IU376. YSTAD HALF-TIMBERED HOUSES

LOCATION photo source: ATTRACTIONS With its 300 half-timbered buildings, no other town in Scandinavia and few in Europe can boast such a complete picture of bygone times. And it is a district that is very much alive. Many of the old buildings house shops, eateries and other fascinating places for people who like to enjoy […]

IU375. YSTAD GLIMMIMGEHUS, CASTLE

LOCATION photo source: ATTRACTIONS Glimmingehus, located in Simrishamn Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden, is the best preserved medieval stronghold in Scandinavia. It was built 1499-1506, during an era when Scania formed a vital part of Denmark, and contains many defensive arrangements of the era, such as parapets, false doors and dead-end corridors, ‘murder-holes’ for pouring […]

IU374. LUND MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY

LOCATION Kulturen Tegnérsplatsen, Box 1095 S-22104 Lund Sweden photo source: ATTRACTIONS (Local Name: Kulturhistoriska Museet) In Lund’s Tegnérsplats is the Museum of Cultural History (Kulturhistoriska Museet; popularly known simply as Kulturen), an open-air museum with farmhouses, pastors’ houses and town houses from all over southern Sweden; particularly notable is an old church from Bosebo in […]

IU373. LUND OLD TOWN

LOCATION photo source: ATTRACTIONS In 990, the then 1000-year old town Uppåkrais believed to have been moved to Lund’s location. The distance is only some five kilometers, but Lund is located on a hill, and on the other side of a rivulet-ford, giving the new site considerable defence advantages compared to Uppåkra, that is situated […]

IU355. EASTERN SCANIA AND BLEKINGE

LOCATION Blekinge and eastern Scania is the south-eastern part of Sweden, located by the Baltic Sea, also referred to as the Garden of Sweden owing to its natural abundance. Historically, it is a part of Gotland from which Goths and Gepids set off to the south in the early years of our millennium. As far […]

IU354. YSTAD AND ÖSTERLEN

LOCATION The south-eastern end of Sweden is Österlen, Scania plain, a land of mild climate, fertile soil and rich past. It bears the stigma of both the Vikings and the Danes who had ruled Scania until the mid-17th century. What attracts tourists besides the scenic beaches, national parks and moraine hills is numerous monuments of […]

IU329. YSTAD-ÖSTERLEN-TROLLING-FISHING PARADIS

LOCATION Ystad (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈyːsta]) is a town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. [1] The settlement dates to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferry port, local administrative centre and tourist attraction. It is associated with the fictional detective Kurt Wallander whose […]

IU322. HIKING ROUTE IN SKANA

LOCATION Hiking Route is the southernmost county of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Skåne. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge and connects to Capital Region, Denmark by the Oresund Bridge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the city of Malmö. The headquarters of Skåne Regional Council is […]

IU321. SODERASENS NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION Klippan and Svalöv Municipalities, Skåne County. Söderåsen National Park is 40 kilometres east of Helsingborg in Skåne. photo source: Söderåsen National Park was formed in 2001 and covers 1,625 hectares. The nature is varied, featuring lush deciduous forests, impressive talus slopes with high cliffs, flowing streams and panoramic views. The long, deep fissure valley […]

IU310. LANDSKRONA HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION Landskrona is located on the shore of the Öresund strait, approx. 50 km from Malmö and approx. 35 km from Helsingør. You can reach the city by car, by train or by boat. 55°52′13″N 12°49′49″E The Castle in Landskrona, photo source: www.citadellet.com. SCENIC CHARACTER The city owes its origin to the King […]