The men of Mora in 1520 answered the call of King Gustav Vasa to fight the war of Denmark. To commemorate this, a cross-country ski competition known as the "Vasa Loppet"is held here every winter.

Website: www.mora.se

Kalmar County Museum

Opened in 1987, this museum displays many features of local culture. The biggest highlight is the war ship "Kronan" that was sunk on the reefs of Oland in the 1676 war against the Danish and German union.

Address: Skeppsbrogatan 51

Tel: +46 480 451 300

Email: info@kalmarlansmuseum.se

Website: www.kalmarlansmuseum.se

Museum of the Northern Tribe

Nordiska Museet is located in a Renaissance style building, located beyond the Djurgården Bridge. It exhibits handicraft work collected from various parts of the country and introduces traditional Swedish culture. The collections shed light on tribal history and the permanent exhibition, situated in the basement is very interesting.

Address: Djurgårdsvägen 6-16

Tel:+46 8-519 546 00

Fax: +46 8-519 545 80

Email: nordiska@nordiskamuseet.se

Website: www.nordiskamuseet.se

Gustavsbergs Proceline Museum

Gustavsbergs Porceline Museum has over 50 000 visitors each year. It is located in the harbor of Gustavsberg which is located outside Stockholm. From here you can learn about the history of Gustavsberg's famous china factory and how to make and paint porcelain. You can also purchase porcelain products.

Address: Odelbergsväg 5, Gustavsberg

Tel: +46 8 570 356 58

Email: porslinsmuseum@varmdo.se

Website: www.porslinsmuseum.varmdo.se

Svenskt Hantverk

Svenskt Hantverk is a shop that carries traditional Swedish costumes and folk crafts. Hand-craft products are also available.

Address : Kungsgatan 55

Tel: 46 8-411 48 26

Gripsholms Castle

Gripsholms Castle is a very stylish castle that was built 1530. The interior shows the splendor of the Renaissance period and is now used as Sweden's national portrait gallery.

Address: Mariefred

Tel: +46 159 101 94

Fax: +46 159 108 07

Website: www.royalcourt.se

Falun

A town that grew from the copper mines. This town's mining history dates back to the Viking age and it is said to be one of the largest mines in the world. The copper mine was registered as a World Heritage site in 2001.

Website: www.visitfalun.se

Factory-Bergdala

Familiar for its simple cobalt blue rimmed designs and colourful reindeer paintings.

Address: 360 51 Hovmantorp

Tel: +46 478 180 30

Website: www.bergdala.com/bruket.html

Långholmens Prison Museum

Långholmens, the green island in the middle of Stockholm, was once home to Sweden's largest prison from 1724 to 1989. The building has been restored and is now a hotel, hostel and a conference centre. A part of the facility is open to the public where you can enter the prison cells.

Address: Långholmsmuren 20

Tel: +46 8-720 85 81

Fax: +46 8-720 85 90

Email: museum@langholmen.com

Website: www.langholmen.com

Leksands Hembygdsgardar

An open-air museum exhibiting wood structures of every century. Guided tours available.

Address: Kyrkallen, Box 303

Tel: +46 73 566 80 21

Fax: +46 247 10 656

Email: kulturkontoret@leksand.se

Open hours: June 22nd to August 7th 12:00 to 16:00 Closing days: August 8th to June21st

Entrance fee: 20kr

Nusnas

There is a workshop where you can see the production progress of the local specialty woodcraft and Darlana horses.

Nils Olsson Hemslöjd AB At the work shop you can see the making of the “Darlana horses”, and there is also a shop where they can be purchased.

Email: nils.olsson@nohemslojd.se

Website: www.nohemslojd.se

Glass Factory-Orrefors

Familiar for its simple cobalt blue rimmed designs and colourful reindeer paintings.

Address: 380 40 Orrefors

Tel: +46 481 341 95

Website: www.bergdala.com/bruket.html

Vimmerby

The home of Astrid Lindgren.

This is the town where Astrid Lindgrens grew up in. She is a Swedish children's book writer known for the works of "Pippi Longstocking"and "Lotta". Vimmerby is an old town with colourful houses.

Website: www.vimmerby.se

Oriental Museum (Östasiatiska Museet)

This museum was originally built as a residence for the guards who worked for Karl XII during his reign. It was opened as an arts museum in 1963 and displays mainly collections of Chinese works, but the museum also contains many works from countries such as Japan, India and Korea.

Address: Skeppsholmen

Tel: +46 8-5195 5750

Fax: +46 8-5195 5755

Website: www.mfea.se

City Museum Stadshuset

Many of the area's traditional style textiles, clothing and handicrafts are on display together with a history corner of Malmo.