Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A laidback university town and an important high-tech centre, Luleå claims more than
its fair share of top-notch restaurants for a town its size, as well as an enticing archipelago
of islands off its coast and a sparkling bay with a marina.
Sights
Gammelstad
HISTORIC SITE
The Unesco World Heritage-listed Gammelstad, Sweden's largest church town, was the
medieval centre of northern Sweden. The 1492-built stone
Nederluleå church
has a
reredos worthy of a cathedral and a wonderfully opulent pulpit. Four hundred and twenty-
four wooden houses (where the pioneers stayed during weekend pilgrimages) and six
church stables remain.
Guided tours (Skr70) leave from the Gammelstad tourist office at 10am, 11am, 1pm and
3pm (mid-June to mid-August).
Bus 9 runs roughly hourly from Luleå; disembark at the Kyrkbyn stop.
Adjoining the church village is an open-air museum,
Hägnan
(open 11am to 5pm) a re-
creation of a 19th-century village, staffed by guides and actors in period costume, which
houses an 'olde tyme' candy store and where you can have a go at baking bread or assist-
ing the blacksmith.
Norrbottens Museum
MUSEUM
10am-4pm Mon-Fri, noon-4pm Sat &
Sun ; )
Besides the extensive displays on the history of Norrbotten, Norrbottens Museum is worth
a visit for the Sami section alone, with its engrossing collection of photos, tools, and diora-
mas depicting traditional reindeer-herding Sami life, as well as a nomad tent for kids. The
little ones will love the recreated 19th-century playrooms.
Teknikens Hus
MUSEUM
10am-4pm mid-Jun-Aug;
;
4, 5)
