IU309. MALMO HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION A city in southern Sweden, situated on the Skåne peninsula on the picturesque bank of the Oresund strait. After the construction of the bridge-tunnel crossing (Most Öresund) with Copenhagen in 2000, it is considered the so-called “the gate to Sweden”. The city can be reached by car, train or yacht. 55°37’15.2″N 13°00’11.1″E […]

IU297. KARLSKRONA

LOCATION Karlskrona is located in the south coast of Sweden on the Baltic Sea, 45 miles south from Kalmar city. The city center is located on the island called Trossö and has very good transport links among other cities by train, bus, car drive. Karlskrona is Sweden’s the sunniest city. photo source: SCENIC […]

IU292. RÅÅ

LOCATION In the past Råå was a small fishing village on Oresund with a direct view of Denmark. Today it is the southernmost part of Helsingborg. The village is part of the province of Skåne and has existed since about the 16th century. Today about 3000 inhabitants live in this part of town. In Råå […]

IU291. ÖSTERLEN – YSTAD

LOCATION The Österlen region is located in southern Sweden in the province of Scania. The only larger town in the area is Simrishamn. A smaller town on the south-western edge of the region is Ystad. The city in southern Sweden has a total of 18,806 inhabitants on an area of 11 km². There is a […]

IU290. NATIONAL PARK STENSHUVUD

LOCATION The Stenshuvud National Park is located in southern Sweden near the town of Kivik and 15km north of the city of Simrishamn. The park is relatively small with a size of 3.9km². It is part of historic province of Skåne. The park belongs to the municipality Simrishamn. Furthermore, the national park is located directly […]

IU275. LANDSKRONA – VEN ISLAND EXCURSSION – BIKING

LOCATION Landskrona ia a picturesque coastal town located in the western part of Skåneand Ven island is a small island located west to Landskrona and requires passing the Øresund strait which splits Denmark and Sweden. The Island is connected with Landskrona by the ferry connection. Landskrona is available by rail or road from Malmö or […]

IU274. MALMÖ SURFING HOTSPOTS

LOCATION Malmösurfing hotspotsare located either north (Lomma, Habo Ljung) or centrally (Västra Hamnen) or even south to the city. They are easily accessible from the city by road transport. Malmö is a capital city for the Swedish region Skåne, the most southern located region of Sweden. Malmö City is easily accessible by air (own airport), […]

IU105. SKÅNES DJURPARK

LOCATION Skånes Djurpark is a zoo located in HöörMunicipality in the middle of Skåne Countyin Sweden. GPS 55°96′N 13°54′E 1. By Philaweb – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16481080 SCENIC CHARACTER Skånes Djurpark ia an animalpark in Höör. It was opened in 1953. There are around 900 animals of 100 species. The majority […]

IU104. HÖÖR

LOCATION Höör is a municipality in the central part of Skånein Sweden with the total area of 320 km2 and the population of about 16,500.A town of Hööris a seat of the municipality. GPS 55°93′N 13°54′E 1. By David Castor (user:dcastor). https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21499792 SCENIC CHARACTER Höör borders with landscapes and forests in the […]

IU103. SKÅNE’S ROUTE. BIKING AND HIKING

LOCATION Skåne is a county of the most southern tip of Sweden. It borders Halland, Kronoberg and Blekingecounties. It covers around 3 % of Sweden’s total area and around 13 % of total population. Main cities in Skåneare Malmöand Kristianstad. Höör (a town in the center of Skåne) GPS 55°93′N 13°54′E 1. By David Castor (user:dcastor)., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2083122 Rostock – […]