Malmo, Sweden travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises, spa and resorts

Malmo is a future city situated on the southernmost point of Sweden. Malmo was one of the earliest and most industrialized towns of Scandinavia, but it struggled with the adaptation to post-industrialism. Since the construction of the Oresund bridge, Malmo has begun a slow revival with impressive architectural developments, attracting new biotech and IT companies, and particularly students through Malmo University College. The city contains many historic buildings and parks, and is also a commercial centre for the western part of Scania.

Malmo has a large range of design shops and young, trendy fashion. The big commercial street extends from Stortorget along Sodergatan, Skomakaregatan and Baltzargatan via Gustav Adolfs torg and Sodertull further down Sodra Forstadsgatan to Triangeln and Mollevangen. Most of the area is free from traffic.

Finaly the Oresund Bridge was inaugurated on 1 July 2000, after a century of discussions about building a fixed link between Sweden and Denmark, The link is 15.4 km long and consists of the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge for both rail and motor vehicle traffic, at nearly 8 km. The best viewing point over the Oresund Bridge is from Lernacken at the Luftkastellet restaurant.

If you have the chance to visit Malmo don’t miss architect Santiago Calatrava’s spectacular apartment building in the Western Harbour. At 190 metres, Turning Torso is the tallest building in Sweden. The building was inspired by a sculpture “Turning Torso” by Calatrava himself. Turning Torso consists of nine cubes with a total of 54 stories, with a 90 degrees twist from base to top. The top two floors boast the exclusive meeting rooms of Turning Torso Meetings.

Malmo offers some of the best life-time experience, no matter of the season, winter or summer. The open-air swimming baths known as Ribersborgs kallbadhus are must-see destination. They are made entirely of wood and constructed on poles around a hundred metres from shore. The baths are a charming and relaxing place to go for people who like to sunbathe without getting sand in their bathing costumes! In fact, you can go entirely without trunks or swimsuits if you like. Don’t miss the sauna, followed by a splash in the sea – a very refreshing experience in winter!