Kåseberga Travel Guide

  Ales Stennar, Sweden
by evaanna
 
  • Ales Stennar, Sweden
      Ales Stennar, Sweden
    by evaanna
  • Ales Stennar - the standing stones
      Ales Stennar - the standing stones
    by evaanna
  • Ales Stennar, the Swedish Stonehenge
      Ales Stennar, the Swedish Stonehenge
    by evaanna
  • Ales Stennar - the Swedish Stonehenge
      Ales Stennar - the Swedish Stonehenge
    by evaanna
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The mysteries of Ales Stennar

The mysteries of Ales Stennar, Kåseberga

 evaanna Says:  Most probably an ancient Vikings' meeting place, Ales Stennar consists of 56 standing stones forming a 67- metre long shape, which from above looks like a boat. Its prow and stern are marked by two considerably larger monoliths. It is not known how these enormous stones... 

Ale Stenar (Ale stones)

Ale Stenar (Ale stones), Kåseberga

 Sjalen Says:  No one knows quite why or how these stones have been placed where they are but they remind you of Stonehenge. The differences are that you can walk all the way up to these and that they are on a cliff next to the sea! 

Transportation  

Not an easy place to get to

Not an easy place to get to, Kåseberga

 evaanna Says:  If you have a car at your disposal as we did, getting to Ales Stennar from Ystad is easy and doesn't take long, just follow the signs. A bus trip from Ystad takes only 20 minutes, but the buses (#322) are few and far between. A good solution here is a bike, which you can... 

How to find it

How to find it, Kåseberga

 Sjalen Says:  Since it isn't the first place you will see on a Map of the World, I can tell you that you will have to approach it by road from either Simrishamn or Ystad in the very far south of Sweden. It is in the area called Österlen and therefore you may well find it if you go in... 

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Swedish Stonehenge

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 Kaseberga is a small village in southern Sweden about 20 km out of Ystad. But nobody here asks the way to Kaseberga, all the tourists are only interested in one famous destination near the village -... 

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Sweden's Stonehenge

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 Kåseberga is a nice old fishing harbour and famous for one thing; its marvellous and mysterious stones. 

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Kaseberga and Ales stenar

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 Fifteen miles east of Ystad on the eastern edge of Sweden lies the village of Kaseberga. Just outside of town you'll find a footpath leading to a hill above the sea, on top of which lies an... 

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