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The Kingdom of Crystal The guide was updated: 2024-09-17

Over a million visitors flock to the Kingdom of Crystal each year, an area spanning Kronoberg and Kalmar counties in Småland, within the municipalities of Emmaboda, Lessebo, Nybro, and Uppvidinge. Many return time and again, and it's easy to see why. Watching the glowing hot glass mass transform into delicate crystal or robust bowls is a spectacle that never grows old. Here, you can discover renowned glassworks and brands such as Orrefors, Kosta Boda, Skruf, Mats Jonasson Målerås, among others. Additionally, you can enjoy the best of Småland's nature, with its forests, lakes, stone walls, and a wealth of cultural experiences like Vilhelm Moberg's emigrant route.

Facts

Population:	Emmaboda municipality: 9,329 Lessebo municipality: 8,574 Nybro municipality: 20,284 Uppvidinge municipality: 9,449
Currency:	Swedish Krona (Svensk krona, pl. Svenska kronor), SEK
Search Accommodation:	Hotels »
Emergency numbers:	112
Newspapers:	Barometern: www.barometern.se
Website:	www.glasriket.se
Opening hours:	The glassworks are open every day all year round except for certain holidays. Glassblowing occurs primarily on weekdays. At Kosta, however, blowing also occurs on weekends.
Tourist information:	AB Glasriket +46 481 452 15 info@glasriket.se www.glasriket.se

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In addition to the glassworks there are many other activities in The Kingdom of Crystal. Most are related to the fantastic landscape or the deep rooted cultural heritage of the area.

Sweden Zipline

Sweden Zipline

Sweden Zipline offers an exhilarating journey through the treetops, with four routes that vary in length and difficulty. Glide across the landscape at heights up to 52 metres and speeds reaching 75 km/h. Amidst this thrilling adventure, pause at stations to learn about Kronoparken's nature and Småland's wildlife, with chances to spot elk and deer. Catering to ages 5 to 99, Little Rock Lake Zipline AB gives you family-friendly courses and the adrenaline-packed Red Kamikaze. Operated safely in almost all weather, it's an adventure not to be missed.

Glasriket's Moose Park

Glasriket's Moose Park

Glasriket's Moose Park offers a unique moose safari, available daily in summer, with tractor-drawn covered trailers for close encounters. Visitors can pet and feed these majestic animals, learning from knowledgeable guides. The 50-minute safari runs in all weather. Additionally, you can self-drive through the park, savour moose sausages, or fish for rainbow trout. The park also features a shop with moose-themed souvenirs and local products like honey and alpaca yarn.

Lessebo Handpappersbruk

Lessebo Handpappersbruk

Handmade paper has been produced at the Lessebo paper mill since 1693. Handmade paper is manufactured nearly the same way today as it was 300 years ago. Experience the old art of making paper, visit the gift shop and get a guided tour during the summer. The mill has a café that serves coffee and waffles, alongside a permanent exhibition on paper production.

Trolley Cycling

Trolley Cycling

Come rent rail-cycle draisines in Åseda and pedal out onto this typical forest railway line where the track winds its way deep into the Småland forests. You'll bike past the serene lakes Virserumssjön and Hjorten on this 54-kilometre track. In the summer, the rail bus from the 50s runs between Åseda and Hultanäs.

Rundqvistagården Duvemåla

Rundqvistagården Duvemåla

Discover the historic Duvemåla, where Vilhelm Moberg's grandmother was born in 1833. The character of Kristina in his novel series 'The Emigrants' borrowed a lot of character traits from her, and the Rundqvistagården homestead itself was inspirational for the writer. The estate, preserving a lifestyle of self-sufficiency, opens for café service and guided tours in summer, immersing visitors in a bygone era.

Svartbäcksmåla Recreation Area

Svartbäcksmåla Recreation Area

Svartbäcksmåla is a recreation area in Nybro with jogging loops, hiking trails, mountain bike trails, an outdoor gym and a natural playground. In winter, the jogging track becomes an excellent cross-country ski trail, and the slalom slope is an uphill training challenge in summer. Throughout the year, the Svartbäcksmåla outdoor recreation area is a popular destination for nature lovers, both to train or to take leisurely hikes. Marked trails create summertime opportunities for hiking and running. There is also an outdoor gym in the area for strength training. For children, there is an exciting adventure park. The nature reserve is an interesting nature and cultural area, with traces from the ice age as well as from tar trenches and charcoal kilns.

Strömfiske Alsterån — Trout Fishing in Streaming Water

Strömfiske Alsterån — Trout Fishing in Streaming Water

Alsterån flows through the deep and green woods of Småland, an idyllic place for fishing in the heart of the Kingdom of Crystal with many opportunities for adventure. Along the entire 15 km route, all trout fishing is barbless, single-hook catch and release.

Hönsalotta’s Vagabond Museum

Hönsalotta’s Vagabond Museum

Visit Sweden’s largest vagabond museum in Boda Glasbruk. It features texts, images, vagabonds art and a unique glass collection from long-closed glassworks. The owners Göran "Snacke-Per" Johansson and Inger "Hönsalotta" Rydbrink will enhance your visit with their stories about what is perhaps Sweden's worst period of poverty.

Ödevata Fishing Camp

Ödevata Fishing Camp

Ödevata Fishing Camp is situated in an incredibly beautiful and scenic location by Lake Ödevaten. It offers opportunities for swimming, fishing in nearby lakes, hiking and wilderness adventures right around the corner. They also offer accommodation in cottages, a hostel, a farm hotel, or B&B.

James Bond Museum

James Bond Museum

The world’s first James Bond 007 Museum is located in Nybro. Here, you will find everything related to the most famous fictional spy: all the original posters from the movies, cars, motorcycles, Black Jack tables, gold bars, spy cameras, printed materials, and much more.

Granhult Church

Granhult Church

Inaugurated in 1220s, Granhult church is one of Sweden’s oldest preserved wooden churches, and it's still in use! Services, concerts and other events are held there. Guided tours for groups can be booked in advanced.

Madesjö Local Heritage Museum

Madesjö Local Heritage Museum

Madesjö Local Heritage Museum is is housed in the old church stables next to Madesjö church, on the outskirts of Nybro. The church stables are today Sweden’s second longest wooden building and contain more than 7,000 objects. In the summer, you can enjoy coffee and waffles on the veranda in Klockarängen park.

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