Travel Reference
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The town retains some interesting architecture from its spa days, such as old bathing huts
and
Curmans villor
, the wooden seafront houses built in romantic 'Old Norse' style. Carl
Curman was the resort's famous physician, who was able to persuade visitors that
Lysekil's sea bathing was a complete cure-all. Crooked street
Gamla Strandgatan
has a
too-cute collection of painted wooden abodes.
Havets Hus
AQUARIUM
(
www.havetshus.se
; Strandvägen 9; adult/5-17yr Skr110/60; 10am-6pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug; )
Havets Hus is an excellent aquarium with sea life from Gullmar, Sweden's only true fjord,
which cuts past Lysekil. Peer at such cold-water beauties as wolffish, lumpsuckers, angler-
fish, cranky-looking flatfish, rays, and ethereal jellyfish; watch a magnified shark's embryo
grow; walk through an underwater tunnel; and learn about the pirate history of the area.
Stångehuvud Nature Reserve
NATURE RESERVE
Out at the tip of the Stångenäs peninsula, the Stångehuvud Nature Reserve, crammed with
coastal rock slab, is worth a stop for its secluded bathing spots and the wooden lookout
tower.
Fiskebäckskil
ISLAND
Passenger/cyclist-only ferry 847 (Skr25) crosses the Gullmarn fjord roughly hourly to
Fiskebäckskil, of the cute cobbled streets and wood-clad houses. The interior of its
church
recalls an upturned boat, with votive ships and impressive ceiling and wall paintings.
Fiskebäckskil is also reachable by road from the E4 and Tjörn.
Käringön
ISLAND
This picture-perfect island boasts plenty of good swimming holes, some complete with
floats and trampolines for the enjoyment of those frolicking in the water. The plenitude of
flat, broad rocks makes Käringön an ideal location for picnicking on a summer's day.
Regular ferry 381 runs roughly hourly from Tuvesvik (on the northwestern coast of Orust
island); check up-to-date timetables at
www.vasttrafik.se
.
Seal Safaris
CRUISE
(
0523-66 81 61; adult/5-17yr Skr200/110;
1pm Jul-mid-Aug)
