Mårbacka; Home of Selma Lagerlöf
I have been to Mårbacka, a small village in Värmland which
is located approximately 400 km west of Stockholm. Here, the house of
Selma Lagerlöf, the author of "Wonderful Journey of Nils
Holgelson", is kept as it used to be during her time. She was born
and grew up here, but the estate was sold to other persons when her
father died. After her success as a writer she repurchased it.
Mårbacka itself is a beautiful
place, but I felt somewhat special about this visit. The story of
Nils Holgelson made me really interested in Sweden when I was a
child, and without that experience, I might not come to Sweden twenty
years later.
Entrance
Selma Lagerlöf's house
The view from the house.
"Mårbacka cake" according to Selma Lagerlöf's recipe.
Official website of Mårbacka;
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