Hallands län
Built between 1898 and 1904 by James Fredrik and Blanche Dickson, the castle is a bastion of faithfulness to traditional methods of manufacturing. Predominantly in Tudor style, the castle also boasts rare examples of Liberty & Co who were at the forefront o…
Take a stroll around the log cabins and the ancient agrarian landscape. Go for a walk around the lake. Churn butter. Get up close to a Lindesröd pig. Say hello to a 19th-century farmer. Feel the bark of a “warden tree”. Enjoy a freshly-baked traditional Swe…
A naturum functions as a doorway to Nature. Visitors can learn more about the flora, fauna, geology and cultural history that have shaped the area around them. We have activites year-round and our café serves organic and locally grown products.
You can enjoy the surroundings and visit the animals all year round, and you can walk around and look at the animals in both the barn and the pastures whenever you like. In summer there are lots of activities such as pony rides, animal guiding, pig feeding…
Norre Port is the only remaining of Halmstad's four city gates. The gate was completed in 1601. The gates were built on the basis of the fortress architect Hans Van Steenwinckel's drawings at the request of the Danish king Christian IV. The aim was to moder…
The Yellow Trail is about 3500 m long. Feel free to start at Vippentorpet, although the starting point is Raststugan in Timmershult, you can end the round with energy restoration at Vippentorpet's coffee shop. The trail goes via Midsommargrottan (which you…
Slottsmöllan is an old industrial area that today houses a vibrant activity and business center. The beautiful Slottsmöllebron bridge, which crosses the roaring waters of the Nissan, goes over the waterfall that has been used as a power source since the fac…
The King's Stone between Grötvik and Sandhamn bears inscriptions of the three kings Oscar II, Gustaf VI Adolf and Carl XVI Gustaf. The inscriptions show that the three kings all visited the quarry on different occasions. When Oscar II visited Söndrum in 189…
Snöstorp Church was designed by the court architect Emil Langlet, who was influenced by Roman round churches and Byzantine architecture. The church was consecrated in 1883 and is one of six six-sided central churches in Sweden. The church is often mentioned…
The river Nissan has its source in the Småland highlands, just southwest of Taberg in a bog aptly named Nissakälla. There are several different explanations for the river's name, including that it was called Niz during the Old Swedish period, which is belie…
In the early 17th century, when Halmstad Castle was built, Halland was still part of Denmark. Christian IV, who ruled the Danish kingdom, was a great builder and had several towns, castles and fortifications built around his kingdom. He was also the one who…
On Lilla torg there was one of Halmstad's monasteries called Sankta Annas kloster. It was built in the 1490s. If you look closely at the square's paving stones, you can see that the monastery's walls have been preserved in red-colored stones. St. Anna's mon…
Brooktorpsgården is one of Halmstad's oldest houses, probably built in the early 1700s. The name refers to the medieval predecessor of Halmstad, which was called Brookthorp. The neighborhood has the same name, which indicates that the medieval city may have…
was built in the 1850s and has four floors, two are residential and the rest are mill. In the past, flour was ground here for Heagård and the mill's rye flour was mixed in the blood sausage in the slaughterhouse in Halmstad. Sit down for a while by the mill…
