Malmo
Turning Torso stretches skyward from its gold position at the West Harbour. The building dominates the area since Malmö's former landmark, Kockums crane, was sold and shipped away in 2002. Nowadays houses Kockums crane in South Korea. The old wharf district in the Western Harbour has become hip, condominiums being built and the atmosphere is modern. Luxury restaurants and hip companies flock to the area around the Turning Torso, perhaps the most obvious symbol of the "new" Malmo.
Malmö was long an industrial and commercial city of weight. Today, Malmö University attracts students to the city and municipality markets itself as "diversity and City of possibilities". Fitting given that the municipality is home to over 160 nationalities who together speak more than a hundred languages. Visit Möllevångstorget to take part in the international atmosphere!
Malmo breathe in the future. The proximity of the Öresund bridge and Copenhagen is valuable and many malmöiter commute daily across the bridge to work. In December 2010, the City Tunnel to be completed and communication links with the rest of Skåne is expected to be even stronger than they are today.
Story
Malmö flourished as a commercial center as early as the 1300s and 1500's. After the Peace of Roskilde in 1658, Skåne became Swedish which among other things led to a failed Danish storming of the city some 20 years later. In the 1700s, Malmö had about 5000 inhabitants, as many as the city had 200 years earlier. In the 1800s apparent growth in height and the late 1870s, Malmö is Sweden's third largest city.
Malmö became an important manufacturing town where food, textile, tobacco and metal and engineering were leading industries. The Social Democrats were in the majority in the City Council between 1919 and 1985. For
Getting there
For Malmö Airport, formerly Malmö Sturup three mil outside Malmö, SAS flies, Malmö Aviation, Wizzair, Sterling and others, 040-613 10 00, or www.lfv.se. It is also possible to fly to Copenhagen, Kastrup www.cph.dk.
Transport you to and from Malmö Airport with airport buses, www.flygbussarna.se and Kastrup is the train that regard, www.skanetrafiken.se.
Train to Malmo runs daily from most major cities in Sweden, 0771-75 75 75, www.sj.se. The bus company SwebusExpress drive to the wharf 10 (Hovercraft Terminal) in central Malmo, 0771-218218, www.swebusexpress.se. Also the Swedish Bus and Säfflebussen drive to Malmö. Skånetrafikens buses running to Malmo from most locations in Skåne, 0771-77 77 77, www.skanetrafiken.se.
Getting around
Skånetrafiken operates a number of bus routes in central Malmö. It costs 16 SEK if you pay in cash and just under 13 kronor if you pay with Skånetrafikens discount cards. With Malmö Card will be free on city buses.
It is also excellent to see Malmö on foot or by bike. During the summer you can rent a bike at Malmo Rent-a-bike at the tour boat round at Central Station, 040-611 74 88, www.rent-a-bike.se. You can also rent bikes in the summer of Cykelkliniken, Regementsgatan 12, 040-611 66 66, www.cykelkliniken.com or Fridhems bike shop, Tessin road 13, 040-26 03 35, and East Rönneholmsvägen 26, 040-23 02 40th
See Malmo from channel path by renting a pedal boat, canoe or kayak. Pedalo: City Boats, Admiral near Gustav Adolf Square, 0704-71 00 67, www.cityboats.se. Rentals during spring and summer. Canadians: Malmo Canoe Club, 040-97 20:47, www.mkk.m.se. Kayak: Kayak Event, Northern Vallgatan 28, 070-755 02 80, 070-259 82 60th
Accommodation
Rica Hotel Malmo (formerly Hotel Anglais), Stortorget 15, 040-660 95 50, www.rica.se. In the heart of Malmö, this newly renovated hotel from 1914. Has wireless internet access and meeting facilities.
StayAt Malmö Mazetti, North School Street 24, 040-641 30 00, www.stayat.se. In Mazettis old chocolate factory, this apartment hotel. Broadband, kitchenette with dishwasher in all rooms. Restaurant Retro serves breakfast. Is also a sauna and laundry room.
