Gammelgården i Fågelsjö
On the outskirts of Ljusdal municipality, deep in the heart of Orsa Finnmark, lies Fågelsjö Gammelgård, ”Bortom Åa”. The unique setting is not just one of the main points of interest in the municipality but in the entire county and hopefully also the world. The farmhouse is one of seven farmhouses in Hälsingland which have applied for Unesco World Heritage status because of their distinctive interior design features and preserved interiors. What is unique about ”Bortom Åa” is that husband and wife Mårten and Kristina Persson built a new house based on a postcard they had received from America. The story goes that on Christmas Eve in 1910 he couple stepped out into the
freezing cold, locked the door and walked across to the newly built America house and therefore left all their fixtures and fittings at ”Bortom Åa”. This is what you, the visitor, will find today – a farmhouse intact as it stood in the early 1900s. The America house is now used as a café offering home baked bread and buns. In Fågelsjö
there are lodges to hire as well as a Bed & Breakfast for visitors looking for accommodation. It is also possible to hire canoes and bikes.
www.fagelsjo.nu

Above and below ground in Loos
Travelators and stairs take you back in time 250 years into the subterranean world of Loos cobalt mine. The mine became world famous when Axel Fredrik Cronstedt discovered the element nickel here in 1751. Guided tours, exhibition and sales outlet. Above ground, visitors can pay a tasty visit to Lotta-Boden. Here you can enjoy cordials, jam, mulled wine and other treats that Lotta has prepared from nature’s bounty or buy some to take with you. Lotta has won both gold and silver medals for several of her products at the Swedish Artisan Food Championships.
www.loosgruvan.se & www.lottaboden.se

Vast and unspoilt
To walk amongst old pine trees, to see how the forests open up to become a vast marshland where the cranes dance in the spring, to discover wild rapids with river pearl mussels, and to stand in the middle of endless darkness below a starry sky – all this is now possible following the expansion of Hamra National Park. It was one of Sweden’s first national parks when it was founded in 1909 and today it comprises around 1,400 hectares and contains 5 different hiking trails for visitors, with viewing towers, barbecue areas and wind shelters. And while you are there you will also have the opportunity to discover that the area is home to mosquitoes and midges as well as gnats.
www.lansstyrelsen.se/gavleborg

Not to be missed! Tantmuseét in hovra. The world’s only museum in honour of the aunt (older lady). It is located in an old village store and is filled with ’aunt’ items from floor to ceiling. Open June, July, August. ’Aunt’ café during Färila week.