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After travelling to Stockholm on your own, your Guide picks you
up in a van to begin the tour.   There will be a maximum of 5
tour members.
The first day will be spent traveling west through lake country to
the border between Närke and Värmland, where we will stay on
a rustic farm for 4 days.  Sights may include a pristine national
park, 1000-year-old churches, working canal locks, and old
castles.

Activities on Thursday and Friday will include an excursion into
the woods of Värmland,  meeting local musicians and
folkdancers, visiting museums,  and sampling local traditional
cuisine.

Saturday is the National Fiddle Festival (riksspelmansstämma)
in the city of Örebro, with musicians from all over Sweden
participating.   There will be concerts, jamming, workshops, and
dancing.    Traditional folkcostume will be worn by many
participants.

Sunday we travel north to Dalarna.   The change in landscape
will be quite evident.  We will probably be staying on a farm
outside of the picturesque town of Leksand.
During the next few days we will visit local musicians and
dancers, the art museums at the homes of painters Anders
Zorn and Carl Larsson, unique churches with spectacular
artwork, the family factories for the famous Dala Horses in
Nusnäs, Europe's most acoustically perfect outside theater,
and much more.   Wednesday is the great fiddle festival in
Bingsjö, with thousands of participants enjoying music and
dancing all day and into the night.

Thursday we travel farther north to the province of Jämtland.   
With the backdrop of high mountains and broad valleys, we will
experience the land of folklore.   See how the Sami (Lapps)
live, see ancient stone-age rock carvings, look for the "Storsjön
monster", the Swedish cousin of Scotland's famous Loch Ness
resident.  Saturday, our last day in the far north, will be spent at
a small but wonderful fiddle festival, highlighting the special
style of traditional music of the region.   

Sunday we head to the East Coast, and have a chance to
explore nature and the maritime cities by the Baltic Sea.   
Monday will include one more session hosted by local
musicians and dancers

Tuesday we will sightsee on the way back to the Stockholm
area.
You will be dropped off at your point of continuation, for travel
further on your own, or for the trip home.

                          -OR-

  You can continue for another week, staying at an old steel
foundry's elegant grounds in the province of Uppland.
 Activities for one more week will include excursions,
sightseeing, music, dancing, museums, and more of the great
experiences from the main tour. There will also be another
music festival, as well as a day spent in Stockholm.

 If you are interested, you can also come along for an extra
week at the beginning of the tour, featuring the chance to
experience a genuine Swedish Midsommar celebration!
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