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Karlstad
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Karlstad is a wonderfully compact Swedish city, built on a grid pattern with wide, tree-lined streets, avenues, promenades, and squares. Karlstad has a "big city" feel, with many quality hotel and other accommodation options, with the advantage that city’s many attractions are just a short walk away: shopping streets, malls and arcades, culture, historical sites, urban nature activities, parks, transport, and amenities. Don’t forget that this is child-friendly Sweden and children are welcome everywhere in Karlstad.
Värmlands museum
Highlights of Värmlands Museum, the main museum in Karlstad, are the unique Cyrillushuset, literally the "Cyrillus House", designed by architect Cyrillus Johansson in 1926, and artworks, housed in the Cyrillushuset, by artists like Miro, Chagall and Swedish artists like Lars Lerin, Jörgen Zetterquist and many more.
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Mariebergsskogen
The mother of all parks in Karlstad is Mariebergsskogen; part park and part open-air museum down by the shores of Lake Vänern. You could easily spend a day here enjoying its various environs; ancient forest, glades, old buildings, beach and bathing spots and Naturum Värmland – a wonderful building in which the nature of the province is presented. Stop for a cup of coffee or visit the gift shop.
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Sandgrund Lars Lerin art gallery
Lars Lerin is one of the Scandinavias most famous artists. Lerin is hugely popular in Sweden and is fast approaching "national treasure" status. The content of the exhibition contains watercolours and oils, collages, graphic art and photographs.
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Alsters Herrgård
Alsters herrgård, located just 8km east of Karlstad, was the house of the beloved Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding. Nowadays, this countryside estate is considered a cultural heritage and recommended by many tourists that have already visited it. On-site, you will find a coffeehouse, shops, and exhibitions.
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Nöjesfabriken - Leklandet
Leklandet, or "play land" in English. If your kids love thrills, spills, jumping and climbing – and let’s face it, they all do - then this is the place to come.
Some of the highlights of Leklandet include an 8-metre high drop slide, trampolines, a 'ball canon', giant climbing frames, a mini racetrack and much, much more. There are play areas for infants (0-1 year) and toddlers (1-3 year) after that it is a free-for-all.
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Klarälvsbanan
The 90 km railway embankment coated with asphalt. Klarälvsbanan is a disused railway embankment, where the rails have now been removed and motor traffic is strictly prohibited. An outdoor experience that will lead you through the landscapes of Värmland, from Karlstad in the south to Hagfors in the north.
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Art at Sliperiet
Sliperiet is a modern art and culture centre in Värmland's countryside, just 40 km outside of Karlstad. It offers the best of two worlds. A wonderful exhibition of contemporary art and a fantastic atmosphere as well. Sliperiet won the 'Newcomer of the year' tourism award in Värmland 2012. At Sliperiet you can also enjoy an unforgettable taste experience in Major Larssons café & wine bar.
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The Brigade Museum
The history of Sweden is well-preserved in the Brigade Museum, where tanks and guns located in the courtyard and indoors serve to testify how daily life has changed for the better from 1940 to the present day. If you're interested in history, take a look at this museum for a glimpse into the past. Don't miss out on taking a break in the coffee shop right next to the museum and taste their fresh, homemade eats.
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Kayaking in Vänern
Vänern is Sweden's biggest lake and it has an archipelago of 20,000 islands and islets. What a better way of discovering Vänern's northern reaches than renting a kayak from the experts at Vänerkayak whose shop is at 'Inre Hamn' in Karlstad. You can hire a kayak and go out on your own, or with family and friends, or book a lesson with one of their expert instructors and guides.
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Stadsträdgården
In many Swedish cities during the mid 19th century there were ambitions to build parks. They were inspired by parks on the continent. The ambition was not any different in Karlstad and in the 1860s the work began to lay out a city park. In the early history of the park there were a school for gardeners and a nursery here. After a fire in the old restaurant in 1959 the Karlstad City Park lay fallow until 1993. Today the park has a great selection of trees, bushes and flowers. You can also find many rhododendrons and around forty magnolias here. The Karlstad City Park is really worth a visit for all of you who are interested in flowers.
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