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A gravel path lined with birch trees on a misty morning

Weekend guide

48 hours in Leksand

An autumn weekend in Leksand with yellow birches and the hockey on foot.

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Breakfast includedFree cancellation until 15:00 the day before arrival (standard rate)8 min to Tegera Arena

Stay by the square in central Leksand and explore Lake Siljan, Leksand Church, Hildasholm, Leksand Art Museum and Tegera Arena on foot. Breakfast is included, self check-in from 15:00 (3 pm) and check-out by 11:00 (11 am).

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The hotel lounge with armchairs

Friday evening

Friday: check-in

Self check-in from 15:00.

Autumn evenings get dark early. The hotel's sauna is free for guests, for 2–3 people, no booking.

About the hotel →
  • Breakfast buffet with fruit and cold cuts at Hotell Leksand
  • The hotel breakfast dining room

Saturday morning

Breakfast flavours

The breakfast buffet is served 08:00–10:00 at weekends. Freshly baked bread from Siljans konditori, Gustafs sausage, Rältagården's Leksand ham and crispbread from Leksands Knäckebröd. Breakfast is included.

About breakfast →
A hand in a knitted mitten holding a basket of lingonberries above chanterelles in the moss

Saturday late morning

From the hotel: Church approx. 11 min walk

Down to Lake Siljan

Walk to Leksand Church by Lake Siljan, about 11 minutes from the hotel.

In autumn the birches around Lake Siljan turn yellow, and mornings can be misty and still.

Lake Siljan guide →
”… The staff are very friendly and accommodating. I felt the guest was the focus.”
Mats Karlsson
Coffee and a cinnamon bun on a wooden table by the window

Saturday afternoon

From the hotel: Art museum approx. 12 min walk

Culture and fika

Leksand Art Museum is about a 12-minute walk away. Check current opening hours. Fika in the centre afterwards.

A puck and stick on fresh ice in a hockey arena

Saturday evening

Hockey night

The hockey season is under way. Tegera Arena is an 8-minute walk from the hotel. Buy tickets at leksandsif.se.

About Leksands IF →
Table setting in the hotel dining room

Sunday morning

A slow start

Breakfast until 10:00 at weekends. Check-out by 11:00.

A person with a backpack walking a trail covered in yellow birch leaves in a misty autumn forest

Sunday late morning

From the hotel: Check-out by 11:00

Before heading home

Leksand station is close to the hotel, so taking the train home is easy.

In autumn you can walk among yellow birches and pick berries and mushrooms under the right of public access.

Weekend packing list

Autumn

  • Boots for the forest
  • A rain jacket
  • A hat for the evening walk

Distances from the hotel

Approximate times from Leksandsvägen 7.

Map of central Leksand with Hotell Leksand by the square
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  1. Leksand station

    approx. 4 min walk

  2. Tegera Arena

    8 min walk

  3. Leksand Church

    approx. 11 min walk

  4. Hildasholm

    approx. 12 min walk

  5. Leksand Art Museum

    approx. 12 min walk

  6. Orsandbaden

    approx. 4 min by car

  7. Leksand Sommarland

    approx. 5–6 min by car

Frequently asked questions

What can you do on a weekend in Leksand?

Walk to Leksand Church by Lake Siljan, about 11 minutes on foot, visit Leksand Art Museum and – in summer – Hildasholm, have fika in the centre and watch hockey at Tegera Arena during the season. Everything is close to Hotell Leksand.

How far apart are the sights?

From the hotel it is 8 min to Tegera Arena, about 11 min to Leksand Church and about 12 min to Hildasholm and Leksand Art Museum – all on foot.

Do you need a car in Leksand?

No, most of central Leksand is reachable on foot. Leksand Sommarland is about 5–6 minutes by car and Orsandbaden about 4 minutes by car.

What can you do in Leksand in winter?

Watch Leksands IF in HockeyAllsvenskan at Tegera Arena, ski in the Siljan area – for example Granberget or Gesundaberget – and warm up in the hotel sauna afterwards.

Sources: Hotell Leksand, Hildasholm, Leksands IF, Siljan Geopark.

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