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Place in Bohuslän, Sweden
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One of Sweden's most visited museums, exhibits feature Bohuslän’s changing history and the living conditions of its inhabitants.
Skalbanksmuseet
An area of shell banks and a museum dedicated to them. The shell banks were formed around 10,000 to 11,000 years ago, by deposits of shells from millions of shellfish. In some places the layer is up to 20 m thick. The shell banks are the perfect environment for a variety of lime-loving plants.
The ruins of a medieval-styled castle, built 1899-1912 by Ture Malmgren, founder of Bohusläningen, a local newspaper. It was ravaged by fire in 1950, but the ruins still stand. The castle was filled with secret tunnels, which later were sealed.
A 50-m long outdoor pool, and fields for soccer and beach volley.
The archipelago boats
A scenic walkway by the south scores of the fjord Byfjorden. You may start by the tourist information centre at Södra Hamnen 2. The main route begins 2 km away, at the end of Oljehamnsvägen. The walkway reaches Landbadet (see below) after about 1.5 km, and STF Vandrarhem Gustafsberg (see Sleep). It reaches the Lindesnäs beach after further 1.5 km.
A family-owned restaurant with a large terrace.
400 spots, 6 cabins. Good beaches, a nearby nature reserve, several activities during the summer. Open the entire year.
Hostel by the sea in Gustafsberg. it used to be the greater temperated bath house.
This hotel has a restaurant, gym, a swimming pool, a sauna and an outdoor heated tub.
The main shopping street in the town centre.
A mall with about 70 stores.
By bus
Express buses stop at Torp bus station, 7 km west of the city centre. Säfflebussen which runs between Berlin and Oslo and E6-expressen between Gothenburg and Oslo stops here.
By train
There are frequent train connections to Strömstad in the north, Trollhättan (Öxnered) in the east, and Göteborg due south (where you usually want to get off at "Uddevalla centralstation" rather than…
By plane
The closest airport Trollhättan THN, about 30 minutes away by car, has flights to Stockholm.
By boat
During the summer, a regular boat line goes through the fjord, visiting various places. See details in Do.
By taxi
Uddevalla Taxi , the city's oldest taxi company. Reservations can be made by phone: +46 (0)522-144 00. The company is affiliated and co-owner of Taxi Väst AB, +46 (0)522-459 000.
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