The Virgin Coast - Jungfrukusten

Take Jungfrukustvägen!
ore than 30 signs guide you along the Gästrikes and Hälsinge coasts, from Gävle in the south to Ragvaldsnäs in the north.
Along the approx. 20 miles long coastline you can find wild strawbarrys.

The Virgin Coast is named, in part, after the island Storjungfrun outside Söderhamn and after the virgin nature along the Gästrikes and Hälsing coasts. Along the Virgin coast there are 4,502 islands, many fine sandy beaches and genuine, old fishing villages.

Along the Virgin Coast we find Norrland's oldest city, Gävle (city privileges 1496), the city of parks, Söderhamn, Glada Hudik and the Middle Fjärden in Nordanstig. The Virgin Coast is named, in part, after the island Storjungfrun outside Söderhamn and after the virgin nature along the Gästrikes and Hälsing coasts. Along the Virgin Coast there are 4,502 islands, many fine sandy beaches and genuine, old fishing villages that were once important for food. You can reach the virgin sites along the Virgin Coast via the connecting roads from Jungfrukustvägen or by boat.
» Älvkarlebyfallen (Salmon Island)
» Mackmyra Whiskey
» The Railway Museum
» Salmon fishing in Ljusne
» Stenö sea bath
» Archipelago tours with overnight stay in the Söderhamn archipelago
» Skärså fishing village with glass cabin
» The Boda Caves (Europe's longest ancient rock cave)
» Mulle Meck in the center of Hudiksvall
» Borka Brygga
» Hornslandet with Hölick's caves, restaurant and Ecopark
» Canoe center and camera museum in Strömsbruk
» Theater and Trollska Skogen in Mellersta Fjärden
» 18-hole golf course and one of Norrland's longest sandy beaches in Sörfjärden

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