A Day in Malmö

After visiting the beautiful city of Lund yesterday, we stayed two more nights in Malmö. We wanted to explore the city before our return to Germany the next morning.

We spent the night with our motorhome at the Limhamn Harbor, a bit outside the city center.

In the morning, we easily reached the city center by bus and started our walk at Gustav Adolfs torg, the largest square in the city.

The square is named after a very unpopular king in Sweden, who was later expelled from the country. However, since he resided in Malmö for a year and made it the Swedish capital, the residents named a square after him.

We explored the old town with two “Adventure Lab” scavenger hunts that first took us to Malmö's oldest building: the St. Peter's Church, built in the style of brick Gothic after the model of Lübeck's Marienkirche.

The church, originally adorned with many frescoes, became Protestant during the Reformation, leading to the removal of its decorations and paintings.

Only in the merchant chapel can you see the lime paintings from the 15th century.

We also briefly saw the oldest civic house in the city: The Kockska Huset belonged to former mayor Jörgen Kock, who had significant influence during the Danish reign.

He also contributed to the construction of the Town Hall in 1546 on Stortorget (Great Square).

However, its current appearance was achieved in the 1860s when it was remodeled in the style of Dutch Renaissance.

Just a few steps away, we reached “Lilla Torg” (Little Square), lined with old timber-framed houses.

From here, we started a walk around the castle, which is surrounded by a moat.

There are also intricately designed garden areas nearby, inviting visitors to linger.

On the castle grounds stands also an old mill modeled after a Dutch design, where the grain cultivated on the castle's lands was once ground.

The castle was less impressive and partly complemented by modern, simple buildings.

Here, there is a museum dedicated to the city’s history and much more, which we did not visit.

At noon, we joined a guided city walk “Malmö Free Walking Tour,” where Kristina entertainingly took us through the old town and castle grounds, explaining history and sights to us.

To conclude the day, we went to the northern part of the old town, a more modern section of the city, where newer constructions dominate, but occasionally older houses can also be seen.

In the market hall (Saluhall), we enjoyed one last Swedish Fika with coffee and cake before making our way back to our parking spot.

The next morning, we headed back home across the Öresund Bridge.