Get a spa at Apelviken or just walk around. Varberg also has some of the best wind surfing in Sweden, with a surf centre in Apelviken. The centre offers rental surf boards and it has a café that's open day time. Next to the center you find the restaurant "Majas vid Havet" which offers excellent food and wine. They're only open in July, and they put on concerts practically every night of the week.
- Varberg's Chess Club (Varbergs Shackklubb). At Varberg's Chess Club you can come as you are and enjoy a game of chess, either with your friends or with someone in the club. (updated Apr 2021)
- 1 Kallbadhuset, Otto Torells gata 7, ☏ +46 340 17396, varberg@kallbadhuset.se. A beautiful wooden bathhouse in the ocean (hence the kall prefix meaning cold) near the city center open all year round. (updated Aug 2019)
- 2 Varbergs Kurort, Nils Kreugers väg 5, ☏ +46 340 629800. One of Sweden's most historic health institutions, established in 1902 as a sanatorium. Since the early 1970s Varbergs Kurort have been developed as a premier spa hotel winning several European awards. (updated Aug 2019)