Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
THE SOUTHWEST
YSTAD
Cineteket Film Museum
Elis Nilssons väg 8, beyond the eastern end of Regementsgatan • Daily except Fri 10am-6pm • 50k, tours 75kr •
T
0411 57 70 57,
W
ystad.se/cineteket
In addition to a self-guided walking tour of Ystad,
Wallander
fans may wish to visit the
town's new
Cineteket
Film Museum
to see inside a real film studio where, amongst
other productions, the BBC
Wallander
films were recorded, and to learn about film
production techniques. There's also a chance to take part in a three-hour guided tour of
locations used in the films.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
5
YSTAD
By train
From the train station, cross over the tracks to the
square, St Knuts torg, where buses from Lund and
Kristianstad will also drop you off.
Destinations
Malmö (every 30min; 50min); Copenhagen
via Kastrup airport (5 daily; 1hr 20min).
By ferry
The ferry terminals for the Danish island of
Bornholm and Swinoujscie
in Poland
are 300m southeast
of the train station.
Destinations
Bornholm
(3-5 daily; 1hr 20min;
W
bornholmerfaergen.dk); Swinoujscie (2 daily; 6hr
30min-9hr;
W
polferries.se).
INFORMATION
Tourist o
ce
St Knuts torg (mid-June to Aug Mon-Fri
9am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm; rest of year
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm;
T
0411 57 76 81,
W
visitosterlen.se).
Has internet access and can supply copies of a 1753 map of
Ystad that's still a serviceable guide to the old streets and
the
Wallander
walking guide.
Bike rental
Bikes - a great way to see the surrounding
cycle-friendly landscape - can be rented from Roslin Cykel,
Jennygatan 11 (
T
0411 123 15), just east of the bus and
train terminals.
ACCOMMODATION
There are several good and reasonably priced
hotels
in town, and one at the beach. Prices are considerably less than
Malmö so if money is tight, staying here and travelling up to Malmö will save lots.
Ì
Anno 1793 Sekelgården
Långgatan 18
T
0411
739 00,
W
sekelgarden.se.
The best place to stay in town,
this is a small family-run hotel in a merchant's house from
1793, with en-suite roo
ms in both the
main house and the
old tannery at the back.
995kr/1295kr
Bäckagården
Dammgatan 36
T
0411 198 48,
W
www
.backagarden.nu.
A small-scale guesthouse with just
eight rooms with private facilities in a beautiful, converted
private town house just behind the tourist office and
complete with a tranquil g
arden.
Also a lovely common
sitting room with open fire.
790kr
Beach House
Fritidsvägen 9
T
0411 665 66,
W
beachhouseystad.se; 2km east of the town centre
and reached by buses #304, #322 & #392.
A great
location for this gloriously rambling B&B set right on the
beach at Sandskogen, originall
y built again
st coastal
erosion. Breakfast is an extra 70kr.
685kr/895kr
Continental
Hamngatan 13
T
0411 137 00,
W
hotelcontinental-ystad.se
. Sweden's oldest hotel first
opened its doors in 1829 and still has a grand lobby of
marble, and crystal chandeliers, plus bright, comfortable
rooms with parq
uet floors. The breakfast buffet is a treat.
1290kr/1490kr
Mormor Anitas Place
Stickgatan 13
T
070 686 53 76,
W
mormoranitasplace.se.
Rather elegant, upmarket B&B
with chandeliers and art on the walls in a charming
eighteenth-century house in a quiet street in the town
centre. There's a gorgeous co
urtyard
garden, too, for guests'
use, bedecked with flowers.
950kr
Stationen Bed & Breakfast
Spanienfararegatan 25
T
070 857 79 95,
W
turistlogi.se.
A perfect location for
the train station and the ferries, this family-owned B&B is
housed in Ystad's brick station building, right on the
platform. It has comfortable, high-
ceilinge
d rooms and
there's a kitchen for self-catering, too.
800kr
Ystads Saltsjöbad
Saltsjöbadsvägen 6
T
0411 136 30,
W
ysb.se
. Renowned for its beachside position, just east of
town, this large, 100-year-old spa resort hotel (with
endless modern extensions) has a sauna, pool and a
restaurant in the original sa
ltwater
bathing house which is
located right on the beach.
1980kr
CAMPING
Sandskogens Camping
Fritidsvägen
T
0411 192 70,
W
sandskogenscamping.se; 2km east of the town
centre and reached by buses #304, #322 & #392.
Next to
the
Beach House
B&B, in a beautiful location overlooking a
large sandy beach that stretche
s for a
round 3
0km to
the
southeast. Also has cabins. Tents
140kr
, cabins
550kr
