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8 Östarp
Skåne. Near road 11. @ Kulturens
Östarp Tel 046-350 400. Open 1 May–
16 Jun: 11am–5pm Sat, Sun & public
hols; 18 Jun–18 Aug: 11am–5pm Tue–
Sun; 24 Aug–1 Sep: 11am–5pm Sat &
Sun. ∑ kulturen.com/ovriga-
besoksmal/kulturens-ostarp
In the Middle Ages the town
Bosjökloster, originally an 11th-century Benedictine convent of Östarp was owned by a
monastery, but it fell to the
6 Frostavallen most remarkable houses. crown during the Reformation in
Bosjökloster was built around the 16th century and was later
Skåne. 3 km (2 miles) N of Höör on
road 21. £ to Höör. @ n Höör 1080 as a convent and soon destroyed. All that remained of
Tourist Office, 0413-275 75. became one of the wealthiest the town was Östarps Gamlegård,
∑ turisthoor.se in Skåne. Rich families paid a built in 1812. Bought by Kulturen
great deal to secure a place for in Lund in 1923, today this former
The beautiful countryside around their daughters, often donating farmhouse forms the centre-
Höör in central Skåne offers goods and land. This all came piece of the open-air Kulturens
something for everyone, from to an end with the Danish Östarp. It is a living museum
hiking, canoeing and swimming Reformation in 1536 and its using horses rather than
to fishing from the shore or by possessions were transferred machinery to farm the land.
boat on Vaxsjön lake. With its into private ownership. The countryside around Östarp
many restaurants, cafés, hotels In 1875–9 Bosjökloster was is dotted with castles and stately
and camp sites, Frostavallen is reconstructed to a design by homes, and Lake Vombsjön is a
ideal for a day trip or a longer architect Helgo Zettervall and paradise for birdwatchers and
stay. There are playgrounds and became the prime example fishermen alike. On the eastern
all kinds of leisure equipment of his skill for renovating shore of the lake is Övedskloster,
are available for hire. Swedish manors and palaces. a beautiful 18th-century manor
Nearby is Skånes Djurpark, In the early 20th century the house set in an elegant park. The
a zoo specializing in Nordic property was bought by Count main house, “Stora huset”, is one
animals. Popular with children, Philip Bonde and today it is of the most stunning Rococo-
it has more than 1,000 wild owned by his grandson. style houses in Sweden. It was
and domesticated Nordic The family opened the designed by Carl Hårleman and
animals. Watch lynx being fed house to the public in 1962 completed in 1776. The park,
or enjoy a pony ride. and now it is one of the modelled on Versailles, is open
A different kind of experience most popular stately homes to the public in the summer.
is offered at Höörs Stenåldersby, in Skåne with parks and Surrounding the estate are
where visitors can see for gardens, a restaurant, café, woods and meadows, as well as
themselves what life was like in a mini-zoo, boats for hire and a village of half-timbered houses.
Stone Age village. Flint-knapping fishing, too. The park features
and bow-making can be tried. a 1,000-year-old oak tree. The E Övedskloster
oldest room in the house, Road 11 from Lund towards Sjöbo.
O Skånes Djurpark Stensalen, is devoted to Tel 046-630 63. Open daily (park only).
Frostavallen. Tel 0413-55 30 60. Open exhibitions of arts and crafts. _ Horse trials (early Sep).
daily. & 8 - summertime. = 7
E Höörs Stenåldersby
Next to Skånes Djurpark. Tel 0413-55
32 70. Open Jul by appointment.

7 Bosjökloster
Skåne. Road 23. Tel 0413-250 48. @
Open daily. May, Jun & Sep: 11am–
5pm; Jul & Aug: 10:30am–5:30pm.
& 8 - 0 Park: Open daily.
May–Sep: 8am–7pm; Oct–Apr:
10am–5pm. _ Game Fair (last
weekend in Aug). ∑ bosjokloster.se
On a peninsula between the
lakes of Östra and Västra
Ringsjön lies one of Sweden’s The 18th-century windmill at Kulturens Östarp museum
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp286–7 and pp297–8

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