Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ACCOMMODATION
9
Doro Camping Lappland
T
0942 102 38,
W
dorocamp
.com.
Beautifully situated beside the Bergvattenån River,
this campsite has two- and four-bed cabins, as well as a
number of simple hostel-style double rooms with access to
showe
rs and
a sauna
in the in
earby s
ervice building. Tents
140kr
, cabins
550kr
, doubles
450kr
Nordica
Bergsvägen 2
T
0942 477 80,
W
hotelnordica
.se/dorotea.
Rooms in Dorotea's one and only hotel are
bright and clean though a little lacking in style. There is,
however, a d
ecent sauna suite available for guests.
895kr/1195kr
EATING
Ankis Bar & Pizzeria
Storgatan 37
T
0942 100 68.
Substantial meaty meals for around 100kr, including pizzas
and a daily
dagens rätt
. The interior is a little plain and the
quality of the food is not great but that doesn't seem to
deter the locals.
Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat & Sun
10am-9pm.
Görans Konditori
Parkvägen 2.
A popular café serving
the locals for over thirty years and a favourite place for
swapping gossip. There's a weekday set lunch as well as a
number of open sandwiches and cakes - everything is
baked on the premises.
Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat
9am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
Vilhelmina
The Inlandsvägen and the Wilderness Way meet up again in the pretty town of
VILHELMINA
, 54km north of Dorotea. Once an important forestry centre, now a quiet,
unassuming little place with just one main street, it is named after the wife of King
Gustav IV Adolf, Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina (as is its southerly neighbour, Dorotea).
Church town
The principal attraction is the
church town
, nestling between Storgatan and
Ljusminnesgatan, whose thirty-odd wooden cottages date back to 1792 when the first
church was consecrated. It's since been restored, and the cottages can be rented out via
the tourist office (see below).
Museum
Storgatan 7 • Daily: June & Aug 10.30am-3pm; July 10.30am-6pm • 30kr
he
museum
here contains a mind-numbingly dull display of local history from
prehistoric times to the present day, featuring the likes of an old sledge, a mockup of a
former school classroom and a portrait of Queen Fredrika Dorotea V; give it a miss and
instead have a look inside the
Sámi
handicraft store
, Risfjells Sameslöjd, opposite at
Storgatan 8 (Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm).
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
By public transport
The town's train station on
Järnvägsgatan also serves as the bus arrival and departure
point.
Tourist o
ce
Tingsgatan 1 (mid-June to mid-Sept daily
8am-7pm; mid-Sept to mid-June Mon-Fri 10am-4pm;
T
0940 398 86,
W
sodralappland.se). A 10min walk from
the train station: head up Postgatan towards the town
centre and then turn left into the main street, Volgsjövägen.
ACCOMMODATION
Lilla
Granvägen 1
T
0940 150 59,
W
lillahotellet.
vilhelmina.com.
Wonderfully friendly staff are on hand to
welcome you to this winning little hotel whose rooms are
decorated in cosy, home-from-home style. The new spa in
the basement is great for whiling a
way an hour or t
wo and
there's even an osteopath on hand.
850kr/1095kr
Saiva Camping
Baksjön
T
0940 107 60,
W
saiva.se.
The campsite has two- to six-berth cabins for rent and a
great sandy beach; to get there walk down the main
Volgsjövägen from the centre and take a left tur
n afte
r
about
10min, just
before the Volvo
garage. Tents
140kr
,
cabins
290-690kr
Vilhelmina hostel
Storgatan
T
0940 398 86,
E
tuby
@vilhelmina.se.
Idyllically located in several of Vilhelmina's
