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8 Malmö
* 300,000. k g £ @ n across
from Central Station (040-34 1200).
Malmö is the capital of
the province of Skåne in
southwestern Sweden. In the
16th century, it was a major
fishing port, competing with
Copenhagen as Scandinavia’s
most influential city. Today, the
city is well-known for its busy
harbor, as well as for its rich
architectural heritage.
The imposing 16th-century
Malmöhus was built by the
Danish king Christian III, when
Skåne formed part of Denmark. Mälmo’s main square, overlooked by the Renaissance Rådhuset
It contains the Malmömuseer
(Malmö Museums), which (1611), Scandinavia’s largest, and museum of modern art which
include the Art Museum, the a wonderfully ornate pulpit. opened in 1975. Its vast
Museum of Natural History, Amid the city’s maze of café- contemporary exhibition space
the City Museum, the Science lined pedestrianized streets is houses an excellent collection of
& Technology and Maritime Lilla torg (Little Square), with its avant-garde and experimental
Museum, and the Kommendants cobblestones and charmingly art and installations, as well as
Hus (Commander’s House). restored houses. The square has photography and sculpture.
The Dutch Renaissance style a lively atmosphere and draws
is evident in Malmö’s impressive crowds of tourists and locals E Malmömuseer
Rådhuset (Town Hall), which alike. At Möllevångstorget, you Malmöhus, Malmöhusvägen 6.
dates from 1546 and dominates will find a part of town that Tel 040-34 44 00. Open 10am–5pm
the city’s main square, Stortorget. reflects a diversity of cultures, daily. Closed Dec 24, 25 & 31, Jan 1.
Northeast of here is the especially around the square. & - = ∑ malmo.se/museer
14th-century St. Petri’s Kyrka, There is a farmers’ market and E Malmö Konsthall
built in the Baltic Gothic style. many small ethnic shops. St. Johannesgatan 7. Tel 040-34 12 86.
The church’s most beautiful Located south of Lilla Torg is Open 11am–5pm daily. Closed Dec
features include the altarpiece Malmö Konsthall, a vibrant 24, 25 & 31, Jan 1. 8 7 - =

The Öresund Bridge
Despite a legacy of mutual warfare and rivalry, strongest cable stay bridge in the world, designed
in May 2000 the close ties between Denmark to carry the combined weight of a motorway and
and Sweden were strengthened with the a dual-track railway, while the tunnel is the world’s
inauguration of the Öresund Bridge. largest immersed tunnel in terms of volume. The
A 16-km- (10-mile-) long combined suspension project has been hailed as a renaissance for southern
bridge and tunnel now connects the Danish Sweden, which now seems poised to become a
capital, Copenhagen, with the Swedish provincial prospering center of trade, science, industry, and
capital, Malmö, on either side of the channel of culture at the heart of the cross-border Danish-
water known as the Öresund. The bridge is the Swedish Öresund region.

The majestic Öresund Bridge, connecting Sweden and Denmark

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