Malmö
Sweden's third city, a short hop across the Öresund bridge from Copenhagen — the eight-kilometre span that dives into a tunnel halfway over, the one from the crime dramas. The twisting Turning Torso, tallest tower in the Nordics, the moated red-brick Malmöhus castle, open-sandwich cafés in the castle park, and a glass reading hall at the library. Denmark's quieter, cheaper neighbour.
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Malmöhus Castle
Scandinavia's oldest preserved Renaissance castle — a moated red-brick fortress that now holds the Malmö museums.
Slottsträdgårdens Kafé
A garden café in the old castle grounds — a traditional Swedish smörgås piled with prawns and dill, and a pastry, at a wooden table among the flowers.
Kungsparken
Malmö's leafy castle park, with the old Slottsmöllan windmill out on the lawn — a gentle loop between the fortress and the canals.
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