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SWIMMING IN FALKENBERG
Just fifteen minutes' walk south from town,
Skrea Strand
is a fine, 2km stretch of sandy beach,
perfect for swimming. At the northern end, a relaxing diversion is the large bathing and tennis
complex of
Klitterbadet
, which has an indoor 50m saltwater pool plus a shallow children's
pool, a vast sauna, jacuzzi and steam rooms. At the southern end of the long beach, all the way
down past the busy wooden holiday cabins, lie some secluded coves; in early summer the
marshy grassland here is full of wild violets and clover.
worth consider
ing since the standard is still high.
1050kr/1350kr
Hwitan
Storgatan 24
T
0346 820 90,
W
hwitan.se.
Overlooking a picturesque open courtyard surrounded by
low-built houses dating from 1703, the rooms here are cosy
and intimate with period furnishings. The ageing
bathrooms, though, are in need of renovation.
1095kr
Skrea Camping
Sommarvägen
T
0346 171 07,
W
skreacamping.se.
A comfortable youth hostel and
campsite together on the beachfront. Get here by following
Strandv
ägen to
the b
each. N
o dorm beds. Open all year.
Doubles
500kr
, cabins
500kr
EATING AND DRINKING
The birthplace of Sia Glass - a popular
ice cream
made by Sweden's oldest family firm, established in 1569 - and
Falcon
beer
, Falkenberg caters well to the tastebuds. Although the variety of food on offer isn't huge, the town's restaurants and
bars are of a standard to make eating and drinking here a pleasant experience.
Ì
Falkmanska Caféet
Storgatan 42.
This welcoming
café is the best in town. Housed in one of Falkenberg's
oldest buildings, dating from the 1690s, it features mellow
furnishings and a lovely garden. There's a wide range of
sandwiches and decadent home-made cakes.
Mon-Fri
8am-6pm, Sat 10am-3pm.
Ì
Gustaf Bratt
Brogatan 1
T
0346 103 31.
Housed in
a former grain warehouse from 1860, this popular
restaurant has a good range of tasty fish and meat dishes:
the fish gratin with flounder and prawns is excellent
(225kr). There are pizzas, too, for 89kr.
Mon-Sat 6pm till
late, Sun 1-9pm.
Harry's
Rådhustorget 3A.
Enjoying a prime location in
the main square, this was Sweden's first ever
Harry's
, the
American-style bar now found across the country. It's
always packed with drinkers and in summer there's outside
seating, too.
Mon-Thurs 5pm till late, Fri 5pm-3am, Sat
noon-3am, Sun 1-9pm.
Ì
Källaren Laxen
Storgatan 34
T
0346 108 74.
Modern Swedish cuisine with a hint of the Mediterranean:
the chicken roulade, wrapped in bacon with thyme gravy
(279kr) and the pan-fried hake with smoked crayfish
(298kr) are good bets.
Tues & Wed 6pm till late, Thurs &
Fri 11.30am-2pm & 6pm till late, Sat noon-3pm &
6pm till late.
Laxbutiken
Heberg
T
0346 511 10.
Located 9km south of
Falkenberg, signed at exit 49 of the E6. Fans of salmon really
should make the effort to come to this salmon restaurant
near the village of Heberg. It serves up an array of superb
dishes (115-210kr), with salmon the main ingredient.
Lunchtime herring buffet, too.
Daily 10am-7pm.
Royal Thai
Storgatan 25
T
0346 805 99.
A friendly place
with a wide variety of good-value Southeast Asian mains:
beef or chicken dishes cost 95kr; add another 10kr for prawns.
The lunch buffet is good value 75kr and features several classic
dishes.
Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm & 6pm till late.
Halmstad
The principal town in Halland,
HALMSTAD
was once a grand walled city and an
important Danish stronghold. Today, although most of the original buildings have
disappeared, the town makes a pleasant enough stop on the long haul south from
Gothenburg, thanks to the extensive - if rather crowded -
beaches
not far away,
and a range of really good places to eat.
Brief history
In 1619, the town's
castle
was used by the Danish king Christian IV to entertain his
Swedish counterpart, Gustav II Adolf; records show that there were seven solid days of
festivities. The bonhomie, however, didn't last much longer, and Christian was soon
building great stone-and-earth fortifications around the city, all surrounded by a moat,
