Guidebook for Växjö
Food Scene
Rosegarden
Asian food that is very fresh and amazing
Japanese food.
Choose from both traditional Japanese cuisine to the modern influences from different parts of the world. It includes both simple cooking and little more festive dishes.
For guests with late night habits, the kitchen full service until 22 o'clock on weekdays and 23 on weekends.
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Izakaya Moshi
2 Södra JärnvägsgatanJapanese food.
Choose from both traditional Japanese cuisine to the modern influences from different parts of the world. It includes both simple cooking and little more festive dishes.
For guests with late night habits, the kitchen full service until 22 o'clock on weekdays and 23 on weekends.
Very very tasty experiences, healthy, wholesome food with lovely fresh ingredients - seasoned in true Indian style .
King of India
17 BäckgatanVery very tasty experiences, healthy, wholesome food with lovely fresh ingredients - seasoned in true Indian style .
Espresso House Linnégallerian
10 StorgatanCondeco Passagen
30 StorgatanAskelyckans Konditori
25 StorgatanSportsbar with crazy good food.
http://vaxjo.kyparn.se/starsandstripes
They serve everything from pasta to ribs to pizza and burgers
Stars and Stripes
36 StorgatanSportsbar with crazy good food.
http://vaxjo.kyparn.se/starsandstripes
They serve everything from pasta to ribs to pizza and burgers
The food is so tasty and the surroundings are beautiful. Close to the lake and 8 hole golf course.
Evedals värdshus
9 L J Brandts VägThe food is so tasty and the surroundings are beautiful. Close to the lake and 8 hole golf course.
ICA Kvantum
3 NorremarksvägenSupermarket with everything you need
Shopping
Mall with stores like H&M, Levis Store, McDonald’s and liqour store.
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Grand Samarkand
32 HejaregatanMall with stores like H&M, Levis Store, McDonald’s and liqour store.
Storgatan 8
8 StorgatanThe main street, downtown, starts here.
Parks & Nature
Toftasjövägen
ToftasjövägenLake and beautiful surroundings
Linnéparken
That is a typical local "thing" to do. It takes 40 minutes to 1 hour to walk around the lake and you wont regret it. Breathtaking enviroment =)
Växjösjön
That is a typical local "thing" to do. It takes 40 minutes to 1 hour to walk around the lake and you wont regret it. Breathtaking enviroment =)
Evedals bathing
EvedalsvägenSightseeing
A must in Växjö
The cathedral is of medieval origin, but has largely been characterized by the 1800s and 1900s restorations.
The cathedral is located near Vaxjo northern shores (with the railway between) ,southeast of the Main Square and northeast of the train station in central Växjö . This place was originally a peninsula in the lake before the lake was lowered in 1814.
The church exterior is built of brick and building materials are relatively rare where the so-called - pattern carved ashlars.
The cathedral is comparatively quite small, which probably has to do with Växjö diocese was a relatively small pin in the Middle Ages . It covered only Värend, while other parts of Småland belonged to the Diocese of Linköping.
Växjö diocese later expanded during the 1500s.
The church is Växjö's highest building with a height of 63 meters.
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Vaxjo Cathedral, Swedish church Vaxjo
2A LinnégatanA must in Växjö
The cathedral is of medieval origin, but has largely been characterized by the 1800s and 1900s restorations.
The cathedral is located near Vaxjo northern shores (with the railway between) ,southeast of the Main Square and northeast of the train station in central Växjö . This place was originally a peninsula in the lake before the lake was lowered in 1814.
The church exterior is built of brick and building materials are relatively rare where the so-called - pattern carved ashlars.
The cathedral is comparatively quite small, which probably has to do with Växjö diocese was a relatively small pin in the Middle Ages . It covered only Värend, while other parts of Småland belonged to the Diocese of Linköping.
Växjö diocese later expanded during the 1500s.
The church is Växjö's highest building with a height of 63 meters.
