{"id":63629,"date":"2026-08-07T18:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aresweden.com\/?p=63629"},"modified":"2026-10-11T14:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T12:15:19","slug":"husesyn-i-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aresweden.com\/en\/see-do\/husesyn-i-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Husesyn i \u00c5re"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Explore \u00c5re's historic sites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00c5re has developed at a furious pace over the last century. But amongst new developments, modern restaurants and guest activities, hides a farmers\u2019 village dating back thousands of years. Experience part of \u00c5re\u2019s long and vibrant history with the tour Husesyn, which takes you on a tour of \u00c5re\u2019s beautiful historical buildings. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Husesyn tour takes you on a fairly easy walk, mostly on gravel and tarmac roads, through \u00c5re where you can experience 26 different historical buildings and places. Your walk, which takes about an hour, starts and ends at \u00c5re torg (the Square) and there are plenty of signs that will guide you on your way.

Follow trail 231b<\/strong>, which you can find in the digital trail guide \u00c5re Trails<\/a>, and use the signs for guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A nice complement to the tour is the Husesyn folder Historic Houses \u2013 Your Guide to Historic Houses in \u00c5re. which tells you a bit about each place and displays old photos of the places as they used to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This folder is available at the tourist information.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that the trail was updated in March 2025<\/strong> which means that the numerical order of the places to visit in the Huseyn folder is not the same as below. The tour and the brochure has been developed by \u00c5re by & Turistf\u00f6rening.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n

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Tips! <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To dive even deeper into \u00c5re\u2019s history, book a guided historical tour of \u00c5re with Maria Wilhelmsson at Morrvikja,<\/a> who\u2019s family has lived and worked in the area for generations. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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A selection of stops along the way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1. \u00c5re bergbana<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This was \u00c5re\u2019s first ski lift, established in 1910 on the initiative of Carl Olof Rahm, who was inspired by the famous ski resort Davos in Switzerland. The station buildings, designed by Otto Sigfrid Cronstedt, became listed in 2008. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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6. Hotel Granen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The boarding house Granen was established in 1910 by builder\/architect M\u00e5rten Ohlson. In the 1930s it was converted into a hotel and during the Alpine World Championships in 1954, the French and German teams were housed here. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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12. St Olav's trail<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The 500 km long pilgrimage trail starts in Sel\u00e5nger to the east and continues to Trondheim in the west. The trail is named after Saint Olav, or King Olav Haraldson (also Olav the Holy), who in the year 1030 marched towards Norway to reclaim the throne and Christianise the nation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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13. \u00c5re old church<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This church was originally built in the 12th century and in the 18th century it got its current form and interior. This was a given resting place for the pilgrims on their way to Stiklestad and the Nidaros Cathedral and today it\u2019s the only midieval stone church in the Swedish mountains. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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18. \u00c5re square<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In step with the expansion of the village, this square has changed its form accordingly over the decades, from parking space to a recurring arena for the celebration of the Alpine Ski World Championships. It\u2019s a gathering point as well as a cross-section of \u00c5re\u2019s history. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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26. The sport hotel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sporthotellet, then known as the New Grand Hotel, and later Sporthemmet, was finished in 1912 and with 68 rooms, it became the largest hotel in \u00c5re. The building has had many functions, from hotel to seasonal residence and, today, it houses both guests and local businesses. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Map of Husesyn in \u00c5re<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

View the map <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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1. \u00c5re Bergbana (\u00c5re Funicular)
2. Gunnarg\u00e5rden
3. M\u00e5rtenvillan
4. Strandbergsvillan
5. Villa Solbr\u00e4nna
6. Hotell Granen (The Granen Hotel)
7. Villa \u00c5rebo
8. Villa Jamtbol
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10. Tottens by (Village of Tott)
11. \u00c5re Fj\u00e4llkuranstalt (\u00c5re Mountain Sanatorium)
12. St Olavsleden (The St Olav Trail)
13. \u00c5re gamla kyrka (\u00c5re\u2019s Old Church)
14. Torvtaket
15. \u00c5re skola (\u00c5re School)
16. \u00c5reg\u00e5rden (Hotel \u00c5reg\u00e5rden)
17. Hemsl\u00f6jdshuset
18. \u00c5re torg (\u00c5re Square)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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19. Peak-huset
20. Villa Tottebo
21. Grottan (The Cave)
22. \u00c5re Station
23. Grands Restaurant & Grand Hotel
24. Thomassons g\u00e5rd
25. Benamsg\u00e5rden
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