Introduction
Helsingborg, the "pearl of the Öresund," likes to call itself Sweden's gateway to the Continent. But it took us a long time and several visits before we warmed to its charms. We once viewed it as a not very impressive provincial town with a large ferry terminal, a passageway between Sweden and Denmark.
After having spent a lot more time in Helsingborg, we've changed our minds. More and more, the city is taking great care to make itself a more inviting and user-friendly destination. Now, at least there are enough attractions to make for a very busy day of sightseeing before you rush over to Denmark to see Hamlet's Castle or head south to sample the more continental charms of Malmö.
This industrial city and major port sits at the narrowest point of the Øresund (Öresund in Swedish) strait that separates Sweden and Denmark. Many people from Copenhagen take the 5km (3-mile) 25-minute ferry ride (leaving every 20 min.) across the sound for a look at Sweden.
What they get is a...
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Kärnan (The Keep)
You might see the ghost of Hamlet delivering a soliloquy in his castle if you climb the 146 steps here to a panoramic terrace that, on a clear...
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Fredriksdal Friluftsmuseum
If you have time for only one open-air museum in Skåne, make it this one 2km (1 1/4 miles) northeast of the Helsingborg center in the Fredriksdal...
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Sofiero Slott
Before the Swedish royal family moved their summer slot (palace) to Öland, they used to spend their precious weeks of sunshine right outside Helsingborg....
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