Top 15 Attractions and Activities in Karlstad, Sweden
On the northern shore of Europe’s largest freshwater lake, the city of Karlstad offers an abundance of cultural experiences. Numerous figures in Swedish art and literature, including painter Lars Lerin and 19th-century poet Gustaf Fröding, are connected to Karlstad. A short distance away, one can visit Mårbacka, the childhood residence of Selma Lagerlöf, the first female Nobel Prize-winner in Literature.