In the heart of the Swedish Lakes region, Mora was a pleasant place to spend a couple of days, though even in the middle of summer it was sedate. The town of ~20,000 people is located between Lake Siljan and Lake Osasjön. With the sun shining the shores of Lake Siljan were attractive.
There is a giant Dala Horse by the waterfront. These are iconically Swedish, found in most homes in Sweden, and made in nearby Nusnäs.
One of Mora’s main claims to fame is the annual Vasaloppets, which at 90km is the longest cross country skiing race in the world. There is a museum that covers the race which annoying was shut 3-30 July (peak season in Mora) as the owners were on holidays!
Mora Klockstapel is a striking clocktower.
Next door is the sizeable Kyrkan Mora.
Which is next to Zorngården, home to the original house of Anders Zorn, Sweden’s best known painter, along with an accompanying museum and a number of heritage buildings.
Mora is a great place for cycling, being almost totally flat and full of cycle paths and quiet roads. The classic Swedish red paint was ever present on the local houses.
The river that connects the two lakes was beautifully still and reflective.
I cycled out to Lake Osasjön, which had an attractive beach and literally only one other person during the middle of summer.
I loved the old school holiday homes that lined the banks at the back of the lake.
I passed more reflective bodies of water on my return.
I finished my time in Mora with a cruise on Lake Siljan on the 1876 M/S Gustaf Wasa.
This was a classic Swedish landscape, lake, pine trees, and red buildings around the waterfront.
