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Sjalen Says: I don't have a picture of the sculpture, but yes, Uma's granny was the model for it, and she stands here in Smygehuk. She was in fact the daughter of the Trelleborg factory director and originally the sculpture was put in Trelleborg harbour but it was moved here when the...
Sjalen Says: Not the highest lighthouse you will ever have seen, but still nice, and you can climb it for a good view of the harbour and surrounding countryside. It was built in the 19th century but closed late in the 20th. Today, it works again but only for pleasure boats as the busy...
Sjalen Says: Everything seems to come in pairs in Smygehamn and this is no exeption. Between the warehouse and the Land's End signs is a small hill with a burial mound showing that people have lived here for centuries. More eye catching is the white lime kiln next to it, showing 19th...
Smygehuk Vandrarhem: Lighthouse hostel
Sjalen Says: Never stayed here myself as I live too close, but it is STF (IYHA) associated and has a good reputation (with a small library for instance) and who wouldn't be tempted to stay in the cheerful yellow lighthouse keepers' house :-) Walking distance to the harbour with its...
Smygehamns Fiskrökeri: Smoked fish next to cafe
Sjalen Says: There are several food establishments in this little village, but these two, side by side, are nice as they have a seaview and you can sit outside with your fare. In the fish smokery, this will be a selection of different smoked eels, herring sandwiches and other delicacies,...
Sjalen Says: Getting to Smygehamn is not difficult with your own car. Just follow the coastal road east towards Ystad when in Trelleborg. If you don't have a car, there are a few buses a day from Trelleborg bus station and harbour.
Sjalen Says: The whole of Smygehamn being a bit of a tourist trap, it is nevertheless a nice one! There are several shops where you can buy local handicraft such as iron candle holders, geese (the local Scanian souvenir) and maritime trinkets. There is also this huge, nice 19th century...
Sjalen Says: Maybe not the first place I would recommend for sailing in Sweden, but good enough. Then rest for a while in the little harbour, stocking up on smoked fish :-)
Sjalen Says: Smygehamn has a looong but rocky beach. Most fun can be had on it by collecting the most amazingly weird shaped stones, since this is lime and flint country and stones have holes and odd forms :-) Messing around on the beach throwing pebbles...no climbing the...
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Maybe not the first place I would recommend for sailing in Sweden, but good enough. Then rest for a while in the little harbour, stocking up on smoked fish :-)
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This is it! You can't go further south in Sweden and when here, it is not unusual to feel an urge to sing "The only way is up" or similar songs :-))) Smygehamn is a small village along the coast and...
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