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Västerås Travel Guide: 87 reviews and 263 photos

Västerås, these days mainly famous for being one of Ryanair's "Stockholm" airports, is a great place for a daytrip - even more if you want to explore the surroundings which are full of viking remains, classic castles and industrial heritages.

To us Swedes, it is mainly famous for being the home of ASEA, which has since merged with a Swiss firm to form ABB. This is a city of train- and power station making. It has suffered a lot in later years and the huge ASEA complex by the Central station is empty apart from for a few new, small companies which have moved in. However, it still has a feeling of history in its Old Town and the position by the huge Lake Mälaren means there is plenty to escape to on a sunny day!

Pros and Cons

Pros:lakeside position, fascinating countryside
Cons:public drunkeness in parks
In a nutshell:Vikings and trains

Last visit to Västerås: Aug 2004
Intro Updated Aug 27, 2004
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Written Aug 27, 2004

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Dizzyhead May 29, 2009 at 9:00 PM

Västerås is a nice city to walk around in and just relax.... I will visit Västerås castle some day this summer...
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sim1 Sep 6, 2004 at 9:02 AM

Great page about Västerås Charlotta! Wow, you've been just 'around the corner' from me :-))