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Glass Kingdom
Main town of Glasriket
Småland
Southern Sweden
Sweden
Type: Cultural Interest
Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am-6 pm, Saturdays 10 am-4 pm and Sundays 12 am-4 pm
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Småland
Southern Sweden
Sweden
Type: Cultural Interest
Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am-6 pm, Saturdays 10 am-4 pm and Sundays 12 am-4 pm
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When you’re here, try to see as many different glassworks as you can. There are about 15 of them in a fairly small area and you can easily cover four or five of them in a day. You are usually no more than a 10- or 15-minute drive from the next. Look for signs that say “glasbruk.” You will find that each one has its own individual atmosphere and you should try to visit at least one big and one small glassworks. The two biggest, Kosta and Orrefors, are understandably the most visited and better suited to accommodate busloads of tourists.
Another advantage is that you can watch glassblowers in action at Kosta on weekends, even in the low-season, which you normally can’t do in the smaller places. On the other hand, the smaller glassworks have more charm and are not as crowded. Some of them haven’t changed much at all since the 19th century when most of them were built, and the atmospheres here are completely different from the bigger ones. Bergdala and Åfors are two examples of smaller productions that are worth visiting.
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