Ljungby: Art, Stories and Trails Along the Lagan

Ljungby brings together art, historic sites, storytelling traditions and outdoor activities. Its museums have different focuses, and stories, miniature worlds and active pursuits are also among the options you can consider when planning your holiday. This lets you shape your stay around the themes that interest you most.

Art and Local History

The Ljungberg Museum displays drawings, paintings and prints by Sven Ljungberg and Ann Margret Dahlqvist-Ljungberg. It also hosts exhibitions by leading artists from Sweden and the other Nordic countries. Art lovers can encounter both the work of the artist couple and other perspectives from the Nordic region.

At Ljungby Gamla Torg, its present-day appearance gives an impression of what Ljungby looked like at the beginning of the 19th century. Eskilsgården also stands there, a typical 19th-century farmhouse from Småland that today houses Sagobygden’s activities. The Ljungby Museum at Gamla Torg offers its own focus: its permanent exhibitions feature Christina Nilsson, the Sjölinska Salon, southern Swedish decorative painting, a schoolroom and textiles. The square, farmhouse and museum thus offer different ways to explore art and history.

Storytelling Traditions and Miniature Worlds

The Sagomuseet in Ljungby continues the storytelling tradition. The stories told there include tales of trolls, elves and giants. The Ljungby Storytelling Festival also celebrates storytelling and has been held since 1990. The museum and festival give you two different ways to include this cultural theme in your plans.

Minivärlden Ljungby showcases miniature worlds with or without trains, as well as historical exhibitions about society, model buildings, dollhouses, LEGO and tin soldiers. Visitors can also operate model trains themselves. Here, different ways to get involved come together: viewing miniatures and models, exploring historical themes and trying out the controls of a model railway.

Trails and Outdoor Activities

The Hälsans stig trail is six kilometres long, runs alongside the Lagan River and passes through the centre of Ljungby. Its length and route give you a practical reference for planning your day if you’d like to include a walk between the river and the town centre.

Kronoskogen has a free outdoor gym with four pieces of equipment. The OCR obstacle course is also located there: it is 850 metres long and includes eight different obstacles. The two options offer different kinds of activity—working out on the equipment or tackling a course with several obstacles. Kronoskogsbadet in Ljungby has a 50-metre pool and a teaching pool.

For other nature-related interests, the Ljungby Nature Map helps you discover canoe routes, swimming spots and nature reserves. It provides information on these options and can help with planning if you’re deciding between paddling, swimming and visiting natural areas. You can organise specific ideas for the day around the focus you want, rather than trying to fit every activity into one plan.

Plan Your Stay Around Your Interests

When looking for a holiday rental in Ljungby, you can first consider whether you want your holiday to centre on art and local history, stories and miniature worlds, or outdoor activities.

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