The first stop on our campervan trip around northern Sweden was the Sala silver mine, where we went 155 metres down into the mine by lift. It can't have been fun being a miner here: 12 hours of work a day in the cold and dark. But the 1.5-hour guided tour was very interesting!
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We parked the campervan outside Sala Silver Mine and then, together with Peter's son Billie and his cousin Pontus, we headed for the entrance. We were allowed to borrow helmets and then we went down into the mine. Exciting! The guide told us about the hard everyday life of the miners and you are glad that you do not have to be a miner, at least in the past.
Update: Here you can find a recent post about visiting the Sala silver mine
The suite in the Sala silver mine
If you like being down in the mine, you can book a night in the mine suite. At a depth of 155 metres, surrounded by vast caverns and water-filled shafts, the 'mine suite' is located. If you book an overnight stay in the mine, you will first get a guided tour and then have dinner above ground before heading back down.
The suite then serves both wake-up and breakfast. A very special form of overnight stay, one might say! We think it's a cool gift to give to someone who might be celebrating a birthday. Experiences are always fun to get!
Tällberg campsite
After the mine tour, we continued towards Siljan and stopped at Tällberg campsite on the southern shore of Lake Siljan. The campsite is very nice by the water, and we went for a walk in the beautiful surroundings.
The campsite also feels nice in many ways, but we only managed to get ice cold water in the showers and unfortunately there was no internet coverage. The grill went out anyway and then there were a few rounds of TP on Playstation. A nice evening we had!
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Veiken says:
It's cool down in mines, so many metres underground! A bit ticklish at the same time!
19 July 2010 - 18:33
Ama de casa says:
Looks nice, but it's soooo annoying when you don't have access to the internet. You sometimes even have to... what's the word... oh yeah - socialise! 😉
a: We had that "Icelandic fog" when we drove around Madeira once. The guidebook said:
- Here you have FANTASTIC views!
Jojo. We only saw a lot of white 🙂
20 July 2010 - 16:40
Roger says:
Almost in Norberg where we live
23 July 2010 - 22:10
STANDBY COVERED says:
We see 2 nice standby tents from Svenska tält.
05 November 2019 - 12:31