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Lilla Mari
Köpmangatan 13J
T
0910 391 92.
For a café,
try this popular place set in an old-fashioned low-ceilinged
wooden cottage in a small courtyard next to Nygatan 33K;
for atmosphere it's unbeatable, feeling not unlike a
grandmother's parlour. Outdoor seating in summer.
Mon-
Sat 9am-4pm.
Nygatan 57
Nygatan 57
T
0910 134 44.
A new and
welcome departure for Skellefteå at this first-floor
restaurant with smart floral wallpaper and white
tablecloths, serving locally sourced specialities such as
Arctic char and zander as well as dependables like spinach
and ricotta tortellini: mains are 149-259kr.
Mon-Fri
11am-1.30pm & 5pm till late, Sat 5pm till late.
Old Williams Pub
Trädgårdsgatan 13-15
T
0910 73
91 61.
Drinking is best done at this faux-English pub in the
main square which is located on the first floor and entered
via
Tattung
Chinese restaurant.
Mon-Thurs 5pm-
midnight,
Fri
4pm-2am,
Sat
3pm-2am,
Sun
3pm-midnight.
Stekhus Kriti
Kanalgatan 51
T
0910 77 95 35.
This
long-established and popular place is an excellent choice
for Greek food with steaks from 245kr, moussaka platter
with beans, calamari and Greek salad at 220kr and lamb
cutlets for 250kr; there's also a decent bar here.
Mon-
Thurs 4-10pm, Fri 4-11pm, Sat 1-11pm, Sun 1-10pm.
Pite Havsbad
From Skellefteå it's 70km north along the E4 highway to the superb sandy
beaches
and
swimming complex of
Pite Havsbad
, northern Sweden's main beach resort. Renowned
for its long hours of summer sunshine, relatively warm water temperatures and
sweeping strands of golden sand, it's a great place to unwind. There's even an official
nudist beach:
turn left along the beach and look out for a large rock marked “Naturist
Bad”.
7
Äventyrsbadet
Swimming complex: Late June to late Aug daily 10am-8pm; late Aug to late June Mon-Thurs 4-8pm, Fri 2--8pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm
• Summer 140kr, otherwise Mon-Fri & Sun 80kr, Sat 120kr •
T
0911 327 31
In the swimming complex, you'll find open-air pools with water slides, and the
indoor Äventyrsbadet, with fun pool, jacuzzis, saunas, steam room and yet more
water slides.
Icebreaker tours
Mid-Jan to late March/early April: Sat 11am • 995kr per person; minimum 10 people required for tour to operate • Advance booking
essential on
T
0911 327 20
In winter don't miss the fabulous
icebreaker tours
onboard the
Arctic Explorer
, which
was built in Finland in 1963. After retiring from official service, the boat now sails
from Piteå out into the frozen expanses of the Gulf of Bothnia. There's also the
unmissable opportunity to don a survival suit and float of the stern of the ship amid
the ice blocks the ship has just broken.
ARRIVAL PITE HAVSBAD
By bus
Buses between Umeå and Luleå call in at Pite Havsbad. For timetables, consult
W
resrobot.se.
ACCOMMODATION
Hotell Pite Havsbad
T
0911 327 00,
W
pite-havsbad
.se.
A choice of superbly appointed, modern rooms within
the hotel complex, many with sweeping sea views or, next
door, righ
t on the
beach, t
here are four-bed cabins. Doubles
15980kr
, cabins
1990kr
Luleå
When
LULEÅ
, 65km from Pite Havsbad up the E4, was founded in 1621 it had at its
centre a church town (see p.269) and medieval church. Numerous trading ships would
load and unload their goods at its tiny harbour, reflecting the importance of trade with
Stockholm even in those days.
