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.

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In the middle of August the giant crayfish party in Skåne will be arranged in Helsingborg and gather hundreds of people sitting by the harbour with hats and paper bibs. The Malmö festival starts off in the third week in August with a huge crayfish party at Stortorget. All you need to bring with you are some crayfish and a party mood! (more…)

Experience a magical special written concert for the venue Tomarp Kungsgård, Qwith-withQ in the end of August. The castle is dating from the Danish era and Middle Ages, located in the beautiful hilly landscape at Rönne River Valley in the north-west of Skane. The castle became meeting point and accommodation for the commanders in the Swedish army after the war (more…)

In Båstad, Torekov and all over the Bjäre Peninsula the chefs and restaurants arrange a culinary week as an affordable and exciting foretaste of the summer. During  ten days 6th -15th June there will be served a selection of local specialities in fourteen restaurants with fixed 2-course menus and prices SEK 169 per person. Be sure you will meet the locals dining out this week. Here you can download (more…)

This time of year there is an event behind every corner. It is not easy to pick one out but still I would like to highlight the garden tour in North-western Skane. Within only an hours drive from Copenhagen you will find the most astonishing private gardens to visit and to get inspiration. Next weekend June 6th-8th the owners will reveal their hidden gems and hard work to the public. (more…)

The Planet Walk is now being installed at the Tycho Brahe Memorials, ready for opening at the 29 th of April 2008. The Planet Walk starts from a sculpture of the sun placed in front of the new museum. The planet stations will be placed to scale as regards size and distance from this sculpture.

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In this greyish month (at least here in south Sweden) I have to share some vacation tips with you. More and more people that contact me wants to experience something thrilling, fun but safe. We have some really skilled sports guides in the area and the advantage of an exciting nature to challenge your power. The Adventure Company Stora Bla is operating all over Skane and Copenhagen but have their head office in Bastad. (more…)

To climb a mountain is like growing old, you loose more and more physical power but will be awarded with a fantastic overview and experience”. A suitable quotation as I think of yesterday’s expedition in the Kullaberg Mountain. We – the fictive tourist group joined The Swedish Television -Team to illustrate autumn adventures in the area of northwest Skane. (more…)

Fermented herring, or in Swedish “Surströmming” is not the most appetizing of Swedish delicacies. So when Rob Hincks took his place at a table of practiced Northerners for the largest festival of its kind in Sweden, he didn’t think he would end up thanking his rotten luck. (more…)

The world’s largest reconstruction of a Viking longship will probably arrive to Dublin today about 1:30 p.m. The Sea Stallion and her 65 men crew left the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark June 1st.

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