Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sundsbergs Gård, behind the Hotel Selma Lagerlöf, was featured in Lagerlöf's
Gösta Ber-
ling's Saga
and now contains a forestry museum, a furniture and textiles collection, an art
exhibition, a cafe and a manor house.
Ski Sunne
SNOW SPORTS
( 0565-602 80;
www.skisunne.se
; day pass adult/child Skr295/240)
Ski Sunne, the town's ski resort, has nine different descents, a snowboarding area and a
cross-country skiing stadium, and night skiing in some areas, plus all the usual ski-area fa-
cilities (lodge, bar-restaurant, shop, equipment rentals). In summer the resort becomes a
mountain-bike park.
Freya af Fryken
CRUISE
(
www.frejaaffryken.se
; Jul-mid-Aug)
The steamship
Freya af Fryken
sank in 1896, but it was raised and lovingly restored in
1994. Now you can sail along the lakes north and south of Sunne; departures are several
times weekly in summer. Lunch and dinner cruises are also on the program. The boat was
undergoing renovations when we visited; check with the tourist office for updates.
Sleeping & Eating
There are supermarkets on Storgatan.
STF Vandrarhem Sunne
HOSTEL
( 0565-107 88;
www.sunnevandrarhem.se
; Hembygdsvägen 7; dm Skr200, s/d from Skr300/440)
Part of a little homestead museum just north of town, this well-equipped hostel has beds in
sunny wooden cabins. There's a futuristic kitchen, an antique dining room and outside
tables and chairs for alfresco meals. Breakfast is available (Skr60) and bikes can be rented.
Sunne SweCamp Kolsnäs
CAMPGROUND
( 0565-164 00;
www.kolsnas.se
;
sites/2-/4-bed cabins Skr210/495/615; )
This is a large, family-oriented campsite at the southern edge of town, with minigolf, a res-
taurant, a beach and assorted summer activities, plus bikes, boats and canoes for rent.
There's a good restaurant attached. Book ahead in summer.
