Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CAFÉS & RESTAURANTS
Angelini
Eastern Palace
Gandhi
Great Eastern
Kafé Station
Konditori Mekka
Lottas Krog
Rex Bar och Grill
Rost
Sjöbris
Socialize
TC
Vita Björn
Wayne's Coffee
UMEÅ
4
8
2
1
12
3
5
9
7
11
14
6
13
10
N
Resecentrum
Train & Bus Station
7
Library
RENMARKS-
TORGET
RÅDHUS-
TORGET
BARS
Bishops Arms
O'Leary's
Pipes of Scotland
Radhus
3
1
2
Rådhusen-
parken
Cinema
Vanorts-
parken
ACCOMMODATION
Aveny
Clarion Collection Uman
Comfort Winn
First Camp Umeå
Pilen
Scandic Plaza
STF Vandrarhem Umeå
2
6
4
1
7
5
3
Stadskyrkan
0
200
Döbelns-
park
metres
out by taking a stroll round the airy modern centre: you'll form the impression that
anyone who's not in a pushchair is pushing one, and that the cafés and city parks are
full of teenagers. Indeed one in five people are in their twenties, figures that are partly
due to the presence of Norrland University. Its youthfulness may well be responsible for
the fact that Umeå is the one of the few towns or cities in northern Sweden where
there's an air of dynamism: new restaurants and bars are opening all the time, there's a
thriving cultural scene and by late 2012, the
Botniabanan
high-speed rail link to
Stockholm should be completed, making it possible to reach the capital in just five and
a half hours; a new combined rail and bus station is being constructed in anticipation.
The sound of the
rapids
along the Ume River gives the city its name:
uma
means
“roar”. With its fast-flowing river - a feature few other Swedish coastal cities enjoy
- and wide, stylish boulevards, Umeå is an appealing metropolis. It would be no bad
idea to spend a couple of days here, sampling some of its bars and restaurants - the
variety of which you won't find anywhere else in Norrland.
Gammlia
Gammliavägen • Late June to late Aug daily 10am-5pm • Free •
W
vbm.se • Local bus #2 or #7, or a 20min walk from the train
or bus stations
Most visitors to Umeå want to see
Gammlia
, the city's excellent museum complex
which is home to a terrific collection of exhibitions on everything from
Sámi
life to
skiing and merits a good half-day's exploration. In summer, the open-air section even
has people dressed in period costume going about their daily tasks much as their
predecessors did several centuries ago.
