Malmö
EUROPE · BRIDGE CITY
Sweden with a Danish accent — a twisting tower, canal parks, falafel on every corner and Copenhagen 35 minutes away.
The plan
Turning Torso & Västra Hamnen
Calatrava's twisted tower over a rebuilt harbour with a swimming deck.
Falafel crawl
Malmö claims Sweden's best falafel — a genuine local rivalry, cheap to research.
Book before you fly
Turning Torso
Not open to the public — the view is from Västra Hamnen's boardwalk instead, and it's free.
Øresund bridge
Cheaper by train than by hire car, and the car toll is not payable in cash.
Getting there
Fly into
Copenhagen (CPH) — then a 20-minute train over the bridge; Malmö Airport (MMX) serves a few routes.
From the airport
Trains run from CPH's terminal straight to Malmö Central.
Getting around
Flat and bike-mad — rent one. Trains and buses cover the rest.
When to go
Best time to go
May–Sep
Cheapest months
Nov–Feb
Priciest & busiest
Jun–Aug
If you've got one day
Morning
Gamla Väster
Late morning
Turning Torso & Västra Hamnen
Lunch
Falafel, seriously
Afternoon
Falafel crawl
Evening
Dinner at Skåne produce, then Ribersborg cold bath house
If you've got a week
Day 1
Arrive, settle in around Centrum & Gamla Väster, and take it slowly — Falafel, seriously for dinner.
Day 2
Gamla Väster.
Day 3
Turning Torso & Västra Hamnen. Dinner at Möllevångstorget.
Day 4
Falafel crawl.
Day 5
Ribersborg cold bath house. Skåne produce at some point.
Day 6
Copenhagen for the day.
Day 7
A slower day around Value note. Finish with Spettekaka.
Staying longer?
Nearby & day trips
Thirty-five minutes over the Øresund bridge — a different country for the afternoon.
Lund
Fifteen minutes north for a Romanesque cathedral and a student town.
Ystad & the Österlen coast
An hour east for Wallander's town, apple orchards and the Ale's Stones ship setting.
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