Marcus & Malou's Guidebook
Food scene
Nice Italian lunch, great ice cream and frozen yoghurt. And good selection of charcuteries and condiments to bring back to the farmhouse to enjoy in the garden or in front of the open fire with a glass of red.
Pecorino
7 BriogatanNice Italian lunch, great ice cream and frozen yoghurt. And good selection of charcuteries and condiments to bring back to the farmhouse to enjoy in the garden or in front of the open fire with a glass of red.
In Sweden this is the only place where you can get beer, wine and liquor. They have some variants with less alcohol in the supermarkets.
liquor store
18 Västra JärnvägsgatanIn Sweden this is the only place where you can get beer, wine and liquor. They have some variants with less alcohol in the supermarkets.
Coop Osby
39 Västra StorgatanThe best local supermarket around.
Sightseeing
IKEA was founded just 15 min away from the farmhouse! This is a nice trip to get under the hood of one of Sweden’s most successful companies.
49 locals recommend
IKEA Museum
5 IkeagatanIKEA was founded just 15 min away from the farmhouse! This is a nice trip to get under the hood of one of Sweden’s most successful companies.
Skanes Djurpark
Great day trip. Beautiful little zoo for the family.
If you like BRIO toys (the company was founded in Osby) then you should pay this place a visit. Great for kids.
24 locals recommend
Lekoseum
1 BriogatanIf you like BRIO toys (the company was founded in Osby) then you should pay this place a visit. Great for kids.
‘Svarta bergen’ (Black mountains) - beautiful old mine with café, where the rock ‘diabas’ has been mined for centuries.
15 locals recommend
The Black Mountains
1 Tranebodavägen‘Svarta bergen’ (Black mountains) - beautiful old mine with café, where the rock ‘diabas’ has been mined for centuries.
Swimming / bathing
Large bathing place on a lake by a campsite, where there’re toilets and a cafe for buying lunch.
Luhrsjön badplats
Large bathing place on a lake by a campsite, where there’re toilets and a cafe for buying lunch.
Nice picturesque spot for swimming in a nice little lake. Pretty close to the farmhouse.
Hjärtasjöbadet
Nice picturesque spot for swimming in a nice little lake. Pretty close to the farmhouse.
This camping in Osby (which is the closest town to the farmhouse) has a nice beach, great place to take the kids swimming whilst one of you does some shopping in Osby.
Osby Camping
84 EbbarpsvägenThis camping in Osby (which is the closest town to the farmhouse) has a nice beach, great place to take the kids swimming whilst one of you does some shopping in Osby.
Arts & Culture
Wanås Konst / Stiftelsen Wanås Utställningar
VanåsAmazing outdoor art exhibition.
Kids
You get to come close and personal to the moose. You can drive through the safari, but even better is to go on their mini trains where you get to feed the moose.
66 locals recommend
Smalandet Moose Safari
You get to come close and personal to the moose. You can drive through the safari, but even better is to go on their mini trains where you get to feed the moose.
Tosselilla Sommarland
SvampakorsetMassive summer land for the kids
Shopping
If you’re looking for a Swedish flea market (“loppis”) this is close by.
Filippos Hjälpverksamhet Ideell Förening
8B IndustrigatanIf you’re looking for a Swedish flea market (“loppis”) this is close by.
Osbys Förmedlingscentral
11 Södra PortgatanIf you’re looking for a Swedish flea market (“loppis”) this is close by.