Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Entertainment
Ystads Teater
THEATRE
(
MAP
0411-57 77 98;
www.ystadsteater.se
; Sjömansgatan 13; tickets around
Skr300)
The extraordinary Ystads Teater dates back to 1894; its repertoire spans operas, musicals,
tango and big-band gigs. Guided tours (usually in Swedish) of the building take place
daily from late June to August. Contact the tourist office for details.
Information
Banks and other services line Hamngatan.
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
0411-57 76 81;
www.ystad.se
;
St Knuts Torg;
9am-7pm Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat
& Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug; )
Just opposite the train station with free internet access.
THE NIGHTWATCHMAN'S HORN
Ever since 1250 a nightwatchman has blown his bugle through the little window in the
clock tower of Ystad's
Sankta Maria Kyrka
church (every 15 minutes from 9.15pm to
3am). The tradition was apparently introduced to help thwart fires, a hazardous side ef-
fect of the flammable thatched-roof houses. If a blaze started, the watchman would blow
his horn repeatedly, which was a signal for locals to rush to the scene and extinguish the
blaze. It was a serious role: if the nightwatchman had the audacity to doze off while on
duty, he was unceremoniously beheaded.
