Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Russians in 1721. The nineteenth-century
Spjute Inn
here is still home to a restaurant,
and also contains a skittle alley dating from 1910, where you can have a game.
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
HÄRNÖSAND
By public transport
Buses and trains operate from the
new Resecentrum on Järnvägsgatan, a 5min walk from the
centre.
Tourist o
ce
Storatorget 2 (June-Aug Mon-Fri
9.30am-6pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm; Sept-May Mon-Fri
8am-5pm;
T
0611 881 40,
W
harnosand.se/turism). This
central office has free maps, bus times and free internet
access.
ACCOMMODATION
First Stadt Härnösand
Skeppsbron 9
T
0611 55 44
40,
W
firsthotels.se.
The biggest and plushest of the
town's hotels with a perfect waterside location and well-
appointed, if rather staid, rooms decked out in predicatable
chain-hotel Scandinavian
style. There is, h
owever, a decent
buffet breakfast available.
811kr/1075kr
Ì
Östanbäcken Logi
Östanbäcksgatan 14,
T
0611
155 60 00,
W
ostanbackenlogi.com.
These cute red-and-
white wooden cottages hidden in a charming garden off
Östanbäcksgatan are a real find. Pine interiors, en-suite
bathrooms and a fully fitted kitchen make the
m the
number one place to stay. Bed linen is an extra 50kr.
790kr
Royal
Strandgatan 12
T
0611 204 55,
W
hotelroyal.se.
Perfectly located for the Resecentrum, this nineteenth-
century pile with just 24 rooms has wonderful high ceilings
and generously proportioned windows. It is also the
cheapest hot
el in Härnösan
d, though rooms are perfectly
comfortable.
730kr/990kr
Sälstens Camping
Sälsten
T
0611 181 50,
W
camping
.se/y21.
This waterfront campsite also has a small selection
of four-bed cabins. It's around 2km northeast of the town
centre, next to a string of pebble beaches; to get there, take
Storgatan off Nybrogatan and follow the road as it swings
eastw
ards alo
ng the
coast. Open mid-May to Aug. Tents
140kr
, cabins
400kr
STF Vandrarhem Härnösand
Köpmangatan 7 &
Franzéngatan 14
T
0611 243 00,
E
mitti@telia.com
.
Located in two central buildings, one beside the cathedral
in a charming building from 1844, the other by the
quayside, the town's youth hostel is modern, clean and a
great money saver;
all roo
ms have
privat
e facilities. Open
year-round. Dorms
275kr
, doubles
550kr
7
EATING AND DRINKING
Make no mistake, Härnösand may be an architectural feast, but its culinary prowess most certainly isn't. Eating places are
thin on the ground and, sadly, rather uninspiring, bar one outstanding exception.
New China Restaurant
Storgatan 34
T
0611 136 06.
A run-of-the-mill Asian restaurant with a decent range of
predictable Chinese mains (from 88kr) as well as better
Indonesian ones (from 125kr). It's one of the most popular
places in town for lunch.
Mon-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri
11am-10pm, Sat 1-10pm, Sun 1-9pm.
Östanbäckens Pizzeria
Östanbäcksgatan 1
T
0611 50
05 52.
This neighbourhood pizzeria and grill restaurant is a
good bet for tasty pizzas from 60kr as well as pasta dishes
(65-70kr), salmon fillet (85kr) and pork steak (90kr). It
also has a choice of burgers from 60kr.
Mon-Sat
11am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm.
Ruom Thai
Storgatan 34
T
0611 55 60 42.
Next door to
New China
, this rather cavernous and dingy Thai restaurant
serves up mains such as green chicken curry for 89-119kr;
the quality of the food isn't bad but it's not overly authentic.
There's takeaway service, too.
Mon-Thurs 11am-9pm,
Fri 11am-10pm, Sat noon-9pm.
Rutiga Dukan
Västra Kyrkogatan 1.
A snug and cosy
café below the cathedral that's a great place for a cup of
coffee and good home-baked pastries. Also has good-value
weekday lunch specials which are worth seeking out.
Mon-Fri 6.30am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm.
Vägg i Vägg
Brunnshusgatan 1
T
0611 164 40.
Head
and shoulders above any other restaurant in Härnösand,
this elegant place is beautifully located in a timber lodge
built in 1871. It serves well-prepared mains such as venison
fillet, local Arctic char and Wallenbergare for 150kr-255kr.
Mon-Sat 6pm-midnight.
Höga Kusten - the High Coast
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in late 2000,
HÖGA
KUSTEN
(
W
highcoast
.net), or the High Coast, is the highlight of any trip up the Bothnian coast. This stretch
of striking coastline north of Härnösand is elementally beautiful: rolling mountains
and verdant valleys plunge precipitously into the Gulf of Bothnia, and the rugged
