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Museum) in St Lars Kyrkogata,
a rural museum with a section
on salmon fishing. The
Fotomuseet Olympia in
Sandgatan is housed in the
town’s first cinema (1912) and
displays cameras and photos.
Environs
North of the town is Morups
Tånge, known for its lighthouse
built in the mid-19th century.
The beach below is a nature
reserve, a wetland area of
international interest and a The former training ship Najaden against a backdrop of Halmstad Slott
home for waders.
stands between the bridges / Laholm
P Törngrens Krukmakeri over the river Nissan, are easily Halland. Road 24. * 6,000. £ @
Krukmakaregatan 4. Tel 0346-103 54. encountered on a stroll. n Teckningsmuseet, Hästtorget,
Open daily. = Nygatan 34 (Mon–Sat). Halmstad Slott, a 17th-century 0430-154 50. _ Salmon Festival
E Falkenbergs Museum castle, was built by the Danish (mid-Sep).
Skepparesträtet 2. Tel 0346-88 61 25. King Christian IV. The former
Open Sep–May: Tue–Thu & Sat; Jun– training ship Najaden is moored Halland’s oldest and smallest
Aug: Tue–Sun. = on the quayside in front of town, Laholm is primarily
the castle. Visitors have access associated with the long
to the courtyard, however the sandy beaches around the
castle is closed to the public. bay of Laholmsbukten.
Hallands Konstmuseum Mellbystrand, on the bay
(the County Museum) has a 6 km (4 miles) to the west
wide collection of art and of the town, throngs with
cultural history. holidaymakers in summer.
The River Lagan also attracts
Environs visitors for the salmon fishing.
Äventyrslandet, 9 km (5.5 miles) Laholm itself is characterized
west of Halmstad, is a fun desti- by its winding streets and low
Fly-fishing in the salmon-rich River Ätran nation for children, with its water houses, reminiscent of Danish
in Falkenberg park, funfair, dinosaur park and rule before 1645. Of the
circus show. To the north, the buildings around the square,
. Halmstad popular summer resorts of the 200-year-old Rådhuset
Tylösand, Haverdal and Frösakull (town hall) is particularly
Halland. E6/E20. * 90,000. £ @
~ g from Grenå. n Tourist Office, spread out along the coast. beautiful. On the western
Fattighuset, Köpmansgatan 20, 035- Simlångsdalen, around 20 km gable there is an automaton
12 02 00. _ Street Theatre Festival (12 miles) from Halmstad on symbolizing the meeting in
(Aug). ∑ halmstad.se road 25, has several natural Laholm in 1278 between the
attractions incl uding Danska Swedish King Magnus Ladulås
At the point where the River Fall in the River Assman, a and Danish King Erik Klipping.
Nissan flows into Laholmsbukten 36-m (118-ft) high waterfall. The renovated old fire station,
bay lies Halmstad. In the Middle with a beautiful view over the
Ages it was the largest town on P Fattighuset Lagan, houses the tourist office,
the west coast. Today, the Lilla Torg. Tel 035-12 02 00. as well as Teckningsmuseet,
medieval inner city with its half- Open Mon–Sat. = a museum of drawings with
timbered architecture is classified E Hallands Konstmuseum large, airy galleries.
as being of national interest. Tollsgatan. Tel 035-16 23 00.
Kirsten Munk’s house on Open Tue–Sun. - =
Storgatan is a 17th-century ∑ hallands
build ing in green-glazed Dutch konstmuseum.se
brick. Crafts men can be seen at
work in Fattighuset, Lilla Torg, a  Äventyrslandet
former poorhouse dated 1859. Gamla Tylösandsvägen 1.
Several modern artists have £ free, from Halmstad.
left their mark on the town Tel 035-10 84 60.
and Carl Milles’ fountain Europa Open Jun–Aug: daily.
& 0 ∑ aventyrs
and the Bull in Stora Torg and Laholm’s tidy rows of houses bearing the hallmarks of
Picasso’s Woman’s Head, which landet.se the town’s Danish past

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