Signature experience — Malmö
Ystad and Ales Stenar
Duration
Full day
Price
From €650
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Fifty‑nine standing stones crown the Baltic at Ales Stenar, a ship‑shaped Iron Age monument set on Kåseberga’s cliff around the 9th century, 32 meters above sea level. On the way, Ystad reveals timber‑framed gems like Pilgrand 18, the 1267 Franciscan monastery, and familiar Wallander filming spots. Herring smokehouses, pale beaches, and old windmills dot Scania’s shore, where the light bites into chalk and glazed tiles alike.
From there, it’s effortless: your Malmö private chauffeur collects you at the hotel in a Mercedes and covers the 60 km to Ystad while you watch rapeseed fields and gabled farms stream by. You stroll the lanes, sample kanelbullar at Öberg & Son, he waits. Then it’s on to Kåseberga for the walk up to the stone ship and a herring lunch, before a coastal return via Smygehuk—Sweden’s southernmost point—weather permitting.
Your itinerary
- I
09:00 — Pick‑up at your Malmö hotel and scenic drive to Ystad (about 1 hour).
- II
10:15 — Walking tour of the old town: Sankt Knuts torg, Franciscan Abbey, and Lilla Norregatan timber frames (1 h 30).
- III
12:15 — Drive to Kåseberga, 15‑minute walk up to Ales Stenar, then herring lunch by the harbor (2 hours on site).
- IV
15:30 — Coastal return via Mossbystrand with a photo stop at Smygehuk, arriving Malmö around 17:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated French‑speaking driver
- ✓ Mercedes E‑Class or V‑Class
- ✓ Hotel pick‑up included
- ✓ Waiting time during visits
Your chauffeur’s tip
To dodge tour buses, aim for Ales Stenar before 1 pm in May–June or after 4 pm in summer; low sun makes the ship’s long axis stand out over the sea.
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