Siljan

Siljan is Sweden's sixth largest lake. The cumulative area of Siljan and the adjacent, smaller lakes Orsasjön and Insjön is 354 km². Siljan reaches a maximum depth of 120 m, and its surface is situated 161 metres above sea level. The largest city bordered by its shore is Mora.

The painted horses carved of wood have become a famous tourist souvenir, mainly made at Nusnäs. Another tradition is kept at the village Våmhus where decorations of various kinds are made from human hair. Many other kinds of handicraft can also be seen for sale in many villages.

There are beautiful panoramas over the lake at many places, and further away from it there are vast forest areas with elks and bears, maybe even some wolfs. One such area, which has been developed for tourists, is at Grönklitt, some 15 km beyond Orsa.

Particularly in summer, there are music concerts at many places, in churches and in other suitable locations, but also at Dalhalla (near Rättvik), an old lime quarry, now turned into an opera scene with fantastic acoustics.