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Here at Familjen everyone is hard at work. Heating up the sauna for your winter dip, tending the rhododendron bushes in preparation for ’s most stunning floral display, preparing cheeses, sausages and other delicacies to be served throughout the region, sprucing up the greens on our 31 golf courses, laying markers along the forest and ravine trails and setting out the seating at the beachside cafés. All year long and round the clock we’re here ready and waiting to welcome you to our home. There are many wonderful experiences to choose from in our home and the following are the ones that we would like to recommend.

TYCHO BRAHE MEMORIES, museum is located on the island of Ven, on the spot where Tycho Brahe in the 1500s built one of the foremost scientific institutions.The museum area is also a ideal playground of history, the underground observatory Stjärneborg, a reconstructed Renaissance garden and outdoor exhibitions.

Tycho Brahe Muséet Landsvägen 182 260 13 S:t Ibb, Sweden

Phone: +46 41 87 21 26 E-mail: tychob@.se Website: www.tychobrahe.com Location: Ven Open: All year for booked tours. For open hours, see website. Booking: +46 418 725 30

THE CITADEL, LANDSKRONA Landskrona Castle and the Citadel is one of the bestpreserved 1500-century fortress with a fascinating history. Take a guided tour where you get the facts about the castle but also get to hear stories about people and events that left their mark over the centuries in the castle’s fascinating history.

Landskrona Slott AB Citadellet 261 31 Landskrona, Sweden

Phone: +46 418 44 82 50 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.citadellet.com Location: 20 km > Helsingborg Open: Guided tours 25 June - 18 August. Booked tours all year round. Booking: +46 418 44 82 50

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KRAPPERUP CASTLE Krapperup Castle is known since the early Middle Ages. The present castle was built in the mid-1500s and is surrounded by a beautiful park, open to the public the hole year. There is now an art gallery and museum, music hall, café and shop.

Gyllenstiernska Krapperupsstiftelsen 260 41 Nyhamnsläge, Sweden

Phone: +46 42 34 41 90 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.krapperup.se Location: 25 km > Helsingborg Open: Guided tours easter - 20 June and 15 September - 15 October.

FREDRIKSDAL’S OPEN AIR MUSEUM This is Skåne in miniature, with 360,000 square metres of unique settings, buildings and gardens. Here, the history and diversity of the countryside are caringly kept alive. With its museums and gardens, Fredriksdal offers interesting activities for all ages, all year round.

Fredriksdal´s Open air Museum Gisela Trapps väg 1 254 37 Helsingborg, Sweden

Phone: +46 42 10 45 00 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.fredriksdal.se Location: Helsingborg Open: See website. Booking: +46 42 10 45 05

SOFIERO PALACE AND GARDENS, HELSINGBORG was, until the 1970s, a summer residence for Swedish royalty. The magnificent heritage of thousands of rhododendrons, beds, borders and kitchen gardens is care- fully tended by a team of dedicated experts. In 2010, Sofiero was voted Europe’s Best Park.

Sofiero Slott och Slottsträdgård Sofierovägen 131 251 89 Helsingborg, Sweden

Phone: 042-10 25 00 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.helsingborg.se Location: 11 km > Helsingborg Open: All year round 10- 16.

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DUNKER CULTURE HOUSE Here you find an art gallery, exhibitions, international performers, theater, dance, open cultural and educational activities for children and young people. At Dunker’s culture house you will also find restaurant, bistro and tourist information. Dunkers Kulturhus Kungsgatan 11 252 21 Helsingborg, Sweden Phone: +46 42 10 74 00 Website: www.dunkerskulturhus.se Location: Helsingborg Open: Open all year, closed on Mondays. Booking: +46 42 10 74 00

THE BIRGIT NILSSON MUSEUM Welcome to the farm where Birgit Nilsson played as a child, and dreamed of a life in the world of music and opera! The farm had been in the family since the 18th century, and today it is a museum devoted to ”La Nilsson”.

The Birgit Nilsson Museum Birgit Nilssons väg 27 269 91 Båstad, Sweden

Phone: +46 431 31 18 60 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.birgitnilsson.com Location: Svenstad, 54 km > Helsingborg Open: 18 May- 8 September, Tuesday - Sunday 11-17, Tuesday: only booked tours Booking: +46 42 22 40 39

MÄRTA MÅÅS-FJETTERSTRÖM WEAVERY Both rugs and woven textiles are produced entirely by hand in the studio in Båstad. Since 1919 Märta Måås- Fjetterström’s designs and instructions have been handed down from generation to generation at the studio and, in the hands of the expert weavers of today, they are still transfor- med into works of the highest imaginable artistic and craft quality.

Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB Agardhsgatan 9 269 33 Båstad, Sweden Phone: +46 43 17 01 83 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mmf.se Location: Båstad, 30 km > Helsingborg Open: Monday - Friday 12 - 18, Saturday - Sunday 11 - 15.

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TOMARPS KUNGSGÅRD During the Renaissance, Tomarp developed into a magnificent private castle with turrets and towers, moat and garden. The park has many beautiful places with sculptures and for all free-roaming birds. A wonderful place for children and adults with the opportunity to play, recreation and meditation.

Tomarps Kungsgård 260 60 Kvidinge, Sweden

Phone: +46 43 52 06 44 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tomarps-kungsgard.com Location: 28 km > Helsingborg Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 12:00 to 17:00

SÖDERÅSEN NATIONAL PARK Söderåsen National Park opened in 2001 and covers over 4000 acres. It is a diverse park with mixed deciduous forests, mighty screes, high cliffs, flowing streams and wide views. Areas in the park that are often visited are Skäralid, the Odensjö lake in the Nackarp valley and the viewpoints Kopparhatten, Hjortsprånget and Lierna, all situated along the valley of Skäralid.

Söderåsens nationalpark Skäralid 747 260 70 Ljungbyhed, Sweden

Phone: +46 435 44 21 20 Website: www.nationalpark-soderasen.lst.se Location: 40 km > Helsingborg Open: See website

SPECIAL SPORT SCHOOL Climbing, Abseiling, RIB, GPS mission and friendly guided tours, are just some examples of adventures for everyone in an environment where sea, mountains and woods gives our event a beautiful and spectacular view.

Special Sport School AB S. Strandvägen 6B 260 42 Mölle, Sweden

Phone: +46 42 34 77 05 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.specialsport.se Location: Mölle, 30 km > Helsingborg Open: All year round

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