Linnéuniversitetet
The university
8-10 minutes drive outside Växjö city center you'll find the old ruins of the castle Kronoberg. It's from the 1400s, bishop Lars Michelson started to build a house of stone here in 1444. The Danish army invaded and destroyed it during a war 1469, but it built up again when the war ended in 1472.
Most famous it is from the Dacke revolt, when the rebel Nils Dacke invaded the castle in 1542 and then stayed there with his men during the winter.
When the revolt ended the bishops took the castle back, but during the reformation it was taken by the Swedish king Gustav Vasa.
The castle is situated on a small island in the lake Helgasjön, but it's just about 25 meters from land and there is a bridge connecting with the island. It has been possible to enter inside the castle, but when I visited the gate was locked, due to the risk of stones falling down on visitors. It's still possible to walk over the bridge and reach the wall though.
As with the rune stone at the Växjö Cathedral there isn't much information or protection around the castle. A sign give some info about a Danish attack during the 1500s, that was easily avoided by the king's defence, when the few hundred Danish riders realised it would be a bad idea to try to attack a whole castle with just riders.
What the sign doesn't say though is that Danish armies invaded the castle in the 1400s, 1500s as well as 1612.
Today it's an interesting sight, although I feel sorry that the Swedish state doesn't take better care of such a historical place. It lays very nicely at the beginning of the lake, and the view is very nice.
One can't walk around the castle though, as the walls reach all the way out to the water line.
Address: Gamla Kronobergsvägen, Växjö
Directions: Just north of Växjö, follow the signs for "Slottsruin".
Website: http://www.visitsmaland.se/web/Kronobergs_slottsruin.aspx
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Kronobergs slottsruin station
8-10 minutes drive outside Växjö city center you'll find the old ruins of the castle Kronoberg. It's from the 1400s, bishop Lars Michelson started to build a house of stone here in 1444. The Danish army invaded and destroyed it during a war 1469, but it built up again when the war ended in 1472.
Most famous it is from the Dacke revolt, when the rebel Nils Dacke invaded the castle in 1542 and then stayed there with his men during the winter.
When the revolt ended the bishops took the castle back, but during the reformation it was taken by the Swedish king Gustav Vasa.
The castle is situated on a small island in the lake Helgasjön, but it's just about 25 meters from land and there is a bridge connecting with the island. It has been possible to enter inside the castle, but when I visited the gate was locked, due to the risk of stones falling down on visitors. It's still possible to walk over the bridge and reach the wall though.
As with the rune stone at the Växjö Cathedral there isn't much information or protection around the castle. A sign give some info about a Danish attack during the 1500s, that was easily avoided by the king's defence, when the few hundred Danish riders realised it would be a bad idea to try to attack a whole castle with just riders.
What the sign doesn't say though is that Danish armies invaded the castle in the 1400s, 1500s as well as 1612.
Today it's an interesting sight, although I feel sorry that the Swedish state doesn't take better care of such a historical place. It lays very nicely at the beginning of the lake, and the view is very nice.
One can't walk around the castle though, as the walls reach all the way out to the water line.
Address: Gamla Kronobergsvägen, Växjö
Directions: Just north of Växjö, follow the signs for "Slottsruin".
Website: http://www.visitsmaland.se/web/Kronobergs_slottsruin.aspx
Arts & Culture
Smaland Museum
2 Södra JärnvägsgatanVäxjö Konserthus
10-14 Västra EsplanadenDrinks & Nightlife
This is a very local hangout. It´s perfect any time of the day, bar and nightclub
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Kafé de luxe
SandgärdsgatanThis is a very local hangout. It´s perfect any time of the day, bar and nightclub
PM & Vänner
10 Västergatanrooftop bar
Essentials
Norremarksvägen 3
3 NorremarksvägenRegion Kronoberg
20 IngelstadsvägenVäxjö turistbyrå
7 Norra JärnvägsgatanVäxjö Tourist center