Things to see and do Falun

The beautiful early 1960s brick museum building is located in the centre of Falun. It houses the permanent exhibitions. Dalarna is presented in a mixture of history and art, old and new. Favorite:

Folk paintings

inspired by dramatic tales with dragons or telling biblical stories. The painters used only fashion stereotypes as models.

The Dalarna horse room. Of all colors, from various periods, this collection is incredible.

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!

Not to be missed if you are in Falun. Every year, more than 60,000 visitors come to see the home of the very popular artists Carl and Karin Larrson. Here you can admire the beautiful interior design of the house and many of the artist's works. Lilla Hyttnäs, the house, has remained in the Larsson family for generations and is now run by the family association, which strives to keep Carl and Karin's work alive.

These districts, which are several hundred years old, are almost exclusively made up of red wooden houses in the purest Swedish style. The houses in Elsborg were built by the miners and those in Gamla Herrgården and Östanfors by the foundry workers. A stroll through these enchanting little districts will make you forget your own time and the city around you. A great way to immerse yourself in the culture and history of the country.