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walk up Storgatan, cross over the main bridge and follow the sign to the youth hostel.
If you'd prefer to spare your legs, any bus for Norra Berget will take you up there. The
view on a clear day is fantastic, giving a fresh perspective on the city's planned
structure and the restrictive nature of its location, hemmed in on three sides by hills
and the sea. From here you can see straight across to Södra Berget, the southern hill,
with its winter ski slopes.
The viewing tower
The best views can be had from the top of the
viewing tower
which has stood on this
spot since 1897. Originally made entirely from wood, the tower fell victim over the
years to the Swedish winter. By the 1930s it was in such poor condition that during
one particularly severe autumn storm, the entire thing blew down; the present concrete
replacement, 22m high, dates from 1954.
Norra Bergets Hantverksmuseum
Norra Bergets Handicrafts Museum • Norra Berget • Daily 11am-5pm • 20kr
he
Norra Bergets Hantverksmuseum
is an open-air handicrafts museum with the
usual selection of twee wooden huts and assorted activities, though you can often
try your hand at baking some
tunnbröd
, the thin bread that's typical of northern
Sweden. The idea is to roll out your dough extra thin, brush off as much flour as
you can, slip the bread into the oven on a big, wooden pizza-type paddle, and count
slowly to five.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
7
SUNDSVALL
By plane
The airport, 24km north of town on the way to
Härnösand, is linked to Sundsvall by an airport bus (41kr),
timed to coincide with flights to and from Stockholm;
alternatively, a taxi will cost around 230kr.
By train
From the train station, it's a 5min walk to the city
centre; turn left as you come out of the station, cross the car
park then take the underpass beneath Parkgatan.
Destinations
Gävle (hourly; 2hr); Hudiksvall (hourly;
45min); Östersund (8 daily; 2hr); Stockholm (hourly; 3hr
30min).
By bus
The bus station is close by at the bottom of
Esplanaden, though if you want information or advance
tickets for the daily express bus south to Stockholm, north
to Umeå, or inland to Östersund, visit Y-Bussen at Sjögatan
7 (Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm;
T
060 17 19 60,
W
ybuss.se).
For the twice-weekly Lapplandspilen express bus to
Vilhelmina, Storuman and destinations to Klippen contact
T
0940 150 30,
W
lapplandspilen.se. Reliable services run
several times daily between Sundsvall and Umeå, generally
connecting with trains to and from Sundsvall; change
buses in Umeå to continue further north towards
Haparanda and across to Tornio in Finland. Other bus
services run from the coast into central northern Sweden,
often linking up with the Inlandsbanan.
Destinations
Docksta (7 daily; 1hr 45min); Härnösand
(twice hourly; 50min); Umeå (7 daily; 4hr).
INFORMATION
Tourist o
ce
Stadshuset, Storatorget (June to mid-Aug
Mon-Fri
Internet
Try the tourist office or Pressbyrån, at Esplanaden
2, where you'll find a couple of Sidewalk Express terminals.
10am-6pm;
mid-Aug
to
May
Mon-Fri
10am-5pm;
T
060 61 04 50,
W
visitsundsvall.se).
ACCOMMODATION
Rooms in Sundsvall, even in summer, are plentiful, and so finding somewhere to stay is unlikely to be a problem. The
majority of the city's hotels are centrally located, and throw up some incredibly good bargains.
BOAT TRIPS FROM SUNDSVALL
Sailing from the eastern end of Hamngatan between May and September,
M/S Medvind
makes
an enjoyable tour around the nearby island of Alnö, which lies due east of Sundsvall. The boat
generally does two trips a day: one at lunchtime and one early evening; both are three hours
and thirty minutes and a buffet lunch or dinner is included in the price (315kr/395kr
respectively). You'll find detailed departure times and more information at
W
msmedvind.com.
