Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pågatågen trains run roughly hourly (fewer on weekends) from Malmö (Skr84, 50
minutes). Other local trains run daily to Simrishamn (Skr54, 40 minutes).
Getting Around
Local bus services depart from outside the tourist office. Try
Taxi Ystad
( 720 00)
for a
Skr65/325; 9.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 3pm Sat year-round, plus 11am-3pm Sun Apr-Aug)
, located
about 3km northeast of the city centre.
Around Ystad
Löderups Strandbad
0411
The Baltic resort of Löderups Strandbad, 4km east of Ales Stenar, has an inviting long,
white sandy beach that is perfect for relaxing (school holidays aside...).
On the edge of the Hagestad Nature Reserve,
Löderups Strandbads Camping
(
0411-52 63 11;
www.loderupsstrandbadscamping.se
; sites Skr200, cabins from Skr500; mid-
Apr-Sep)
is a pleasant spot in a pine forest next to the beach. The family hotel
Löderups
Strandbad Hotell
( 0411-52 62 60;
www.loderupsstrandbad.com
;
s/d Skr990/1290; )
is a popular summer spot, complete with sauna, heated outdoor pool and restaurant. It also
rents cabins, most with sea views (by the week only in high season; Skr7900) and bi-
cycles. Near Strandbad, beside the main road, the helpful
STF Vandrarhem Backåkra
(
0411-52 60 80;
www.backakra.se
; dm/s/d Skr250/360/500;
mid-Jun-mid-Aug;
)
has
simple cheery rooms and a great garden and is a short stroll from the beach.
Österlen
0414 / Pop 19,400
Softly lit Österlen is an alluring area of waving wheat fields, tiny fishing villages and glor-
ious apple orchards. Everything moves at a slow, seductive speed: cycling is the best way
of fitting in with the local tempo.
