Greyfriars Abbey, Ystad
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One of Sweden's best-preserved medieval monasteries, now home to the Ystad Cultural History Museum.
Greyfriars Abbey was founded by the Franciscans in 1267. After the Reformation it served as a hospital, a warehouse and a brewery, and it became a museum in 1912. Visitors can see the red-brick monastery buildings and St. Peter's Church, as well as collections showing Ystad's trade, crafts and city life. A medieval herb garden lies beyond the cloister. The museum is generally open Tuesday to Sunday, roughly 12:00–17:00. Admission is modest, and young people enter free. The abbey is in the northeast of the old town, about a five-minute walk from the Great Square.
Opening hours
About Tue–Sun 12:00–5:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Ystad Old Town
- St. Mary's Church, Ystad
- Ales Stenar
- Kåseberga
- Christinehof Castle
- Hagestad Nature Reserve
- Sandhammaren
- Brösarps backar