By trains

Passenger service is available in three directions. Kristinehamn located in Varmland Line , formerly North West Main Line , and trains to Karlstad takes about 20 minutes. Here also begins the 1288-kilometer-long Inland Railway , whose terminus is Gallivare .

By boat

In Kristinehamn is one of the largest Vanern ports.The port is operated by Vanerhamn AB. In summer there are tour boats to some of the archipelago.

By Bus

Long distance buses run between Kristinehamn and including Stockholm , Oslo , Gothenburg and Jönköping . County buses in Varmland run to, among There are also five city buses that run on 10 different bus routes. These are run by Nobina .

By car

By Kristinehamn is E18 . E18 has 2 +1 lane. There are three "major" roads into Kristinehamn. The city also crossed by Highway 26 , Sweden's longest national highway today.

Kristin's art museum, The archipelago and its islands, Picasso sculpture at Strand peninsula

Kristin's art museum

Kristin's art museum is located northwest of Kristinehamns center of the field Marieberg . It is right next to the lake Vanern surrounded by parks and fine bicycle and walking paths. The museum , operated municipal, has the ambition to show modern and contemporary art . In addition, the museum will arouse interest in art among the visitors and thereby stimulate their own thoughts and reflections.Previously, Kristinehamns hospital , which was a mental hospital , the area which was completed in 1887.It was the architect Axel Kumlien , which accounted for the drawings of the hospital as the first name before you changed the name to Marie's hospitals during the 1930s. The hospital is built in red brick and have a palatial appearance, which was typical of that era mental hospital buildings.

The archipelago and its islands

The archipelago is the tour boats to several islands, including the Valon where there are several sandy beaches . From Valon are bridges over the Kalvon and Sibberon, where there are tents and barbecues. Kalvon, Sibberon and some islands are part of Sibberon nature reserve . On Alvon and Langone's good rocks and accommodation in tents, shelters or private boat. In summer you can also island-hopping in the archipelago with several boats, which is a very popular tourist attraction.

Picasso sculpture at Strand peninsula

On the Beach headland stands Picasso's monumental sculpture of his wife Jacqueline. First sketches and models for the sculpture was made in 1950 .The idea to construct a Picasso sculpture in Varmland had the following history: The Norwegian artist Carl Nesjar had worked with Pablo Picasso, and made sculptures for him for about 17 years. Picasso had long been wanting to get a large sculpture erected somewhere. It had already been a model sculpture. Nesjar were interrogated in their home in Norway , but the Norwegian municipality probably thought the sculpture was too horrible.

 

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