Varberg Attractions
Post code: S-432..
Telephone code: 0340
Varberg is an popular seaside resort and spa on the west coast of Sweden. From here E 20 runs north to Göteborg and south to Halmstad. Around the town are miles of cliff- fringed and sandy beaches, including a naturist beach. The town is also a sea-angling center.
The Varberg fortress is the most notable building, first built as a castle in 1280 and then additions until 1830. It currently serves as a museum, and bed and breakfast.
Telephone code: 0340
Varberg is an popular seaside resort and spa on the west coast of Sweden. From here E 20 runs north to Göteborg and south to Halmstad. Around the town are miles of cliff- fringed and sandy beaches, including a naturist beach. The town is also a sea-angling center.
The Varberg fortress is the most notable building, first built as a castle in 1280 and then additions until 1830. It currently serves as a museum, and bed and breakfast.
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Fortress Museum
Standing on a rocky promontory is a 13th C fortress which today houses a museum.
Getterö
Northwest of Varberg lies Getterö, a beautiful island which is connected with the mainland by a causeway. A striking feature of the landscape is the large number of stone cairns. The island has a great variety of birds and a good swimming beach. There is a ferry from here to Grenå in Denmark.
Facilities
Beach
Glassworks Excavations
In an old warehouse on Varberg harbor is a glassworks (conducted tours). To the north of the town, close to E 6, are the interesting excavations of Nyby (as Varberg was originally called), including the remains of a Carmelite convent.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Torpa
A rewarding side trip is to Torpa, to the north of Varberg, which has a medieval church with a 14th century font and 18th century ceiling paintings. The wooden tower points to the east.
Torstorp - Rock Carvings and Cemetery
To the east of Träslövsläge, at Torstorp (golf course), are modern rock carvings - some 130 proverbs cut from the rock in the early 19th century by a local landowner named Bexell. The road to Ullared (No. 153), the headquarters of a mail order company, runs through beautiful country, passing numbers of prehistoric tombs, in particular the cemetery of Broåsen (at Gödestad), with the longest burial mound on the west coast.
Träslövsläge
7km/4.5mi south of Varberg is Träslövsläge, the largest fishing village in Halland, which has a wooden church with interesting paintings. On E 6 is Varbergs Sommarland, a leisure park. Farther south is Falkenberg.
