{"id":29371,"date":"2024-04-09T12:45:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/?post_type=guide&#038;p=29371"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:46:19","slug":"spellbound","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/spellbound\/","title":{"rendered":"Spellbound"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__container\">\n        <h1 class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__heroHeading\">\n            Spellbound by Sm\u00e5land        <\/h1>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__imageContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2362\" height=\"1575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sagobygden-fotograf-maria-lindberg-10_lit_systersjrna.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sagobygden-fotograf-maria-lindberg-10_lit_systersjrna.jpg 2362w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sagobygden-fotograf-maria-lindberg-10_lit_systersjrna-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sagobygden-fotograf-maria-lindberg-10_lit_systersjrna-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sagobygden-fotograf-maria-lindberg-10_lit_systersjrna-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sagobygden-fotograf-maria-lindberg-10_lit_systersjrna-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sagobygden-fotograf-maria-lindberg-10_lit_systersjrna-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2362px) 100vw, 2362px\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__breadcrumbs\">\n   <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__breadcrumbs-container\">\n        <p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/\">Frontpage<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"contentCta contentCta__container\">\n                    \t\t\t<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__text\" style=\"color: \">\n\t\t\t\tExperiencing forests, historic buildings and legendary places with a story from the unknown makes the experience deeper and an understanding of the cultural heritage greater. Sm\u00e5land is a part of Sweden where the storytelling tradition is great. Join us on a journey into the unknown and enchanting past. \t\t\t<\/div>\n                <hr>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #374632\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                Do you dare to visit The sister lakes?            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                                    <p>Here, at the sister lakes, three brothers killed their three sisters. Three springs began to gush which turned into three lakes, Systersj\u00f6arna. It is said that when the three lakes become one the w&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                <p>Here, at the sister lakes, three brothers killed their three sisters. Three springs began to gush which turned into three lakes, Systersj\u00f6arna. It is said that when the three lakes become one the world will end. Two of the lakes have already become one &#8230; You will find 42 more Legendary places to visit in the Land of Legends in Sm\u00e5land.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Listen to the legend and get a map\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sagobygden.se\/en\/sagenplatser\/3-the-sister-lakes\/\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #f4f2eb\">\n                        Listen to the legend and get a map                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sagobygden-fotograf-maria-lindberg-20_lit_systersjoarna-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__container\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__heading\">\n                    Spellbound by Sweden                <\/h3>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p>Oral storytelling is an important part of Sweden\u2019s cultural heritage. These ancient tales often had a purpose. Perhaps the story of the treacherous forest roe (huldra, skogsr\u00e5) made people wary of getting lost. Together with Visit Sweden the famous author &#8211; John Ajvide Lindqvist, often called The Swedish Stephen King, wrote a short story about &#8220;the Huldra&#8221;. The short audio story, named Kiln, is an adventure for all your senses. Soon enough, you\u2019ll wander off and encounter various mythological beings, until you\u2019re finally enchanted by a \u2018huldra\u2019 \u2013 a seductive forest nymph. The story can be found on Spotify, but <b>you must travel to a Swedish forest to listen.<\/b> The trailer will give you an idea of the story. Read about <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsweden.com\/what-to-do\/culture-history-and-art\/culture\/mythological-creatures\/\">the huldra and other of Sweden\u2019s mythological creatures<\/a> Read all about<a href=\"https:\/\/visitsweden.com\/spellbound-by-sweden\/\">spellbound by Sweden<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p><b>Watch the trailer below &#8211; maybe together with someone to hold your hand.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"videoBlock videoBlock__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"videoBlock videoBlock__container\">\n        <div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-marketing\" style=\"display: block;\" >\n            <p style=\"color:white;\"> V\u00e4nligen <a style=\"color:white;text-decoration:underline;\" onclick=\"window.Cookiebot.renew()\">acceptera cookies<\/a> f\u00f6r att spela videon.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <iframe title=\"Spellbound by Sweden\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"cookieconsent-optin-marketing\" data-cookieconsent=\"marketing\" data-cookieblock-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X2nLmi6dCIE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__container\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__heading\">\n                    Spellbound by Sm\u00e5land                <\/h3>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p>Sm\u00e5land is the region in Sweden where stories and myths are very much alive today as a part of our cultural heritage. It makes us understand how people lived in the past, what they belied in and how they explained things that happened around them. There are many reasons why Sm\u00e5land is a center of the stories. Most important is that there were quite a few persons who wrote down all the oral stories that have been told for many, many years.<\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p>In <b>the Land of Legends<\/b> in the Southwest there is even a museum and 43 Legendary places you can visit, read about the story, and even go geocaching. Then we have <b>Astrid Lindgren<\/b> who also carried the old stories a supernatural creature in the forest. Especially in the book (and the film) Ronja, the Robber&#8217;s Daughter. And then there are the trolls \u2013 the trolls come in many shapes in Sm\u00e5land. The artist <b>John Bauer<\/b> made the stories from the forests come to live in his beautiful paintings. Now when you visit Sm\u00e5land you will know about a new dimension in our forests.