Master Johan, Best Western Hotels, Master Johansgatan 13, 040-664 64 00, www.masterjohan.se. Bright rooms with wooden floors. The hotel is located a stone's throw from Lilla Torg, full of restaurants. Sauna, a small gym, bike rental, free coffee buffet in Pelargården.
Elite Hotel Savoy, Norra Vallgatan 62, 040-664 48 00, www.elite.se/hotell/malmo/savoy. Centrally located hotel with restaurant and pub in the house. Sauna and wireless internet available.
Villa Hillerod, Ängdalavägen 38, 040-26 56 26, www.villahillerod.se. Small hostel with individually decorated rooms in a yellow villa, built in 1908th
Restaurants
The seasons, Kockska house, Frans Suellsgatan 3, 040-23 09 10, 040-703 20, www.arstiderna.se. Eat lunch or a la carte in the basement choices in building dating back to the 1520s.
Meze the Falafel 1, Engelbrektsgatan 13A, 040-23 81 28, www.falafelnr1.se. Lunch buffet, falafel, kebabs and Lebanese food. Falafel is a must when visiting in Malmö, Skåne falafelns capital.
Siesta, Deer Thanks street 1, 040-611 10:27 a.m., www.siesta.nu. Centrally located restaurant and café that is both cozy and has big city.
Behind the mug, Kungsgatan 18b, 040-611 40 36, www.canales-design.cl/trabajos/bakommuggen. Lovely salads and coffee in this combined café and pottery studio. Glad you may drink tea out of own manufactured mugs.
Café castle garden, castle garden, the greenhouse behind Malmo Castle Castles, 040-30 40 34, www.slottstradgarden.se. Sandwiches, carrot cake and hot chocolate with cream when it's getting chilly outside. In summer you can also buy organic vegetables here.
Enjoyable, Nygatan 23, 040-30 40 22, www.njutbarmalmo.se. Deli and a coffee shop that sells assorted cheeses, coffee, hot chocolate, salads and more.
Vegegården, Rörsjögatan 23, 040-611 38 88, www.vegegarden.com. Asian food on the vegetarian way. Serving lunch and weekend buffet.
Restaurant mill, Bergsgatan 37C, 040-12 10 15. Classic, affordable and relaxed restaurant which sometimes offers live music. Known for its meat dishes.
Pizzeria Pappagallo, Fågelbacksgatan 6E, 040-91 20 30. Eccentric place with hundreds of pizza places. There is a remarkable story behind each variety. 80's inspired decor with outdoor seating. The house has gigantic equestrian statues in bronze on the roof.
Nightlife and entertainment
Culture Company, KB, Friisgatan 26, 040-30 20 11, www.kulturbolaget.se. For KB, everything from the best rock and pop bands to the most obscure demo tapes. Open several days a week.
Debaser, North Park Road 2, 040-23 98 80, www.debaser.se. Eat food, listen to nice bands, dance or just sit and chat with friends and new acquaintances.
Inkonst, Bergsgatan 29, 040-30 65 97, www.inkonst.com. Kulturoas in old Mazettihuset. Clubs, movie, theater, livmusik more.
Babylon (formerly Jericho), Spångatan 38, 040-57 98 97, www.myspace.com/babelmalmo. With the newly renovated premises invests heavily Babylon at clubs with everything from pop and soul to techno and jazz, concerts and theater.
Victoria Theatre, Forstadsgatan 18, 040-97 66 02, www.victoria.se. Concerts, theater and movies in beautiful cinema building from 1912. Especially popular are the performances with picnic seating where you yourself can bring their own picnic basket with food and drink.
Lilith Performance Studio, Ystadvägen 22 / Bragegatan 15, 040-789 97. Production and set of performance acts with artists from all over the world. Located in a renovated industrial building. Several galleries located nearby.
