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Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Tanum is a municipality in Bohuslän. It is best known for the numerous bronze age and iron age rock carvings (petroglyphs, Swedish: hällristningar), which were inscribed on the UNESCO cultural heritage list in 1994. In addition, Tanum seaside region is well-known for the small port towns facing a beautiful archipelago, which are popular holiday places.
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a gateway to the Tanum World Heritage
A restplace along the E6 motorway south of Tanumshede with information about the Tanum UNESCO site and the bronze age landscape.
Tanums Hällristningsmuseum, Underslös
This non-fancy museum is a non-commercial institution run by the Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art. This is where you can get a very detailed and expert information about the petroglyphs in a wider context, their documentation, registration, protection and preservation. The museum organizes tours, workshops or courses.
UNESCO information centre
Located near the Vitlycke carvings, the small museum contains an audiovisual exposition of the life in Tanum 3000 years ago. The outdoor area includes a reconstruction of a bronze age farm, the way archeologists imagine it. A large part of the information center consists of a souvenir shop and a cafeteria with local and organic food and a great view over the Vitlycke site. The information center offers guided tours and bicycle rentals.
Iron Age grave field.
An à la carte restaurant and pizzeria, notable for their lobster dishes.
A garden café specialized in pancake dishes.
Specialized in seafood.
A resting stop with gas station by Road E6.
Traditional Swedish cuisine.
Has guest houses and a camping site.
Camping site, RV park and huts neighbouring the Vitlycke museum.
Four star spa and conference resort.
In a renovated villa built in 1933.
Family owned hostel/hotel.
By train
There is a direct connection with Västtraffik from Gothenburg to Tanum station several times a day, travel time over 2 hr.
By car
The E6, one of the main traffic routes on the Swedish west coast and the main north-south link between Sweden and Norway, runs through Tanum.
By bike
Tanum is located along the long-distance EV12 The North Sea Cycle Route.
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