I went to visit the Marsvinsholms castle  and sculpture park on a greyish and foggy, January day. The park was still in winter dress preparing for the season to come. For the third summer the exhibition  will open with well known Swedish and Danish artists. (more…)

Wallander Café

Now the British will get in contact with our belowed decetive Wallander and the Swedish “Midsomer District” Ystad and Österlen. The Wallander crime scene is located with the most beautiful scenery as a background. Tourists from all over the world visit this new must-see site for international visitors in Sweden. (more…)

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. (more…)

Experience the time machine in Ystad! Starting today and ending Sunday evening. Everyone can stroll around the castle grounds where you can see the craftsmen at work and taste medieval sweetmeats and beverages and watch the jesters perform. Here is a link to the program. (more…)

Wherever you go there will be a local market in Skane, starting in Lövestad April 13 and finish in October 25 in Höganäs. Here local handcrafts will blend with innovative kitchen ware, colourful clothes, culinary traditionals – all to bargain prices. It is also a meeting point for old friends and family members. If not before, this is a reason to rejoin (at least once a year). (more…)

There will be a lot of interesting and exciting sites to visit when villages in the south east district of Skane, Österlen are illuminated for next weekend. These relaxed and idyllic summer resorts have decided to create unique light attractions during some dark winter evenings. (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…)

Yesterday the father of little girl Ebba rolled out. He will travel by in-lines, 7 days and 700 kilometres alongside the south coast of Sweden, most of the way using cycling paths nearby the sea. This is a tour to honour the memory of his little girl, Ebba, who died from cancer only six years old in November last year. His journey will be both therapy and a way to raise founds for The Swedish Children’s Cancer Foundation. (more…)

Today the Swedish Government for Heritage announced a new explanation of the site “Ale Stenar” which have been a mystery for decades. (more…)

What kind of beach do you prefer? We went to Skanör in the beginning of May and found a great long beach with dunes. We stayed for a while just to watch sailing boats and tourists (more…)