Sights in Malmö
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Malmöhus Slott
Malmö's castle has an intriguing history, although not much remains of the older citadels built on the site: today, with its red-brick, Functionalist buildings (dating from 1937), it looks more like a factory! Some of the Malmö Museer are based inside the castle.
Erik of Pomerania built the first fortress here in 1436, to control the growing medieval town and Öresund shipping. This castle was destroyed between 1534 and 1536 during a popular uprising in Skåne. In the years immediately after the rebellion, King Christian III of Denmark had the castle rebuilt in forbidding late-Gothic and early-Renaissance styles.
The most famous prisoner at Malmöhus Slott (from 1567 to 1…
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Malmö Museer
Various museums in and around Malmöhus Slott (castle) make up the Malmö Museer. There are cafe-restaurants inside all the museums. Inside the castle, the intriguing aquarium has a nocturnal hall wriggling with everything from bats to electric eels, and local swimmers like cod and pike. It’s associated with the Naturmuseum (Natural History Museum). The unmissable Malmö Konstmuseum boasts a fabulous collection of Swedish furniture and handicrafts as well as Scandinavia’s largest collection of 20th-century Nordic art, while the Stadsmuseum (City Museum) combines exhibitions on the region’s cultural history with more international themes. Ask for the English-language inform…
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Sankt Petri Kyrka
This red-brick Gothic beast is Malmö’s oldest church, built in the early 14th century. Protestant zealots whitewashed the medieval frescoes in 1555, but the original wall-paintings in the Krämarekapellet (inside at the rear of Sankt Petri Kyrka) have been successfully restored. There’s a magnificent altarpiece dating from 1611 and a votive ship in the south aisle, dedicated to all who died at sea in WWII. Much of the church has been rebuilt; the 96m tower went up in 1890.
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Teknikens och Sjöfartens Hus
The excellent Teknikens och Sjöfartens Hus is a short way to the west. It's a technology and maritime museum, with aircraft, vehicles, a horse-drawn tram, steam engines, and the amazing 'U3' walk-in submarine, just outside the main building. The submarine was launched in Karlskrona in 1943 and decommissioned in 1967. Upstairs is a superb hands-on experiment room for kids, which will keep them (and you!) enthralled for ages.
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Humanitetens Hus
Run by the Red Cross, Humanitetens Hus has poignant exhibitions on the theme of courage and responsibility. Among the permanent fixtures is one of 36 famous ‘white buses’ used by the Swedish Red Cross in WWII to save 20,000 people from concentration camps.
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Turning Torso
In the distant northwest of the city, you may catch sight of the eye-boggling Turning Torso, a brand-new apartment block that twists through 90 degrees from bottom to top. Inaugurated at the end of August 2005, it's now Sweden's tallest building at 190m high.
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Form/Design Center
Form/Design Center showcases cutting-edge design, architecture and art against the 16th-century Hedmanska Gården. Pore over design magazines in the cafe or bag Scandi-cool design, fabrics and toys in the gallery shop.
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Koggmuseet
Koggmuseet is a small museum about cogs (14th-century trading vessels), with two beautiful reconstructed medieval ships moored outside. Weather permitting, you can enjoy a sailing on the small cog.
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Citytunnelutställningen
One rather odd attraction is Citytunnelutställningen, where you can descend beneath Malmö to look at the drill that's slowly boring a tunnel from Centralstationen to the Öresund Bridge!
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Malmö Konsthall
Malmö Konsthall, south of central Malmö, is one of Europe’s largest contemporary art spaces, with exhibitions spanning both Swedish and foreign talent.
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Rooseum
At the time of research, the extraordinary Rooseum, a turbine hall turned contemporary art gallery, was shut indefinitely. Contact the tourist office for updates.
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Thottska Huset
Across the road from St Gertrud Quarter, Thottska Huset is the oldest half-timbered house in Malmö (1558). It's been turned into a restaurant, so you can take a look inside.
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Apoteket Lejonet
At the southeastern corner of Stortorget, Apoteket Lejonet was founded in 1571 - it's the city's oldest pharmacy and is still in business, with a dazzling 19th-century interior.
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County Governor's Residence
Looking older than it is, the County Governor's Residence is a grand, pale, stuccoed masterpiece built in the 19th century but in Renaissance style.
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Folkets Park & Reptile House
Small children will enjoy Folkets Park & Reptile House, geared towards summery family activities, with a miniature farm, fairground rides.
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Ribersborg
'Malmö's Copacabana' is stretching it, but Ribersborg is a lovely long sandy beach backed by parkland, about 2km west of the town centre.
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Fiskehoddorna
Next door to the Teknikens och Sjöfartens Hus are Fiskehoddorna, former fishermen's huts where you can buy fresh fish.
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Ebbas Hus
Ebbas Hus is the smallest house in Malmö and has been left as it was in the 1920s, when the last occupant lived there.
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Reptile House
Family-friendly Folkets Park boasts a fairground, pony rides and reptile house.
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Folkets Park
Family-friendly Folkets Park boasts a fairground, pony rides and reptile house.
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St Gertrud Quarter
St Gertrud Quarter is just off Östergatan and consists of 19 buildings from the 16th to 19th centuries.
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Skånes Konstförening
For emerging, lesser-known and Scanian artists, check out Skånes Konstförening.
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Kommendanthuset
The old Kommendanthuset arsenal is just opposite the castle: it opens for temporary art exhibitions.
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Galleri Pingpong
For emerging, lesser-known and Scanian artists, check out Galleri PingPong.
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Rådhuset
Rådhuset was originally built in 1546, but has been altered since then.
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