Archaeology handicrafts and science and technology sites to visit Svealand

This is where you can get a copy of the famous Dalarna horse, handmade in the purest tradition. More authentic than this, we can not do. If you want to make the original, no worries, because it is possible to order wooden horses of any color, and this, directly from the website! Thus, you will have only the embarrassment of the choice to please you and your friends. Good thing: it is cheaper to buy your horse in Nusnäs than in a store or a tourist office!

This village is a symbol of the history of industry and commerce in the country. A kitschy experience for some, exciting for others, the village consists of houses made entirely by hand in the Viking way. Torch, straw and wood. Dressed in period costumes, the inhabitants are busy in the shipyard, carving the bow of the last drakkar, or weaving leather shoes, tanning skins and sharpening arrows. Children can dress up.

On arrival, one is immediately impressed by the gigantic hole caused by a landslide in 1687, which can be better appreciated from a small observatory opposite the museum. This copper mine is one of the largest in Europe. It can be visited today, as its activity was stopped in 1992. Helmets and overalls are provided, then the long descent leads you into huge rooms dug by hand, then by machines for centuries, and along galleries and gutters that spread over 80 km!

Discovered in the ^15th century, this silver mine was extracted until 1908, that is five centuries of activity! Today it is the property of the city of Sala and is a popular attraction in the region. Several guided tours are offered: one at 60 meters underground, another at 150 meters, and a combined tour. As a miner of the time, you will discover impressive rooms, lakes and underground waterways!

Five kilometres east of Västerås, this unique - and free - site attracts thousands of tourists every year. It is indeed the largest burial mound in Sweden, a remnant of this crossroads during the Viking period and a place where the king passed through after his coronation in the Middle Ages. The site is characterized by a long line of standing stones and contains one of the most remarkable runic stones in the country. Not to be missed, winter or summer. Information at the tourist office.