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Sights and Attractions in Gästrikland: Middle

Böna Café o. Hantverk AB - Fiskeläge (Fishing Village, Café & Handicraft)

The old fishing village Bönan, north of Gävle, is a piece of living history. Visit the fishermen at Bönan and Utvalnäs, who sell fresh Baltic herring and salmon directly from the boats. Bönan has also a Handicraft centre with more than 20 craftsmen selling their works at favourable prices. For more information phone: 026-14 74 30

Furuviksparken

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Gävle has a long circus tradition and is known as the hometown of the Circus in Sweden. In Furuviksparken you can visit a permanent circus where Furuvik's Youth Circus perform every day during the summer. Furuvik is also known for its zoo and amusement park with festivals and entertainments.
Phone: 026-19 90 00 or 19 90 16

Gamla Gefle

The old parts of Gävle were saved from the flames in the great town fire 1869. In the cobbled alleys you can find, among other things, the home of Joe Hill, Gunnar Cyrén's glass exhibition and silver workshop, artist's studios etc.

Gävle Slott (Gävle Castle)

This castle was the northernmost of the "Vasaborgarna" - the castles in Sweden built buy the Vasa family. Gävle Slott has been the residence of the provincial governor since the 17th century.

The Home of Joe Hill

The famous American trade union activist and poet, Joe Hill, was in fact born in Gävle in 1879. He emigrated to the United States in 1902 and there soon joined the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World). In 1915 he was wrongly accused of murder and executed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Today the IWW of Sweden runs a museum here, where you, among other things, can read his last letter home.
Phone: 026- 61 34 25

Högbo Iron Mill

Högbo Iron Mill is situated 30 km from Gävle and 6 km from Sandviken. It is a place where you can experience a unique combination of nature, sporting activities and cultural history. Here the newly discovered Bessemer process was taken into the industrial production of iron in 1858. This mill was later to form both the city of Sandviken and the company with the same name. The company Sandviken is today one of the largest exporting companies in Sweden. Högbo offers more than iron mills. Here you can play golf, go mountain biking or enjoy yourself with river rafting, fishing and so on.
Phone: 026-24 45 00

The Prison Museum in Gävle

See how the prisoners were treated formerly and compare it with today's standards. Please contact the Tourist Information in Gävle for further information.
Phone: 026-14 74 30

The Regional Museum in Gävle

This museum documents the history and artistic life of the province of Gästrikland.
Phone: 026-65 56 0

Silvanum Forest Museum

The Silvanum Forest Museum is the largest of its kind in northern Europe. Here the visitor can follow both the historical and the modern lumberjack in his daily labour. In connection to the museum there is an arboretum, Valls Hage, with 200 different tree species, 40 varieties of shrub and over 300 kinds of flowers.
Phone: 026-61 41 00

Stollgången Mine

The mountain Storberget has around 60 opencasts, measuring a depth from a couple of metres to almost 200 metres. The deepest one, Penningegruvan, is open for guided tours where you can experience both the working conditions during the 18th century and listen to all the mysterious tales of ghosts and hobgoblins in the inner part of the mountain.
Hofors tourist information phone: 0290-280 02

The Swedish Railway Museum

The Swedish Railway Museum in Gävle has one of the finest collections of locomotives and railway carriages in the world. The museum is open every day, except Mondays.
Phone: 026-14 46 15

Älvkarleby Rapids, Game Fishing Museum and Söderhällgården Folklore Museum.

Visit Älvkarleby Rapids during "Fallens Dag", The Day of the Rapids, which is celebrated once a year during summer. Also visit Sweden's only game fishing museum on Laxö Island. Söderhällgården Folklore museum offers a nice exhibition of the life in Älvkarleby through the centuries.
Älvkarleby Tourist Information phone: 026-727 00

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