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Place in Dalarna, Sweden
Photo: T. Axelson, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Älvdalen is a municipality in north-western Dalarna, at the border of Härjedalen and Norway.
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Old Church
In the center of town, there is a lovely wooden church from the mid 17th century
Sweden's largest waterfall (94 m high), the Njupeskär, is located in the park. A well-marked 4-km trail leads you to the waterfall and back to the parking lot. Wooden walkways are built over the more wet areas along the trail. This is a perfect outing for inexperienced mountaineers. Along the way you can enjoy the varied plant life: 'hjortron' (Cloudberry) in the open areas and in the woods lingon (Cowberry) and blueberry. The woods are a mix of pine and birch. There are bears, wolves and a particularly large type of moose living in the reserve.
Porfyr- och Hagströmmuseet
A museum dedicated to the local findings of porphyry rocks and the Hagström factory in Älvdalen, which manufactured 700,000 accordions and 120,000 guitars in the period 1925–1983. The Hagström electric guitars were played by stars like Frank Zappa and Elvis Presley. Amongst the museum exhibits is a copy of an Elvis Presley guitar.
By train
There are trains from Stockholm over Arlanda to Mora. Bus connections to Älvdalen, Särna and Idre exist. Tickets from SJ.
By bus
Dalatrafik organises buses from e.g. Mora to Älvdalen, Särna and Idre. In the winter there are direct buses between Stockholm and the Idre ski resort.
In winter, there is a bus from Särna to Mörket. Its first stop is at the Konsum store in Särna.
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