Varberg

As modern as its society is, Sweden is a country full of seemingly untouched nature and ever-present history. First stop for many visitors is historic and compact Stockholm, full of heritage, home to the Vasa Museum and gateway to the Stockholm Archipelago.  Yet, you haven't seen Sweden until you've admired its natural side. Its wide natural landscapes offer a multitude of splendid vistas and sights, from dense forests to crystal clear lakes, waterfalls and rolling mountains. The stunning but rugged wilderness of Sarek National Park, called “Europe's last wilderness” by some, is a challenging but highly rewarding area to explore. It was the first of a list of 29 established national parks and is part of the vast and Unesco protected terrains of Laponia, together with the national parks Padjelanta, Stora Sjöfallet and the taiga and ravines of Muddus National Park. Set out to spot elk, wolverines and more Swedish wildlife or visit in winter for a chance to see the magical Northern Lights. Kosterhavet maritime park is the place to go for lobster or seal safaris.

Sweden

The rivers of Lagan, Ätran, Nissan and Viskan flow through the province and reach the sea in Kattegat. Halland is well known for its fertile soil and as an agricultural district. Most of the region is made up of a relief unit known as the Sub-Mesozoic hilly peneplain. Around Morup and Tvååker hilltops are remnants of the Sub-Cambrian peneplain, an ancient erosion surface that covers much of eastern Sweden. At the landscape level, you cross Swedish countryside with its fields of corn and its red farms which coast the blue sea. The beach of Apelviken, next to Vareberg, is a huge beach of sublime sand. You also discover in this region, the nature reserve of Kuallaberg, which is a haven of greenery at the edge of the sea. You can walk in the forest and also swim between the rocks.

Halland

Varberg's cold bath house stands on piles in the sea (Kattegatt) on the seafront in Varberg. Here you can swim in different men's and women's wards, both equipped with a sauna.

Since the breakwater was built from the northwest corner of the fortress and Klöven, Getterön, the cold bath house is located within the harbor area.

The current cold-water house is the third to be erected, since two earlier - the oldest of them from 1866 - have been spoiled by the severe west coast storms. The current bath house has been standing since 1903. After the exterior was renovated to its original condition during the 1990s, the cold bath house was re-opened in 1996. ©Wikipedia/ Maukie

Varberg Open-air bath

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