<\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #374632\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                The Museum of Legends in Ljungby            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                                    <p>The Museum of Legends is the heart of the Land of Legends. Learning about the ancient tradition of oral storytelling is entertaining and informative for both kids and adults. You\u2019ll learn so much a&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                <p>The Museum of Legends is the heart of the Land of Legends. Learning about the ancient tradition of oral storytelling is entertaining and informative for both kids and adults. You\u2019ll learn so much about Sm\u00e5land\u2019s mystic past, the good and the bad. Here you also get an introduction to The Land of legends with 43 Legendary places.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/experiences\/culture-and-history\/land-of-legends\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #f4f2eb\">\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alex9022-mediumresolution150dpi80-quality-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: \">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container \">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                John Bauer land            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>Enter mythical and enchanting forests where the artist John Bauer found inspiration for his well know creatures. Perhaps you will encounter a troll or the fairy princess Tuvstarr. It\u2019s said that Jo&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Enter mythical and enchanting forests where the artist John Bauer found inspiration for his well know creatures. Perhaps you will encounter a troll or the fairy princess Tuvstarr. It\u2019s said that John Bauer himself walked the trail between Huskvarna and Gr\u00e4nna. The 46-km-long John Bauer hiking trail winds through varied terrain, from the beaches of Lake V\u00e4ttern to steep cliffs with sweeping views of the lake. Old farmhouses and the ruins of an old monastery can be found between the streams bubbling along the path. The varied terrain itself is unforgettable, but the scenic lookouts add another element of wonder.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/experiences\/culture-and-history\/john-bauer\" style=\"background-color: #fbbd51; color: ;border: solid 1px #fbbd51\">\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/johnbauerleden_171006-037-highres-1-1024x683-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/johnbauerleden_171006-037-highres-1-1024x683-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/johnbauerleden_171006-037-highres-1-1024x683-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/johnbauerleden_171006-037-highres-1-1024x683-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Norra Kvill National park &#8211; one of four            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>Norra Kvill is one of the four National parks in Sm\u00e5land. It&#8217;s not a primeval forest, but it seems extremely old and wild because it has remained intact for more than 150 years and you never &#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Norra Kvill is one of the four National parks in Sm\u00e5land. It&#8217;s not a primeval forest, but it seems extremely old and wild because it has remained intact for more than 150 years and you never know what is hiding here. Then there is \u00c5snen with its lake arcipelago and troll mountain. Bl\u00e5 Jungfrun is a mythical island in the Baltic sea and Store Mosse is a great marshland filled with drama.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button arrow-white\">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/experiences\/nature-and-adventure\/national-parks\" style=\"background-color: #374632; color: #ffffff;border: solid 1px #374632\">\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alex5614-lowresolution96dpi65-quality-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: \">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container \">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Astrid Lindgren &#8211; a storyteller            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>Whatever your age, let yourself be a child again as you follow in the footsteps of Astrid Lindgren in Sm\u00e5land. We find Astrid&#8217;s mysterious creatures especially in the book (and the film) Ronja, the Robber&#8217;s Daughter. You may recognize grey dwarfs, wild harpies and rumphobs.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Whatever your age, let yourself be a child again as you follow in the footsteps of Astrid Lindgren in Sm\u00e5land. We find Astrid&#8217;s mysterious creatures especially in the book (and the film) Ronja, the Robber&#8217;s Daughter. You may recognize grey dwarfs, wild harpies and rumphobs.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/experiences\/culture-and-history\/astridlindgren\" style=\"background-color: #fbbd51; color: ;border: solid 1px #fbbd51\">\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alvnas_barndomshem-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"contentCta contentCta__container\">\n                        <h2 class=\"contentCta contentCta__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Where to stay            <\/h2>\n                \t\t\t<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__text\" style=\"color: \">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Make the experience of &#8220;Spellbound by Sm\u00e5land &#8220;complete with an accomodation close to myhtical forests, in castles and old manor houses<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n                <hr>\n                <div class=\"contentCta contentCta__ctaWrapper\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                                                                                            <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Toftaholm Herrg\u00e5rd\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toftaholm.se\/en\/\" style=\"background-color: ; 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With an open view of the forest, a scent of pine tree and the tranquil environment, T&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Fall asleep under the stars and wake up in a warm bed among the trees in the silent forest outside of Vetlanda. With an open view of the forest, a scent of pine tree and the tranquil environment, Trakt Forest Hotel is a remarkable place to stay. 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