Lake Vänern Area: 5,648 km²
Maximum depth: 106 metres
Volume: 153 km³
Shoreline: 2,000 kilometres
Number of islands, rocks and islets: 22,000
Height above the sea: 44 metres
Catchment area to Göta Älv: 50,000 km²
The travelling distance around Lake Vänern is about 420 kilometres.

8/1 A feeling for paper 9/1 Harness racing at Axevalla Travbana 10/1 Eagle weekend at Lake Hornborga 13/1 A feeling for paper 18/1 Eagle weekend at Lake Hornborga

The House of Crafts in Upperud

The House of Crafts in Upperud is one of Sweden’s largest and most diverse. Beautifully located by Lake Upperudshöljen, it occupies more than five stories in an old granary, and features all types of craft products made of wood, metal, textile, straw and paper, from Dalsland and the rest of Sweden.

It also arranges courses for the public, for instance in watercolour painting. In winter you can visit the popular Christmas market and in summer the steamship ”Hamfri” makes seven trips a day between Håverud and the wharf by the House of Crafts.

Hantverkshuset, Upperud
464 40 Åsensbruk
Tel: +46 (0)530-30780
Fax: +46 (0)530-30780
www.hantverkshuset.com

Suecia ofrece escapadas sin punto de comparación para 2009. Fresh flicks at the 32nd Gothenburg International Film Festival Try Swedish eco-tourism at its finest with newly accredited nature tour: walking in West Sweden for £105 pp Pre-Christmas treats – Swedish weekend packages from £108 pp Cruise into Christmas within the Gothenburg archipelago for £40 pp

Most wanted this week

Sjötorp Säteri Fishing & Recreation Beaver safari in southern Dalsland Stay at farm Stora Holmen - Norra Vånga Liseberg amusement park Adventure Pool Stay at farm -Storegården 1, Norra Vånga Torrekulla Golfklubb, Göteborg Onsjo Farm Cottage, Vara, Sweden Källö-Knippla Island - Gothenburgs archipelago Deepsea angling with Daisy