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Place in Gästrikland, Sweden
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Sandviken is a town, and a municipality, in Gävleborg County, in the Gästrikland province, 20 km west of Gävle, the county seat.
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Small working museum dedicated to printing.
An open-air museum centered around a reconstructed Viking farm in the midst of a historic region known as Järnriket (The Iron Realm). Experimental archaeology and occasional role plays, re-enactments, feasts, music and crafts. Learn more about the cultural history of this area, in particular the Viking Age. The Sörby gravefields with 90 burial mounds and stone settings are nearby, as are the popular lakeside bathing site of Strandbaden at the lake of Storsjön, locally known as "Gästriklands riviera". At Strandbaden you will find a camping site and restaurant.
A recreation area situated at countryside just outside Sandviken. The area includes manors, blacksmith cottages, a mill, stables, a hotel, an exhibition of carriages and sleighs, as well as the fragrance center Björk & Berries.
A massive national park along the Dal river (Dalälven).
Gastropub in the town's old Baptist church.
Small and cozy pub serving typical bar food like burgers with a friendly atmosphere.
Irish-themed bar. Largest selection of beer in town.
Sports bar in the same building as Stadshotellet Princess.
High-end hotel at Högbo bruk.
Regional trains run hourly from Gävle on the coast to Sandviken (16 min), Storvik, Hofors, Falun and Borlänge. Some continue to Kopparberg and Örebro.
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