Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ACCOMMODATION
Härjedalen
Vallarvägen 11
T
0680 103 38,
W
hotellharjedalen.se.
A 10-15min walk from the
station located near the main square, this rambling old
place from the late 1800s has comfortable and spacious
rooms and h
as been run for
the past fifty-odd years by the
same family.
850kr/1150kr
Mysoxen
Fjällvägen 12
T
0680 170 00,
W
mysoxen.se.
Just the other side of the main square, this austere place
lacks charm and is rather unwelcoming, but in Sveg choices
are limited and you may well find yourself here. Smile and
hope fo
r the b
est. It also double
s as th
e town's hostel.
Dorms
285kr
, hostel doubles
570kr
, hotel doubles
920kr/1265kr
Svegs Camping
Kyrkogränd 1
T
0680 130 25,
W
caping.se/z32.
Enjoying a wonderful riverside location,
the campsite is just a stone's throw from the tourist office
and also has amazing-value
two-b
erth ca
bins. O
pen mid-
June to mid-Aug only. Tents
140kr
, cabins
375kr
EATING
Knuten
Berggatan 4
T
0680 130 15.
A rather dreary
pizzeria off the main square, serving standard pizzas (70kr)
and salads (80kr) 70kr, plus a range of steaks for 115kr,
fried plaice and schnitzel (both 75kr).
Mon-Thurs & Sun
11am-9pm, Fri & Sat 11am-10pm.
Mysoxen
Fjällvägen 12
T
0680 170 00.
The often empty
restaurant inside the hotel churns out fish dishes from
130kr and steaks for 175kr without much enthusiasm. The
food is tasty but it's a strange experience sitting alone in a
relatively large restaurant.
Mon-Thurs 11am-1.30pm &
6-10pm, Fri 6-10pm.
Thai Take Away
Älvgatan 8
T
0680 102 84.
The
authentic Thai cuisine expertly prepared here by native
chefs is genuinely delicious (125kr for a main course) and
comes as a real treat in unadventurous little Sveg - meals
are available to take away and eat in.
Tues-Fri 11am-7pm.
Tännäs
Although Sveg may be shy, retiring and void of major attractions, what it does have is
some blockbuster scenery right on its doorstep. It's worth leaving the Inlandsbanan at
Sveg to travel into the far reaches of Härjedalen and explore one of Sweden's least
visited and most rewarding landscapes, where compelling views of the vast,
uninhabited forest unfold at every turn. The remote outpost of
TÄNNÄS
, at the
junction of Routes 311 and 84, is remarkable for its
church town
, a handful of gnarled
wooden cottages clinging to the south-facing valley-side where, quite unbelievably for
such a high altitude and latitude location, corn was once grown.
ARRIVAL
8
TÄNNÄS
By bus
From Sveg, bus #633 (
W
lanstrafiken-z.se) winds
its way northwest towards the tiny village of Lofsdalen,
from where a connecting service continues to Tännäs.
ACCOMMODATION
Tännäs youth hostel
Bygatan 51
T
0684 240 67,
W
tannasgarden.
This well-equipped hillside hostel lies
just to the west of the main road junction and enjoys
tremendous views; it's open all year, though advance
booking is required
in Ma
y to mid-
June &
Oct-Dec. It also
serves food. Dorms
250kr
, doubles
500kr
Funäsdalen
From Tännäs the bus heads a further 15km west to reach the pretty mountain resort of
FUNÄSDALEN
, which is surrounded by kilometres of superb hiking trails. Curling
gracefully around the eastern shore of Funäsdalssjön lake, this appealing little village,
barely 30km from the Norwegian border, enjoys some fantastic views of the
surrounding mountains. It's best seen from the top of the sheer Funäsdalsberget
mountain (977m), which bears down over the village and is reached by
chairlift
- you
can get to the base-station by walking ten minutes along the road signed to Ljungdalen
at the eastern end of the village.
Härjedalens Fjällmuseum
Rörosvägen 30 • Mid-June to Sept daily 10am-6pm; Sept to mid-June Mon-Fri 10am-5pm • 100kr •
W
jallmuseet.se
The main thing to do in Funäsdalen is visit
Härjedalens Fjällmuseum
, the province's
mountain museum, which has a short slide-show about the province as well as
