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129 Insider Tips from our local Spotters
Authentic Stories by Real People
Escape the Crowd & Travel Slow 🐌
"Fiskehoddorna" (or fishing huts) in central Malmö is one of the most photographed locations in the city. Today it's the region's largest seafood market...
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"Kaka på Kaka" in Malmö is a perfect family-run bakery/café where everything is prepared from scratch. I love their traditional Mazarin cake...
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"Hyllie Vattenpark" in Malmö is an educational 'water park' built around an impressive water tower that's become one of the city's symbols...
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"Strandhems Bunker" outside Malmö is a quiet suburb that's ideal for a hot summer day when everyone's at the sea. Just be careful of 'cow bombs'...
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"Turning Torso" in Malmö is Scandinavia's tallest building, and actually most of it comprises residential apartments! I like looking at it from afar...
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"Science Fiction Bokhandeln" in Malmö is my favorite bookstore. Of course, this place also has all kind of geeky merchandise I never knew I wanted...
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"Ribersborgs Kallbadhus" is the oldest bathhouse in Malmö. I love two things about it: the kanelbullar café and the sauna with the outside swimming area...
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"The Oresund Bridge" in Malmö is a marvel of engineering and you can feel that the best if you get up close to it. A must for industrial photography fans.
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"Limhamn's Kalkbrott" (limestone quarry) is an impressive man-made geological feature of Malmö that was once the largest open-pit mine in Northern Europe...
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129 Insider Tips from our local Spotters
Authentic Stories by Real People
Escape the Crowd & Travel Slow 🐌
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