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by appointment only rest of year)
of Lindgren's faithfully restored childhood home. Call for
tour times.
Guides bring the place to life with entertaining anecdotes, which you can ponder over a
decent coffee and a book at the centre's cafe and gift shop. New in 2014 are the beautiful
gardens now open to the public. When you've reached ginger-plait overload, wander down
Storgatan for a fix of quaint 18th- and 19th-century wooden abodes.
Sleeping & Eating
There's plenty of accommodation in town, much of it offering theme-park packages; ask at
the tourist office for details.
Vimmerby Vandrarhem
HOSTEL
( 0492-100 20;
www.vimmerbyvandrarhem.nu
; Järnvägsallén 2; r from Skr520; )
This cheerful hostel, based in a fine wooden building, is right near the train station. There
are more expensive doubles available, with proper (nonbunk) beds, plus a garden and bar-
becue.
Campground
CAMPGROUND
(
0492-798 00;
www.alv.se
;
Astrid Lindgrens Värld; sites/4-bed cabins from Skr380/1795;
mid-
May-Aug; )
For those who are visiting the theme park, these sites and cabins are on the premises.
Vimmerby Stadshotell
HOTEL
(Best Western;
0492-121 00;
www.vimmerbystadshotell.se
; Stora Torget 9; s/d Skr1195/1395;
)
You can't miss this dashing pink building on the town square. Rooms aren't as grand as
the exterior implies, but they're comfortable, with cable TV and minibar. Staff members
are friendly and the in-house restaurant serves some of the better food in town.
Konditori Brödstugan
BAKERY
(
0492-104 21; Storgatan 42; meals around Skr65;
8am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 2pm Sat)
