Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mariakyrkan
CHURCH
(
MAP
042-37 28 30; Mariatorget;
8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat & Sun)
In the old town, the 15th-century Gothic brick Mariakyrkan has a magnificent interior, in-
cluding a triptych dating from 1450 and an ornate Renaissance pulpit.
Rådhuset
HISTORIC BUILDING
The mighty Rådhuset was completed in 1897 in neo-Gothic style and contains stained-
glass scenes illustrating Helsingborg's history.
Fredriksdal & Sofiero
Just 2km northeast of the centre, the Fredriksdal area is well worth a visit. Take bus 8 to
the Zoégas bus stop.
Fredriksdals Friluftsmuseum
MUSEUM
10am-6pm May-Sep, shorter hours rest of year; )
One of Sweden's best open-air museums, based around an 18th-century manor house (not
open to the public), the houses and shops you see here once graced the streets of central
Helsingborg; they were moved here, brick for brick, in the 1960s. Thankfully, this is no
contrived theme park; the whole place is charming and there's plenty of scope for souvenir
shopping at the art and craft workshops. There are also herb, rose and vegetable gardens
and blissfully leafy grounds.
Local wildflowers grace the beautiful botanic gardens, and there's a summer program of
activities and performances in the French baroque open-air theatre. The museum entrance,
located just off Hävertgatan, is an easy 250m walk south of the Zoégas bus stop on Än-
gelsholmsvägen.
Sofiero
GARDENS
