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© Lonely Planet Publications 168 Southern Sweden Artists adore southern Sweden. Down here the light is softer, the foliage brighter and the shoreline more dazzling and white. Sweden’s southernmost county, Skåne (Scania) was Danish property until 1658 and still flaunts its differences. You can detect them in the strong dialect (skånska), the half- timbered houses and Skåne’s hybrid flag: a Swedish yellow cross on a red Danish background. After all, Copenhagen is a mere bridge away from vibrant Malmö, Skåne’s biggest city and Sweden’s most continental. A quick trip south of Malmö is a bona fide Viking settlement and some of the country’s finest birdwatching opportunities. Just to the north, picture-perfect, erudite Lund is Sweden’s answer to Cambridge. Pottery studios, cultured manors and dramatic cliffs dot Skåne’s northwest coast, while its southern shore is home to medieval showpiece Ystad, mysterious Bronze Age remains and the seductive apple-orchard landscapes of Österlen. Northeast of Skåne lies the upstaged county of Blekinge, splashed with deep forests and fish-filled lakes and once seat of Sweden’s 17th-century sea power. Topping its crown is the naval city of Karlskrona, a Unesco World Heritage–listed pairing of brutal fortresses SOUTHERN SWEDEN and grandiloquent design. HIGHLIGHTS Hit the pavement in multicultural Malmö ( p170 ) for a spicier slice of Swedish life Hang out with verified Vikings at the Kulla Peninsula Foteviken Viking Reserve ( p183 ) Walk in the footsteps of fictional crime- fighter Inspector Wallander ( p187 ) in medieval Ystad ( p185 ) Malmö Österlen Explore the exotic Kulla Peninsula ( p196 ) Ystad on an Icelandic horse Foteviken Viking Cycle past sweet-smelling orchards or Reserve hike through the coastal nature reserve in mellow Österlen ( p189 ) AREA: 13,968 SQ KM POPULATION: 1,351,257 HIGHEST ELEVATION: SÖDERÅSEN 212M lonelyplanet.com 0 30 km SOUTHERN SWEDEN 0 20 miles To Halmstad (65km); Älmhult To Växjö Göteborg (210km) To Jönköping 120 (150km) (95km) Tingsryd Visselfjärda Laholmsbukten 24 K A L M A R L Ä N H A L L A N D S M Å L A N D Ryd Båstad Markaryd Skälderviken 23 Lönsboda H a l l a n d s å s e n 30 28 Torsås SWEDEN SOUTHERN To Oslo Backaryd 29 (450km) Kullaberg Kullens Nature B L E K I N G E fyr Reserve Fridlevstad 117 Immeln Mölle Arild Örkelljunga Olofström Ronneby Ängelholm Munka-Ljungby Broby ὈὈKulla Airport Peninsula Jonstorp E4 24 Ronneby 112 Höganäs 108 Karlskrona Ivösjön 116 Järnavik 13 Hässleholm 19 Karlshamn 111 21 Finjasjön Tjärö Aspö Kungsholms S ö d e r å s e n Fort Ljungbyhed 21 Drottningskärs Helsingborg Helsingør Söderåsen Kristianstad 123 Kastell National Park 23 Sölvesborg E6 B A L T I C E22 E20 S K Å N E S E A Ven Höör Åhus Bäckviken Svalöv 113 Tollarp Ringsjön L 17 V Ringsjön i n d Landskrona e r Eslöv Hörby ö D E N M A R K Ö d s r 104 å s e e Hanöbukten 13 n E22 Dalby s Lund Söderskog COPENHAGEN u National Kivik Saltholm Park Krankesjön n Stenshuvud Amager Veberöd Dalby Sjöbo National Park d 19 Öres Staffanstorp R o m e l e å s e n Copenhagen Baskemölla Airport und MALMÖ Sturup 11 Österlen Simrishamn Peberholm E65 Airport Køge Bugt Tomelilla Svedala Glimmingehus VellingeὈ Ὀ9 Skurup Skillinge Foteviken Viking Ystad Reserve Valleberga Löderup Skanör Höllviken Ales Stenar Falsterbo Falsterbo Trelleborg Kåseberga Peninsula Löderups Smygehamn Strandbad Smygehuk To To Sassnitz 169 To Travemünde Rostock (105km) To Swinoujscie To Rønne (205km) (160km) (180km) (80km) SOUTHERN SWEDEN SWEDEN SOUTHERN.