THE WORLD HERITAGE CITY OF FALUN
Falu Gruva and the mining landscape – a significant piece of Swedish history.
Falun received World Heritage status in 2001 and is thus, according to UNESCO, one of just over 1000 places in the world so important that it must be preserved forever. In the 17th century, Falun was an international city with Sweden’s largest and most modern workplace – Falu Gruva. The technical, political, and social developments contributed to the formation of today’s Swedish industrial society. There are many interesting and exciting places in the World Heritage city of Falun.
Falu Gruva
Falu Gruva is a place with a thousand years of history. Underground, you can see traces of hundreds of years of mining – large halls, winding passages, and deep shafts – and you are welcome to explore. Above ground, the mighty open pit Stora Stöten stretches out, surrounded by historic red-painted buildings. Today, the site has been transformed into a visitor attraction with a lunch restaurant, café, and shops.
Carl Larsson-gården
Carl Larsson-gården in Sundborn is an icon of Swedish home decor and family life. Guided tours are offered daily in Swedish and English. For children, there are special tours and opportunities to be creative in the Children’s Workshop, while you can stroll around the garden.
Dalarnas museum
A visit to Dalarnas Museum can be a pure pleasure, evoke sublime feelings of historical awe, and create aesthetic and inspiring experiences for the curious. Such a visit can also contribute to learning about and broadening perspectives on both today’s society and the past.
Experience Falun by bike and take part in a unique World Heritage quiz around Lake Varpan
Gamla Staberg
The mining estate Gamla Staberg with its fantastic garden where you will find 72 old fruit tree varieties such as astrakhan, gray pippin, man apple, and rose haw. The estate was built at the turn of the 18th century and is sometimes called a “Dala Versailles” with its symmetrically designed baroque garden.
Visit Gamla Staberg by bike
Learn more about everything Falun
and Dalarna have to offer!
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