Sweden’s tennis capital, Båstad also a popular resort, hosts the headquarters of Tennis Sweden. Its numerous tournaments include the Synsam Swedish Open, the Swedish Ladies $25,000 event and Båstad Tennis, packing some 1,900 matches into three exciting weeks. (more…)

Travel a day or two all along the coast. In Skåne all is near, one day in the big city, next day at the beach. Small charming inns will help you to relax. In the summertime ÅhusStrand is the centre for the true summer resort Åhus. White beaches, sun swimming and dining and dancing all night long. Beautiful nature and the special light and scenery.The hotel´s restaurant is known for local culinary efforts and the Swedish tradition Ålagille in a fishermans hut by the sea. Ål is Swedish for eel. (more…)

Lake Oden in northwest Skåne is said to be like the one eye of the god Odin.The lake is supposed to have no bottom and old stories tell us how a channel leads from the dephts of the lake to the crypt of Lund Cathedral. During summer season there will be romantic, musical evenings performed from a floating platform out on the lake, which is lit up by the flames of torches. (more…)

The wet grasslands in Skåne North East is one of Sweden’s most fascinating wetland environments. Geological, biological and human forces have created this unique area of natural and cultural history that spans 35 kilometres of rivers and lakes.
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30,000 participants from 166 different countries are to meet in Copenhagen for the International Rotary Convention, which this year is being held in Copenhagen’s Bella Centre from 11-14 June. (more…)

The Copenhagen Opera House is one of the world’s most modern opera houses. Several hundred square meters of 24 carat gold leaf covers the ceiling and the walls and balconies are clad in shining maple wood. (more…)

From some 13 stages, over 900 hours of free entertainment are offered at the Malmö Festival. The visitor can enjoy everything from famous opera prima donnas to hip hop, blues, jazz, pop, rock´n´roll and heavy metal, as well as a wide variety of cultural experiences: film, music, theatre, performances, poetry, literature and much more. (more…)

In Helsingborg two hours from Copenhagen, you stroll through a rectangular city centre that runs parallel with the sea. Kullagatan, the first pedestrian street in Scandinavia, is more than 40 years old. The City is a treasure trove of fashion shops. Chain stores intermingle with smaller boutiques along Kullagatan. You will also find shops for home furnishing, glass and china, sports equipment and footwear, as well as watchmaker´s and jeweller´s shops and opticians. (more…)

Kulturen in Lund is an attraction out of the ordinary. It is the biggest museum in Skåne and the second oldest open-air museum in the world. There are more than thirty buildings, moved and re-erected here to two blocks of the city of Lund, showing how people have lived and worked in Sweden through the ages. (more…)

Just behind the trees, not so easy to discover, the small cottage of a giant is hiding. There are many legend of the strong and tall peasant boy Tyfve who lived here 250 years ago. He could kill a bull with his bare hands, carry ten times the weight of other men.

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