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BERGMAN WEEK
The wild, mysterious landscape of Fårö is not easily forgotten, as anyone who has visited
can testify. The tiny island just off the northern tip of Gotland particularly haunted Ingmar
Bergman (1918-2007), the legendary Swedish director, who first visited Fårö in 1960
while scouting locations for Through a Glass Darkly. Bergman ended up living and work-
ing on Fårö for 40 years, shooting seven films there, and he is now buried on the island.
Since 2004 Fårö has been home to Bergman Week ( www.bergmanveckan.se ) , a celebra-
tion of Bergman's life and work, and a meeting place for people who share Bergman's
passion for film. The event consists of screenings of Bergman's films, as well as new
premieres; guest speakers (recently including fellow filmmakers Jan Troell, Ang Lee, Bille
August and Noah Baumbach); master classes; and tours of film locations around the is-
land.
The Bergmancentre ( www.bergmancenter.se ; 10am-6pm summer, noon to 4pm May & Sep)
was inaugurated in 2014 and hosts exhibits, lectures, workshops and screenings, as well
as a library and cafe. The centre can set you up with your very own Bergman guide
(Skr125 for one hour), or try a Bergman bus safari (tours every other Saturday in July and
August from 3pm to 5pm, Skr325, or, during Bergman Week in late June, 5.30pm to 9pm,
Skr495).
Jannike Åhlund, one of the people behind Bergman Week who knew Bergman, de-
scribes the director as curious, with a quick intellect and a great sense of humour, as well
as childish and a lover of gossip. Her two favourite Bergman films are Autumn Sonataand
Wild Strawberries.
To get the most out of Fårö, Åhlund recommends: walking along the wild and magnifi-
cent Norsta Aura beach; renting a bike and pedalling the 7km-long rauk(column forma-
tion) road to enjoy the huge limestone stacks up close; eating lunch at Crêperie Tati (Frig-
gars; snacks from Skr35); checking out the '50s memorabilia at Kutens Bensin
( www.kuten.se ; Broskogs) or listening to a rockabilly concert on a summery Friday or
Saturday night; and riding an Icelandic horse (
70 690 0432, 22 14 44;
fia@faroislandshastar.se ).
Northern Gotland, Furillen & Fårö
It's hard to imagine a better way to absorb the area than by cycling up to Fårö and follow-
ing the bike trails around the beautiful, windswept little island. There's an information
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