Arvika
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The area is also renowned for its arts and crafts: e.g. the Klassbols linen mill, a glass-blowing studio. In town there are many arts and crafts shops. Around 1900, there was an artists community working in 'Rackstad Colony', which is now a museum. These artists designed the church of Arvika in Nordic Romantic style.
The area around Arvika is mainly forest area. There are several nature reserves where you can walk along marked hiking trails.
Get in
By plane
Oslo Gardermoen Airport is the nearest international airport. Karlstad airport has daily flights from Stockholm.By train
Take the train from Karlstad or Oslo.By bus
Take a bus from Karlstad or Oslo.
Public transportation within Värmland is available, although can be infrequent. The website for Värmlandstrafik is really only in Swedish but is largely usable to English speakers and provides a phone number which you can call to find out more.
See
Arvika FordonsmuseumThermiavägen 2. A museum full of old cars, motorcycles and other vehicles.
RackstadmuseetIn the early 20th century, this was an artist community.
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phone: +46 570 137 95address: Sågudden, 671 32By the lake lies Såguddens open air museum where you can get a guided tour in summer. The museum has a number of farm buildings that were moved there from around the area.
- In town there are a number of modern sculptures to admire.
Do
- Walk around in Arvika stadspark. It is a lovely park with a small lake and a fountain.
- Visit Glava Glasbruk (35 km away, on the other side of lake Glafsfjorden), an old glassworks that has gone from producing 40% of Sweden's window glass to being closed down to being a studio glassworks and museum.
GlaskogenA nature reserve.
Buy
There are various shopping opportunities on Storgatan and Kyrkogatan.
Eat
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phone: +46 570 850 00address: Kyrkogatan 37American-inspired food and bar.
Sleep
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phone: +46 570 15177Palmviksgatan 11. A nice and centrally located hotel.
Go next
- Klässbols Linen Mill, .