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| Fjällbacka | ||
| Length | Bohuslan | |
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| Residents | 819 (2020) | |
| Tourist info web | Fjällbacka on vastsverige.com | |
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Fjällbacka is a small, picturesque fishing village in Bohuslan. Ingrid Bergman's preference for the island of Danholmen in front of Fjällbacka, Camilla Läckberg's crime novels and the film adaptation of Astrid Lindgrens Ronja the robber's daughter, which partly takes place in the Kungsklyftan Gorge, made the place known to a wide audience. But even without all these famous women, Fjällbacka is a small but extremely popular holiday destination on the Swedish west coast.
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Despite its small size, Fjällbacka is one of the most famous holiday resorts on the Swedish west coast, in the small narrow streets down to the harbor in summer the tourists and lines of cars push their way through the place. The houses are located around the harbor bay, Bryggen and partly directly on the steep cliffs of the Vetteberget, from whose rock plateau you can see far over the offshore islands.
Ingrid Bergman was one of Fjällbacka's most famous holidaymakers, she traveled regularly to the island of Danholmen off the coast. The central square at the harbor was named after her after her death.
The crime novels by the Swedish author, who was born in Fjällbacka Camilla Läckberg play in place, Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström have been tirelessly investigating around Fjällbacka since 2002.
For the filming of Ronja the robber's daughter, one of the later children's novels by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, was the location of the Kungsklyftan, which divides the local mountain Vetteberget into two unequal parts Wolfsklamm, access to Mattisburg selected. The film was shot in 1984, but the Kungsklyftan hasn't changed much to this day.
getting there
By plane
The closest airport is the Gothenburg Landvetter Airport (approx. 150 km south). Also the Oslo Airport Gardermoen, about 230 km north in the neighboring country Norway, may be suitable for the journey, but only if you then continue your journey by (rental) car. A connection with public transport would be extremely time consuming.
By train
The next rail connection is in Tanum.
Tanum and the Dingle station to the south of it are on the railway line (Gothenburg) - Uddevalla - Strömstad. Coming from Gothenburg it is best to get off at Dingle (2nd stop north of Uddevalla) and take the 875 bus (please check the number) to Fjällbacka. The same could be done from Tanum, but would be a detour from Gothenburg. Some trains don't stop in Dingle, so check the connections beforehand, especially on weekends.
By bus
In the street
Parking spaces are limited and expensive (parking machines).
By boat
There are berths for sailing boats and motor yachts in the harbor basin.
By bicycle
Touch the on the same route North Sea Cycle Route (EuroVelo 12), the EuroVelo 3 (pilgrim route) and the national Cykelspåret på västkusten Fjällbacka on the edge.
mobility
Fjällbacka is easy to explore on foot, but some sights such as Kungsklyftan and the rock plateau above are not barrier-free.
The Kungsklyfta is neither accessible with a walker nor with a stroller, the rock plateau can only be reached via a large number of steep stairs. The Kungsklyfta is also full of countless boulders, the way through it is more strenuous than the stairs to the rock plateau. The ascent from Ingrid Bergmans Torg leads through this gorge - if you have physical or joint problems, you should first go through the whole place and take the stairs from behind, otherwise you will not be able to reach the plateau with the really impressive panoramic view afterwards.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Kungsklyftan. A crevice in the cliffs directly on the Vetteberget, which sometimes offers dramatic impressions when you have to walk under the boulders stuck in the crevice.
- 2 Vetteberget. Fjällbacka's "local mountain" rises 74 m steeply behind the houses of the small village. It can be reached from Kungsklyftan via a few steep wooden stairs.
activities
- For fans of Camilla Läckberg's crime novels, the local tourist information office offers guided tours to the locations of her novels, including on Saturdays at 2 p.m. during the tourist season.
shop
kitchen
- 1 Stora Hotellet Bryggan, Ingrid Bergmans Torg, 45740 Fjällbacka. Tel.: 46 525 310 60, Email: [email protected].. Nowhere is you sitting more centrally located directly on the harbor basin than in Bryggan.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Väderöarna, Fjällbacka Fyren, Falkevägen 3, 45740 Fjällbacka. Tel.: 46 525 32 001, Fax: 46 525 32 881, Email: [email protected].
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Practical advice
trips
There are numerous excursion destinations on the west coast of Sweden:
- In the obvious Tanum the famous Bronze Age ones are located in several places Rock carvings (hällristninga), six of which were found in 1994 in the UNESCO world cultural heritage has been recorded. If you want to visit more than just a site and maybe also the museum and the reconstructed Bronze Age village in Vitlycke, you should definitely plan a whole day. Find places are among others in Vitlycke, Litsleby, Kalleby and Fossum.
- The harbor town north of Tanum is worthwhile Grebbestad a visit.
- To the south are the ports one after the other Hamburgsund, Bovallstrand and at the tip of the peninsula Sotenäs the city Kungshamn.
- At the beginning of the Sotenäs peninsula is the Nordens Ark Zoo, in which Nordic animal breeds are bred with the aim of reintroducing them to the wild, if possible, in their natural habitat, in which they were mostly exterminated or driven away. Rare wild cats such as the Amur tiger, Amur leopard and snow leopard can sometimes be observed well from so-called tree top paths above the enclosure. But also rather unknown animal species such as the European ground squirrel, the red panda or Przewalski's horses are kept in the park.
- Of course, there are further away Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden, Trollhättan or Uddevalla for a city trip.
- If you drive to Trollhättan, it makes sense to also visit the Vänern plan, the largest lake in Sweden (and at the same time the third largest lake in Europe).
