Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
▲Bergdala Studioglas
—The small, independent Bergdala glassworks, in a
village of the same name, has an enjoyably artsy hot shop. Its well-stocked
shop is full of its trademark blue-rimmed tableware, and the engaging gallery
upstairs shows off a different sampling of local artists every year.
Cost and Hours:
Hot shop—20 kr, mid-June-Aug Mon-Fri 7:00-15:30,
closed Sat-Sun; gallery—free, mid-June-Aug Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat
10:00-16:00, Sun 12:00-16:00; shorter hours off-season, tel. 0478/31650,
▲▲Kosta (a.k.a. Kosta Boda)
—About an hour east of Växjö, the village
of Kosta boasts the oldest of the
glasbruks,
dating back to 1742. Today,
the sprawling Kosta complex—the only real jolt of civilization in this oth-
erwise remote-feeling landscape—includes a modern outlet mall, a factory
store (labeled
Kosta Boda
), a fancy new art hotel...and, of course, the glass-
works.
