Location: Ystad
Top Things to do in Ystad
Top 5 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Ystad, Skane County
Charming Ystad is an important hub of the Swedish film industry. It’s home to the country’s oldest cinema (Biografteatern Scala), a production studio, and the Cineteket interactive film museum. Significant medieval features of Ystad include Greyfriars Abbey, the Church of the Virgin Mary, and the 16th-century Latin school. Visit an exotic animal part or pick up some artisan handicrafts at one of Ystad’s lovely galleries or boutiques.
Restaurants in Ystad
1. Sankta Maria Kyrka
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4.5 based on 93 reviews
A very living tradition. Every night all year round, a long, muffled signal sounds over the center of Ystad. One pitch for each quarter in each direction. It is the Tornväktaren in the tower of St. Mary's Church who proclaimed that everything is calm in the city according to a several hundred year old tradition. Today, Tornväktaren is the city's symbol and still watches over the city.
2. Ystad Studios Visitor Center
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4.5 based on 56 reviews
3. Ystads Teater
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4.5 based on 77 reviews
4. Salt Creek Spa
5. Ystad Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By 884kp - Chapel Hill, United States
I had to come to Ystand for 5 days to avoid overstaying my welcome in a nearby country. Ystad is a small town, and although I am a big Wallander fan, I was worried about filling up the time in cold and wintry weather here. No problem. I went to the Visitor’s Center and the staff there did a great job helping me plan a fun time here. My friend and I took the Wallander self-guided walk, visited the Aler Stenir (amazing!), toured the film studio and art museum next to the tourist information center (both well worth the time and effort), and briefly considered a day trip to Bornholm but had to rule it out since it would have been going back to Denmark. The best suggestion made by the staff at the Visitor Center was to try out some local music performances. Following their recommendation, we chose to go to the cute village of Kivik on the Baltic Sea to hear the Blue Bird orchestra at the Kivik Hotel. That turned out to be such great fun—great music and dancing in a beautiful venue. Thank you to everyone at the Ystad Visitor Center for making sure we kept busy and had a great time here. We will be back when the weather warms up!
