Useful information
- Phone : +46 340 828 30
- Website: : http://www.museumhalland.se
Description
Varberg played a strategic role as early as the Middle Ages. Founded around 1280 on a rocky headland, the fortress was extended in the 14C and became a royal fortified town under Magnus Eriksson. The castle visible today, in the style of the Italian Renaissance, is the work of Dutchman Hans van Steenwinckel the Elder (1617). It was used as a prison from 1848 to 1881. It now houses the collections of the Halland history museum, including the Bocksten bog man (14C), discovered buried in the peat in 1936.
Localisation
Where to sleepnearby
- From SEK491Fästningens179 m - Varbergs Fästning, 432 44 Varberg
- From SEK390Varbergs Vandrarhem379 m - Villagatan 13, 432 44 Varberg
- From SEK1,061Clarion Collection Hotel Fregatten460 m - Hamnplan, 432 44 Varberg
More hotels in Varberg
Where to eatnearby
- Varbergs Stadshotell & Asia SpaAroundSEK375584 m - Kungsgatan 24, 432 41 Varberg
- Gästis Kafé & MatsalarAroundSEK400603 m - Kyrkogatan 3, 432 41 Varberg
- Varbergs Indian KitchenAroundSEK200604 m - Kungsgatan 28, 432 44 Varberg
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