Malmö

Davidshallstorg

A square with design shops, clothes stores and restaurants. The atmosphere here is posh, so the vibe is very different from Möllevångstorget's. There are similar shops on the nearby parts of Davidshallsgatan.

Foteviken Museum

In Höllviken, Vellinge municipality. A reconstruction of a Viking or early medieval village. This is a living museum, which means a number of people live as Vikings on site throughout the summer.

Gamla Väster

Between Lilla Torget and Malmöhus. It is a quiet and sophisticated neighbourhood with lots of galleries, design shops and restaurants.

Gustav Adolfs torg

Surrounded on three sides by buildings containing shops and a McDonald's. At the centre of the square is a bus platform. A cemetery lies at the south side of the square, through which one can reach Slottsparken, a beautiful park that surrounds Malmöhus.

Katrinetorp

Country manor with beautiful garden. Nice cafe and antique store.

Lilla torg

The place for socializing and dining, with various restaurants having outdoor tables around the edge of the square.

Malmö Konsthall

Malmö Art Hall

Large art exhibition. Malmö Konsthall has specialised in contemporary art since it opened in 1975.

Free

Malmö Stadsbibliotek

Malmö's public library

Browsing the shelves and admiring the building itself is a must for all architecture buffs and intellectuals.

Möllevångstorget

South of the city centre, has a bustling open-air market on weekends. The surrounding neighbourhood is full of inexpensive Asian and Middle Eastern shops, restaurants and grocery stores catering to the alternative side of the city, the immigrant population and people who are tired of mainstream commerce. The place to go to for inexpensive to moderate prices of beer.

Stortorget

The central plaza of Malmö. At the centre of Stortorget ("The Great Square") is a statue of King Karl X Gustav of Sweden, who took the city from Danish dominion. The ornate Malmö City Hall (built in 1546) is on the east side, and in the north-west corner is Kockska Huset, the house of Jörgen Kock, a German immigrant who became mayor of the city and achieved wealth simply and directly: by taking control of the city mint. In the winter, the square used to be used as a skating rink, but this has rarely happened in the early 2020s.

Teknikens och sjöfartens hus

Technology and Maritime Museum

Located west of the castle. The largest section of the museum is devoted to transport, in particular aviation, and there are lots of cut-away models, including the entire front end and cockpit of a Vickers Viscount. Visitors can walk (crawl, actually in places) through a 1943 Swedish U3 submarine. The displays are only labelled in Swedish, but is well worth a visit, nonetheless.

Adults 40 kr

Turning Torso

Completed in 2005, it is at 190 m the tallest building in Scandinavia. Mostly apartments with some offices, it's in a new zone near the waterfront and has no observation tower or other sightseeing facilities, so it's probably best to admire it from afar (visible from almost anywhere in the city). If you are visiting in the summer there is a nice waterfront promenade and an open-sea bath nearby the Turning Torso. There is also a state of the art skateboarding park in the area.

Form/Design Center

Lilla Torg 9

Free

Malmö Live

A concert hall opened in August 2015.

Malmöhus Castle

Malmö Castle

Museum of Modern Art

Moderna Museet

One of the major Swedish art museums.

Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00·Free

S:t Johannes kyrka

S:t Petri kyrka

The city's oldest church (from the 14th century).