Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
By the harbour, this marine-chic place is a must for seafood lovers, as its harbourside loca-
tion and white smokehouse chimneys attest. The fish soup is exquisite and there's a gour-
met seafood deli for stocking that beachside picnic.
Getting There & Away
Bus 100 (Skr60, one hour, every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday, less frequently on
Sunday) runs from Malmö to Falsterbo and Skanör.
Trelleborg
0410 / Pop 41,000 /
Trelleborg is the main gateway between Sweden and Germany, with frequent ferry ser-
vices. It's not really on the tourist trail: if you're entering Sweden from here, consider
heading on to Malmö or Ystad.
Sights
Trelleborgen
HISTORIC SITE
( 0410-73 30 21;
www.trelleborgen.se
; Västra Vallgatan 6; visitors centre adult/child Skr30/free;
10am-4pm Jun-Aug, 1-5pm Mon-Thu rest of year; )
Trelleborgen is a 9th-century Viking ring fortress, discovered in 1988 off Bryggaregatan
(just west of the town centre). It's built to the same pattern as Danish fortresses of the
same era, showing the centralised power of Harald Bluetooth at work. A quarter of the pal-
isaded fort and a wooden gateway have been re-created, as has a Viking farmhouse and a
medieval house built within the walls. An on-site
visitors centre
showcases finds from the
archaeological digs, including Viking jewellery, grooming implements and a c 10th-cen-
tury skull illustrating the ancient trend of teeth filing.
Trelleborgs Museum
MUSEUM
( 0410-73 30 50;
museum@trelleborg.se
;
Östergatan 58; admission Skr30; noon-4pm Tue-Sun)
Just east of the town centre, this museum covers a wide range of themes, including a
7000-year-old settlement discovered nearby.
