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contrast to it, the 1920s post office and the old Riksbank have an identical 1920s brick
design; while the adjacent 1640s Mayor's House is different again, with a Neoclassical
yellow-stuccoed facade. The square also boasts Palle Pernevi's splintered
Icarus
fountain,
which depicts the unfortunate Greek soul falling from heaven into what looks like a
scaffolded building site. The town's streets are peppered with modern
sculptures
; one of
the best is Axel Olsson's bronze
Romeo & Julia
at Östra Storgatan 3, close to Storatorg,
depicting an accordion player serenading a woman emerging from an open window.
Regionmuséet
Regional museum • June-Aug daily 11am-5pm; Sept-May Tues-Sun noon-5pm • Free •
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regionmuseet.se
Behind the old bank is the
Regionmuséet
. Construction of the building was started by
Christian in 1616; he intended to make it a grand palace, but, thanks to the bloody
Skåne wars, work got no further than the low buildings. As soon as they were built,
the stables here were turned into an arsenal containing ammunition for the
pro-Danish partisans. Today, the museum is home to permanent exhibitions about the
town's military and industrial past. There's also an
art gallery
showing good
contemporary exhibitions.
Tivoliparken
Wander down any of the roads to the right and you'll reach
Tivoliparken
, known locally
as the “English Park”, with avenues of horse-chestnut and copper beech trees. In its
centre is a fine Art Nouveau
theatre
, a stylish white building whose designer, Axel
Anderberg, also designed the Stockholm Opera.
Vattenriket
Boat tours: May-Aug daily 9am, 2pm & 6pm • 195kr •
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landskapet.se
From the lakeshore in the park, boats operated by Landskapet JO leave for
three-hour tours of the nearby marshes and wetlands, a UNESCO World Heritage
site known as
Vattenriket
and renowned for its rich vegetation as well as extensive
bird and marine life. Departures must be booked in advance through the website.
Before boarding the boats, try to check out the bird's-eye tour of Vattenriket shown
in the Opteryx flight simulator inside the Vattenriket Naturum nature centre
(daily 11am-5pm; free), accessed via the wooden footbridge from the southwest
corner of Tivoliparken.
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
KRISTIANSTAD
By train
All train services pull in at Kristianstad C, on
Västra Boulevarden.
Destinations
Copenhagen via Kastrup airport (hourly; 1hr
40min); Helsingborg (hourly; 1hr 30min); Karlskrona
(hourly; 1hr 40min); Malmö (hourly; 1hr 15min).
By bus
The SkåneExpressen #4 bus from Ystad (1hr 30min)
stops outside the train station.
Tourist office
Östra Storgatan 25, a 5min walk from
the station (mid-June to mid-Aug Mon-Fri 10am-7pm,
Sat 10am-3pm, Sun 10am-2pm; mid-Aug to mid-June
Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 11am-3pm;
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044 13 53 35,
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kristianstad.se/en/tourism).
Has
free
internet
terminals.
ACCOMMODATION
There's rarely a big demand for accommodation in Kristianstad, so arriving in summer without a reservation shouldn't pose
a problem. The centre is compact and most hotels are within easy reach of attractions and restaurants.
Best Western Anno 1937
Västra Storgatan 17
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044 12 61 50,
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hotelanno.se.
A rather cramped
hotel over two storeys housed in a building dating from
the turn of the last century - with annoyingly low
ceilings. Rooms are comfort
able, some wit
h wooden
beams, but lack any real style.
930kr/1270kr
Charlottsborgs Camping & Vandrarhem
3km west
of the town centre at Jacobs väg 34
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044 21 07 67,
