By Kattegatt in the Summer
Kattegatt is the part of the
Atlantic Ocean between the Swedish West Coast and Denmark. Varberg is a city in
the province of Halland about 50 miles south of Göteborg (Sweden's 2nd city,
home of Volvo, etc.) In the summer Swedes, as well as many Norwegians, flock to
the beaches of the West Coast. Since all Swedes have lakes and forests around
home they head for the ocean beaches and leave the beautiful lakes and woods
mostly to Danes and Germans
who love to get away from the crowded contintent to the quietness and unspoiled nature
of Sweden.
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Varberg.
Ferry from Grenaa, Denmark on
its way into the harbor of Varberg.
For some years in the Middle Ages all of Scandinavia was ruled from the
fortress of Varberg (Varberg's fästning).
Nude bathing is a tradition in Varberg since the 19th century.
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Fortress of
Varberg
(Varberg's fästning)
Part of the south wall.
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Skarpe Nord
Nakenbad för damer
("Nakedbath for dames")
The photographer did not dare further.
At this moment no body was passing into the water along the rails in the
background.
(See next photo.)
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Goda Hopp
Nakenbad för herrar
Nude bathing for gentlemen.
In the background you see the bridge at Skarpe Nord with a stream of
ladies.
The gentleman in the white cap seems headed for the bridge at Goda Hopp
(next photo).
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Bridge
at Goda Hopp
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Varberg's kallbadhus
(Cold Bath House) from the turn of the century.
View from the harbor pier. The fortress in the background. To the left the
men's section, to the right the women's section, in the middle, sauna's
with large windows facing the sea.
In the fall the socializing at Goda Hopp and Skarpe Nord moves here. |
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Varberg's kallbadhus
(Cold Bath House)
View from the opposite side, from near the fortress. The wooden bridge to
the left in the photo takes you to the entrance of the bath house.
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"Topless Is
Out"
declared a Swedish newspaper in June. The reason: conservatism reigns now. In the 70s most women were topless on Swedish beaches. Now,
claimed the paper, it is mostly middle aged mothers who embarrass their
more conservative daughters. But, apparently some girls are as young in
spirit as their middle aged mothers.
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Subbe Lighthouse
south of Varberg.
The rock under the lighthouse is hollow with emplacements for WWII cannon
batteries that covered the entrance into Varberg harbor.
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Steninge
While all the above photos were taken along the beaches at Varberg, the
following two pictures were taken at Steninge, halfway between the cities
of Falkenberg and Halmstad, 40 miles south of Varberg.
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