Sweden - Uppsala & Central Sweden (PDF Chapter)

This is the Uppsala & Central Sweden chapter from Lonely Planet’s Sweden guidebook.

In Central Sweden you’ll see plenty of old Volvos, Dalahäst (carved wooden horses), saunas, sunsets over lakes and candles in the windows. It’s a paradise of forests, mountains and mead-ows and oh so much water, and is within easy reach of Stockholm and Gothenburg.

• ponder the weird and wonderful in Uppsala’s fabulous old museum, Museum Gustavi-anum
• maps
• get inspiration for living in Sweden’s favourite heritage home, Carl Larsson-gården, outside Falun
• transport
• enjoy outdoor opera in the Dalhalla amphiteatre outside Rättvik
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Uppsala, Nyköping, Eskilstuna, Västerås, Sala, Nora, Örebro, Karlstad, Sunne, Torsby, Falun, Lake Siljan, Orsa, Sälen, Idre.