Grönåsen Älg- & lantdjurspark


For a close encounter with a beautiful bandy-legged elk, head for Sweden’s biggest elk park, located 4km southeast of Kosta, towards Orrefors. You can admire these gentle creatures on a 1.3km walk in the forested enclosure. Ironically, you can also buy elk sausages to roast on the outdoor barbecue or purchase an elk-skin baseball cap.


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1. Kosta Glassworks

2.04 MILES

The site of one of Sweden's original glassworks, established in 1742, the Kosta Boda complex continues to reel in coachloads of visitors. It’s touristy,…

2. Kosta Boda Art Gallery

2.05 MILES

The factory's own gallery has some stunning pieces but feels at times like a front for its nearby retail outlets. You can see even more exquisite pieces…

3. Kosta Glascenter

2.06 MILES

Not to be confused with the Kosta Glassworks, but within its grounds, the Kosta Glascenter offers demonstrations, workshops and classes in glass blowing…

4. Malerås

7.08 MILES

This eponymous factory in Malerås, 23km from Kosta, is the collaboration of acclaimed artist Mats Jonasson and four other glassblowing talents who produce…

5. Carlos R Pebaqué

9.19 MILES

If you're lucky, you'll be able to watch Uruguayan-born artist Carlos R Pebaqué create extraordinary vases in his one glass oven in Gullaskruv, 6km from…

6. Orrefors Park

11.48 MILES

Adjacent to the former factory, this kickstarter project is a first step at renewing the village's glassblowing traditions and includes a small museum,…

7. Glass Factory

11.53 MILES

If you visit one place in the Glasriket, come to the Glass Factory on the site of the former Boda factory. The project houses Scandinavia's largest…

8. Madesjö Hembygdsgård

17.89 MILES

No one has counted, apparently, but there are probably upwards of 35,000 objects on display at this fascinating ethnological museum housed in the former…