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gubbi1 Says: Swedens largest circular grave is located here at Kivik. It is impressive in size and for about 20 SEK you can go inside the grave chamber. Unfortunately the chamber is not in original shape, but the grave is worth the visit.Find current opening times on the page linked...
Sjalen Says: I would have put Rörum as off the beaten path, were it not for the fact that the road passes by just outside the village so it isn't that unknown. If you turn into the village itself, you will be met by a little place in a dip amongst the hils which gives a pretty setting....
Sjalen Says: Sten's Head, as the name would be in English, is the characteristic forested cliff that is easily recognisable for miles approaching from the south. One of Sweden's smallest national parks may not be as impressive as the wide highland parks but this is famous for completely...
Sjalen Says: North of Kivik near Haväng, there was a village called Knäbäck. Then came the cold war and the local shooting range had to expand. Something had to give and that was the local village. However, people thought it far too nice to just demolish, so instead the whole village was...
Sjalen Says: Set up by the Kivik juice and cider factory, the house of the apple tells you a lot about why Scandinavian apples are special (avoiding frost as they do because of their late bloom). You get to see how cider was made in the early days, how to spot different apple diseases,...
Sjalen Says: The world's largest apple portrait is found in Kivik every last weekend of September. Made of 4 tons of apples (around 75000 or so of them) and as many nails, the motif differs every year. This was 2003's version and it is as impressive at a distance as close up. The apples...
Sjalen Says: This bronze age grave in central Kivik is impressive. Legend told of a treasure being hidden in it, which is why a couple of adventurers ruined the inner chamber in the 18th century but this has been reconstructed and now shows historical carvings on the stones inside. The...
Kiviks vandrarhem: Great seaside hostel
Sjalen Says: Of all the hostels I have stayed in, this belongs to the favourites. The usual bunk beds in many rooms but as we had a family room we had a double bed and a nice sofa. The room also had wooden beams and a seaview. Our upstairs lounge had toys for the children to play with...
Kýrnhuset: House of Apple restaurant
Sjalen Says: In the House of the Apple you will find one of the better restaurants in Sk?ne. The menu is not that extensive but what is on it is superb and can be accompanied by the local cider! The place itself caters for everyone from the business man to the smallest child. Potato...
Buhres Fisk: Yummy fish dishes
Sjalen Says: Buhre's is a Sk?ne institution. From the beginning, Mr Buhre was a fisherman whose wife pickled his herring but their pickled herring sold so well that he now buys fish from ex colleagues to be able to pickle and sell. In the shop, you can buy all sorts of pickled herring...
Sjalen Says: Best is if you have your own car as it is then a lot easier to visit the House of the Apple and surroundings. Having said this, it is easy enough to reach. Bus "Sk?neexpressen 3" from either Kristianstad or Simrishamn (which you reach by local train from Malm?) run...
Sjalen Says: Gunilla Mann has galleries not only in Rörum near Kivik but also in Stockholm and in the glass village of Kosta in Småland. In Rörum, you can wander through her gallery and buy coloruful and sort of naive paintings of easily recognisable Swedish cityscapes, Copenhagen and...
Sjalen Says: There is no cash point in little Kivik! However, many places (hostel, restaurants etc.) therefore accept cards. It is also possible to make SEK 500 cash withdrawals without purchase at the ICA supermarket but of course you want cash if you've come for one of the markets.
Sjalen Says: Just be aware that if you bring children to the local beaches south of Kivik, there are strong currents so do not leave them out of sight in the water. There are even signs about it as you enter the beach area.
Sjalen Says: Seriously, the beach at Knäbäckshusen which stretches its way into Stenshuvud National Park looks just like a tropical beach. There are no palm trees and the water is a lot cooler but look at it! :) Great place for a lazy day with a picnic or for a quick dip after a day...
Sjalen Says: The last weekend in September always sees the apple market and I cannot think of a better time to be here. Whilst crowded and with traffic congestion, it is still more quiet than in July with the general market and beach season, and you get to see Kivik during its prime time...
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There is no cash point in little Kivik! However, many places (hostel, restaurants etc.) therefore accept cards. It is also possible to make SEK 500 cash...
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Kivik - "cheeveek" - is a large village by the sea in the picturesque Österlen area (see my Simrishamn page as that is the local town). Although apples are grown here and there in the region, Kivik is...
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Nature Park and ancient grave hill
Kivik has two great sights to offer to the tourist, Stenhuvuds Nature Park and the Kiviksgrave, an ancient grave hill. Center of stenhuvud Nature Park is a 97 meters high hill at the coast, from...
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The park has exotic southern character and lots of varieties in flora and fauna. The forest mainly consists of Hornbeam and beech. The beech forest is particularly worth seeing in the spring, with......
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