What can you do in Halland and what can you see and experience? Helena is one half of FREEDOMtravel and has grown up in Tylösand since childhood and the family still has a summer house down by the beach.
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To do in Halland
Here are some tips from Halland... Tylösand in Halmstad is a cosy place if you love sunbathing and swimming, but the beach is not what it used to be. The World Heritage Site Grimeton and all the tall masts, Naturum Getterön, Varberg Fortress and Halland Culture History Museum that you should see and experience, Halmstad City Library, Lynga sand dune 36 metres high, WOW! At the Garrison and Aviation Museum in Halmstad you will find original paintings and drawings by the magazine lintotten 91:an Karlsson, Galgberget in Halmstad, Mjellby Art Museum you will find the history of the Halmstad Group, Falkenberg, 13 km of beach coast, Vallarna, Kallbadhuset in Varberg and Gekås in Ullared.
Things to see and do in Halland
Halland is a province in south-west Sweden. Halland is bordered to the south by Skåne, in the east to Småland and to the east and north to Västergötlandand has a western coastline with the Kattegat.
Tjolöholm Castle - a visit to a fairytale world
The Tjolöholm estate has been known since the 13th century and the land has been owned by a number of noble families. In 1892, Tjolöholm was bought by the Swedish-British couple James Fredrik and Blanche Dickson. They built a large stud farm for breeding thoroughbred horses. This must be one of Sweden's most beautiful castles, and as you walk through the rooms it's hard to remember to close your mouth...
Find here: Tjolöholms Slott is located on a peninsula in Kungsbackafjorden in Halland, about 40 kilometres south of Gothenburg.
Cool and impressive Varberg Fortress
Varberg Fortress is a powerful defence structure with a long history. Danes and Swedes have fought over it, and it was once one of the most modern fortresses in Europe. Join us for 800 years of war, defence and imprisonment.
Find here: Varberg Fortress is located on the west coast, in the centre of Varberg, in the province of Halland.
Varberg - a lovely west coast town
Varberg is known for its impressive fortress, but also for its beautiful cold bath house from the last century. Halland's cultural history museum is a must, the 2.5 km long seafront promenade with all the nude baths, Varberg's coastal hotel, Rantzau cliff, the love park, the Albert and Frida water towers, Getterön with its nature room, take a boat to the exotic island of Anholt or go to Åkulla beech forests with Bexell's talking stones. Join us!
Find here: Varberg is located along the west coast of central Halland, roughly midway between Gothenburg in the north and Halmstad in the south.
Gekås Ullared - Sweden's largest tourist destination
Gekås Ullared was founded in 1963 by Göran Karlsson (GK or Ge-Kå) under the name Ge-kås Manufaktur. Today, Gekås Ullared is Sweden's largest tourist destination, with around 4.8 million visitors each year. The phenomenon has become so big that even TV series have been created in and around the department store. Join us!
Find here: Gekås Ullared is located in Falkenberg municipality in Halland, 33 kilometres east of Varberg.
Lilla Napoli in Falkenberg - the pizzeria where you book yourself in
Lilla Napoli in Falkenberg is the pizzeria for those who want to experience an authentic Neapolitan pizza, baked with carefully selected ingredients and lots of love. Eating a pizza in this shabby shack is not only delicious - it's an experience you don't want to miss!
Find here: Lilla Napoli is located at Halmstadvägen 1, near the Vallarna open-air theatre in Falkenberg.
Discover beautiful Falkenberg
What to see and do in Falkenberg? Falkenberg is a lovely west coast town with a lot to offer, from history and museums to beaches, nature and good food. Here are our top tips on what to see and do in Falkenberg!
Find here: Lilla Napoli is located at Halmstadvägen 1, near the Vallarna open-air theatre in Falkenberg.
Explore floral Halmstad
What to see and do in Halmstad? Halmstad is a pleasant city on the west coast, with fine sandy beaches, lovely nature and also a lot of art and culture. Experience Stora Torg, St Nicolai Church, Halmstad Castle, 91 Karlsson, Norre Port and much more... Join us!
Find here: Halmstad is located in the bay of Laholm in southern Halland, about 14 kilometres south of Gothenburg.
