Gränna,
one of the most beautiful cities in Sweden with steep
cross-streets and flowered gardens, there is Hotel
Amalias Hus with the entry facing the leavy South Park
with the small waterfall.
In this house the poor widow
Amalia Erikson began baking sweets called Polkagrisar
as an attempt of earning a living for herself and her
daughter Ida. This was in the year of 1859. Hardly
would she have imagined that her sweets would be one of
Sweden’s most famous souvenirs. As of today her statue
can be seen right outside her former home.
The estate dates back to 18th
century when it served as the southern toll-station, and
has as of present reverentially been turned into a hotel
with a tiled stove and three-piece suite in every room.
Whether You choose to stay in The
stateroom of Count Brahe, Ida´s kitchen or why not in
Amalia´s sleepingchamber, or any other room, You will
feel wing-beats of history in a historical environment,
that You gladly reside in – in the center of Gränna.
Welcome,
