Falkenberg[dead link] is a town and municipality of 28,000 people (2019) in Halland on Sweden's west coast. Falkenberg is a popular tourist destination in the summers, and the main beach of the town is Skrea strand.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Suitable airports are Landvetter and Gothenburg City airports (connection by the airport bus to Gothenburg and then train), Halmstad airport (connection by local bus and train) and Copenhagen airport (2½-hour travel time by direct train).
By train
[edit]Travel from Gothenburg, Malmö and Copenhagen and other coast cities is by the Öresundståg trains. Tickets for Öresundståg train can be bought with credit card in machines at the station. They are not sold on board, must be prebought.
The train station is in a suburb, and a local bus connection or a 2-km walk is needed.
- 1 Falkenberg railway station (Falkenbergs järnvägsstation).
By car
[edit]The European road E6/E20 passes through Falkenberg, and is suitable from Malmö, Copenhagen, Gothenburg etc. From Stockholm you could drive roads E4, 40, 26 and finally road 150.
Get around
[edit]
The city centre is easily accessible by foot. Other options are bicycle and car. There is a bus network run by Hallandstrafiken.
See
[edit]- Town Hall.
- Old Town Hall.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- 1 Gekås, Danska vägen 13, Ullared. A big-box discount store, the largest of its kind in the Nordic countries. Gekås has its own reality show on Swedish TV called Ullared, which makes most people think that the store is called Ullared (the name of the village that Gekås has outgrown).
- 2 SIA Ice Cream store (SIA Glassbutik och Glassbar), Stenlösvägen 33, Slöinge, ☏ +46 346-71 51 00. SIA is a major ice cream parlour in Sweden and here at their factory in the small town of Slöinge they have a large shop where all flavors are sold. It also includes a section where factory seconds, which of course still are delicious, are sold very cheaply.
Eat
[edit]- Gustav Bratt (in the centre). Steaks fish, nice settings.
- 1 Laxbutiken, European route E6, exit 49 (Heberg), ☏ +46 34651110, heberg@laxbutiken.se. Daily 10:00-19:00. Restaurant and shop specialised in salmon. Warm or cold and take-away.
- Pomodoro (in the centre). Italian Restaurant.
- Prostens pizza (in the countryside, close to the centre). Roman style pizza. Great location outdoor during season.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Grand Hotel Falkenberg, Hotellgatan 1, ☏ +46 346-144 50.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Falkenberg |
| Gothenburg ← Varberg ← | N  S |
→ Halmstad → Malmö |