Diving in the beaches of Tylösand - Svärjarehålan and Tjuvahålan
When I was a kid, we usually swam from the rocks in Tylösand, and not on the beaches, but occasionally we went to the beach called "Tjuvahålan". This family-friendly beach has a long jetty and is relatively close to the main beach in Tylösand.
Laugh and enjoy in the Vallarna Open Air Theatre.
Popular duo Stefan & Krister, who needed a permanent stage for their comedy. Today, other actors usually take the stage, which is visited by around 60,000 people every year. This is also the site of the popular Allsång på Vallarna.
Sunbathing and swimming at Skrea beach
Skrea beach offers a fine sandy beach with opportunities for sunbathing, swimming and jumping from the jetty. There are also many different activities at the beach. Here you will find, for example, Skrea Bangolf and the indoor swimming pool Klitterbadet, as well as opportunities for SUP, tennis and an outdoor gym. There are also plenty of restaurants and eateries.
Things to see and do in Halland - facts
- Part of the country: Götaland
- County: Halland County, Västra Götaland County, Skåne County
- Pin: Diocese of Gothenburg, Diocese of Lund
- City of residence: Halmstad
- Biggest lake: Lygners
- Largest island: Balgö out of 3146 thousand islands
- Highest point: Högalteknall- 226 metres above sea level.
- Surface: 4 786 km 2
- Population: 340 856 (2019)
- Titular: Duke Prince Julian
- Element: sodium
- Insect: Ollonborre
- Landscape fish: Salmon
- Landscape moss: Skirmishers
- Landscape stone: Charnockite
- Landscape singing: The wind and the wave have shaped our Halland, Hallandssången (Halland song)
- Landscape flower: harvest stone
- Landscape animals: Salmon
- Landscape mushrooms: Blood fungus
- Landscape apples: Water apple
- Constellation: The water snake
- Star: Alphard
- Weapons: On a blue ground with a silver lion standing with red claws and tongue.
- National Park:
- Nature reserve: Skipås, Hiaklitten,
- Cultural reserve: Äskhults village in Halland with a farm environment and agricultural landscape. The village now has no residents left and is preserved in a historical condition. It consists of four farms and was divided in such a way that the houses did not need to be moved.
- Mårtagården in Kungsbacka municipality with farm environment and agricultural landscape (Kaptensboställe). The Mårtagården cultural reserve on the Onsala peninsula consists of the two captain's houses Mårtagården and Apelhögen.
- Bollaltebygget in Laholm municipality with farm environment and agricultural landscape. In the centre of the Bollaltebygget cultural reserve is an unusually well-preserved older four-tiered farm with roots in the 17th century.
- Largest centres: Halmstad, Varberg, Kungsbacka and Falkenberg.
- Largest watercourse: Viskan, Ätran, Nissan and Lagan but who is the biggest? We think it's the Lagan.
- Landscape law: Cheddar-baked Halmstad salmon with peppered root vegetables and dill sauce, long cabbage with ham, salmon-wrapped cod loin with kale dumplings. More about Swedish food here.
- Main sights: Tylösand in Halmstad
- The Grimeton World Heritage Site and all the tall masts
- Getterön Nature Centre
- Varberg Fortress and Halland Cultural History Museum
- The Bockstein man
- Beautiful beaches galore
- Halmstad City Library
- Lynga sand dune 36 metres high
- The Garrison and Aviation Museum in Halmstad has original paintings and drawings of the 91st Lt Karlsson.
- Galgberget in Halmstad
- Mjellby Art Museum you will find the history of the Halmstad Group.
- Kallbadhuset in Varberg
- Gekås in Ullared
- Famous people: Pop icon Per Gessle, actress Maria Kulle, known from the TV series Bron, actress Annika Andersson, artists Linnea Henriksson and Mariette Hansson,
- Unnecessary knowledge: Halland is home to Sweden's largest nuclear power plant Ringhalswhich provides both Halland and the Gothenburg region with electricity. More than 1000 people work at Ringhals, which produces almost a fifth of the electricity consumed in Sweden.
- A famous artist, "Picasso" has made the female head in concrete that has become a symbol of the city.
- Bicycles are made in Varberg, Sweden, and both Monark and Crescent are assembled in the factory, although the parts are made in Asia.
- This is where the medieval 'Bockstein Man' was found, believed to be a modern-day murder.
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