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Henning Mankell’s ten crime fiction books, featuring Swedish detective Kurt Wallander, come alive in the alleyways, streets, eateries and watering holes of Ystad, Sweden’s southernmost town.
Kurt Wallanders Ystad, at Österlen in Skåne
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The beautiful south-coast town of Ystad draws Kurt Wallander fans from near and far to the settings and crime scenes of Henning Mankell’s dour detective’s world. Ystad is a small town with a big harbour, with boats going to and from Poland and Bornholm (Denmark). The network of streets in the old part of town is pretty much the same as it was back in medieval times and there are many fine examples of houses and buildings from this period. On the guided “Wallander” tour around the town you get to see Hotel Continental, where Wallander frequently dines out, the flower shop on the corner of Pottmakaregränd and Västra Vallgatan, and Mariagatan, where Wallander lives. You also visit Ystad Studio, the police station where he works and his favourite hamburger and pizza joints. Watch out though: there is a killer waiting around every corner in Ystad – at least in Mankell’s books.
The country´s southernmost region and one of Northern Europe´s richest farming districts, Skåne is generally associated with endless open fields and wide, flat horizons.
Of Sweden´s nine million inhabitants, no less than eight million live in the southernmost quarter of the country. While distances in the vast north of Sweden are great, southern Sweden is more easily and conveniently travelled, offering a plethora of pleasant and enriching experiences whatever your interests and preferences may be.
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