Skåne (Scania, Schonen) – the Nordic Bathing Paradise is a guide to Sweden’s southernmost province, and the region’s abundant natural swimming spots. Salt water, lapping waves, secluded coves, beautiful sand beaches … Skåne, although small, is an incredibly diverse province, and a paradise for lovers of beach life, swimming and fun. You can buy your [...]

Lerberget About 20 minutes by car or bus north of Helsingborg, before you reach Höganäs the small fishermen settlement Lerberget is situated. Some three hundred years ago some of the Swedish soldiers got a piece of land here after winning the war between Denmark and Sweden. They settled down and became fishermen. During a period [...]

Visit one of my favourite Swedish resort. We too a drive cross Skane to the south east part one day. Suddenly you are out of the wood and the view is spectacular. Far down you will have the blue Baltic Sea. White and soft sandy beaches as far as the eye can reach.You feel peace [...]

Around Skane we have lovely beaches just near the town centres. Ribersborg beach, commonly known as Ribban, in southwest of Skåne, is a huge recreational area situated within walking distance of the centre of Malmö. What was originally extensive marshland stretching down to Öresund was transformed into a lovely sandy beach in the 1920s. Here [...]

At the new hotel in Torekov I found this beautiful hand made rug from the studio of Märta Måås-Fjetterström. She started her textiles workshop in 1919 in the little town of Båstad, in the southwest of Sweden. Today this seaside summer village is most famous for the tennis and jet set life during one summer [...]