Ystad Old Town
Ystad
A harbor town with more than 300 half-timbered old houses. Its main square and cobbled lanes served as the filming locations for the Wallander detective series.
Ystad is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Sweden. The old town retains about 300 half-timbered houses from the 16th to 19th centuries, and lanes such as Lilla Västergatan and Stora Östergatan are the most photogenic. Mankell's detective Wallander 'lives' here. The tourist office provides a map of Wallander filming locations and summer guided tours, and you can find Fridolfs café, where he often went. A walk centered on the main square covers the highlights, and nearby are St. Mary's Church and the Gray Friars Abbey. It is about 50 minutes from Malmö by train, and the harbor has ferries to Bornholm in Denmark.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Greyfriars Abbey, Ystad
- St. Mary's Church, Ystad
- Ales Stenar
- Kåseberga
- Christinehof Castle
- Hagestad Nature Reserve
- Sandhammaren
- Glimmingehus