Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Grimeton Radio Station
MUSEUM
(
0340-67 41 90;
www.grimeton.info
;
Grimeton; adult/under 18yr Skr90/free;
10am-5pm daily
late Jun-Aug)
On the Unesco World Heritage list, Grimeton Radio Station lies about 10km east of
Varberg. Once part of the interwar transatlantic communication network, it's now the
world's only surviving long-wave radio station. Two English-language
tours
at 1pm and
3pm in June, July and August initiate you into its mysteries.
Kallbadhuset
SPA
(
www.kallbadhuset.se
;
Otto Torels gata 7; adult/under 15yr Skr65/30;
10am-6pm daily, to 8pm Wed
Jun-mid-Aug)
After you've finished sunbathing next to all the bronzed Nordic bodies at Kallbadhuset, a
Moorish-style outdoor bathhouse on stilts above the sea just north of the fort, have a dip in
the bracing waters. The sunbathing areas (nudity is the norm) are divided into male and fe-
male sections, with steps leading down into the water (facing away from the beach).
Fahlén Surfshop
SURFING, KITESURFING
(
www.fahlensurf.se
;
Birger Svenssons väg 38 ; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 2pm Sat Jun-Aug)
A few minutes' walk north from the train station, these guys cater to all your surfing, kite-
surfing, windsurfing and paddleboarding needs with equipment rental and watersports
courses. Two hours of paddleboarding instruction costs Skr 400, while an eight-hour intro-
duction to kitesurfing will set you back Skr2000.
Apelviken
SURFING
( 0340-67 70 55;
www.surferscenter.se
)
Apelviken, 2km south of Varberg, is Sweden's best spot for windsurfing and kitesurfing.
boards per hr/day Skr100/300, windsurfing Skr150/500; 10am-6pm)
rents boards and also
gives surfing and windsurfing lessons from late May to August.
Sleeping & Eating