Beaches
Ribersborgs beach, rib-called, with long piers, beach and a popular open-air baths. There is also a nude beach as well as a handicap accessible beach.
South of Ribersborgsstranden is the slightly smaller Sibbarps beach, suitable for children. The view towards the Öresund Bridge is not taking a back seat - it's not that far to the bridge from here.
Scania bath at the Western Harbour, deep sea bath with outdoor seating and bridges. You can also jump into the water from several places along the pathways of the Western Harbour.
Klagshamn beach at Klagshamns promontory. Swim from the dock, running directly into the rather shallow water or lying and sunning on the beach.
Attractions
St. Petri Church, Goran Olsgatan 4, 040-35 90 43, www.stpetrikyrka.se. The church was built in the early 1300s and is in the Gothic style with a tower that reaches up to the sky. Are very exciting to watch inside, including the altar and the pulpit over 400 years old.
Malmo Castle, Castle Park, Malmöhusvägen, 040-34 10:00 a.m. www.malmo.se/museer. Surrounded by water is Scandinavia's oldest Renaissance castle, Malmo Castle, in central Malmö. Parts of the building date back to 1434. Between 1828-1909 worked Malmo Castle as a prison. The newspaper editor Shaft Work Danielsson imprisoned here a time in the late 1800s for the press offenses.
Fiskehoddorna at the Science and Maritime House, Malmöhusvägen, fiskehoddorna.se. Buy herring fisherman in his "Hodder" and fit then on to visit the museum. There is a submarine that you can go into and a complete interior from an old Sound Ferry, a couple of airplanes and some trains.
Slipway Park, Big Varvsgatan 15, 073-350 19:41, www.stapelbaddsparken.se. For those who like alternative sports are skateboarding park in the Slipway Park in West Harbour. In autumn 2008, will be some great boulderingblock for all klätterfreaks. Bouldering involves climbing on large boulders on a couple of meters and may be more technically and physically demanding than other climbing.
Katrinetorp Manor, Fosie, Katrinetorps avenue 1, 040-46 71 67, 040-46 71 66, www.malmo.se/katrinetorp. On Katrinetorps farm organized markets, shows and entertainment. Also has a café and farm shop.
Malmö Konsthall, St. John Street 7, 040-34 12 93, 040-34 12 86, www.konsthall.malmo.se. Exhibitions of modern art. Have previously shown works by Van Gogh, Miró and Klee.
Shape Design Centre, Hedman yard, Lilla Torg, 9, 040-664 51 50, www.formdesigncenter.com. The latest in Swedish and Scandinavian design. Exhibitions, shop and cafe.
Shopping
Möllevångstorget, Möllevången. Lively markets of the day, thoroughfare for parties and overnight mats hungry in the evening. The area has several shops with food from abroad, cafes and nightclubs.
Triangle, 040-23 02 06, www.triangeln.com. 78 shops under one roof. Everything from rocks and Build A Bear to Clas Ohlson, clothing stores and restaurants.
Davidshallstorg. There are many little quirky shops. Do not miss the 60's inspired Popolino, Davidshallsgatan 15, 040-611 30 20, www.popolinoshop.se and Tjallamalla, Davidshallsgatan 15, 040-791 90, www.tjallamalla.com.
Runout, Sheets and Gadgets, Kristianstadsgatan 14, 040-23 20 10, www.rundgong.se. Good assortment of used vinyl records. Also sells new CDs, T-shirts and fancy gadgets.
Folkårock, Lilla Torg, Skomakaregatan 11, 040-781 03, www.folkarock.se. Two floors filled with DVDs and CDs for music lovers of all genres.
Nirvana, The Milky Way 28, 040-97 99 20, 040-12 00:14, www.nirvanafurniture.com. Eldorado for fans of furniture and household items from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Open one weekend a month.
Sopstationen Recycling department store, Carlsgatan 16, 040-92 62 62, www.sopstationen.com. Large selection of used goods. Furniture, porcelain, vinyl records, clothes and more.
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