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Ystad
An hour by local train from Malmö, the medieval market town of YSTAD is exquisitely
well preserved and boasts a prettiness that may come as a surprise if you've arrived at
the train station down by the murky docks. In the historic centre though, you can
marvel at the quaint, cobbled lanes, lined with cross-timbered cottages, and the town's
chocolate-box central square, oozing rural charm. With the stunningly beautiful coastal
region of Österlen stretching northeast from town all the way to Kristianstad (see
p.186), Ystad is a splendid place to base yourself for a day or so. It also offers the
option of a quick hop to the Danish island of Bornholm (see p.184).
Stortorget
Leaving the train or bus stations or the ferry terminals, head west until you reach
Hamngatan, where you take a right up the street. This brings you to the well-
proportioned Stortorget , a grand old square around which twist picturesque streets.
West of the church here is Mattorget, a small square, away from which leads Lilla
Västergatan, the main street in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; strolling
down it today, you'll see the best of the town's Lilliputian cottages.
St Maria kyrka
Stortorget • Daily 10am-4pm
In Stortorget itself, the thirteenth-century St Maria kyrka is a handsome centrepiece,
with additions dating from nearly every century since it was built. In the 1880s, these
rich decorative features were removed, as they were thought “unsightly”, and only the
most interesting ones were put back during a restoration programme forty years later.
Inside, the Baroque early seventeenth-century pulpit is worth a look for the fearsome
face carved beneath it, while opposite is the somewhat chilling medieval crucifix,
Castles & Lakes
Tingballa
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YSTAD
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100
BRYGGARE-
TORGET
metres
Norre
Port
N
Museum
Gråbröder
Monastery
ÖSTERPORTS-
TORG
T
N
TVAT-
TORGET
Norra
Promenaden
Park
St Maria
kyrka
STOR-
TORGET
Old
Graveyard
A
MAT-
TORGET
A N
ST KNUTS
TORG
N
Te a t e r
Bus Station
S J Ö
ACCOMMODATION
Anno 1793 Sekelgården
Bäckagården
Beach House
Continental
Mormor Anitas Place
Sandskogen Camping
Stationen Bed & Breakfast
Ystads Saltsjöbad
BARS, CAFÉS
& RESTAURANTS
Bröderna M
Helsa på
Lottas
Lottas Källare
Restaurang Östergatan
Steakhouse Bryggeriet
Store Thor
3
2
7
4
1
5
8
6
6
1
4
4
2
5
3
Train
Station
Harbour
Hamn
Färjeläge
Ferry
Terminal
 
 
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