Helsingborg - Attractions

1. Sofiero Castle and Garden
Helsinborg's best-known tourist attraction is the newly restored Sofiero Castle famous for its lovely garden with more than 10,000 rhododendrons. It was the royal summer residence until 1973 when King Gustav VI Adolf died and Helsingborg town inherited the castle.

2. Fredriksdal Museum and Gardens
Fredriksdal was originally an 18th century mansion. Today, its museum covers a large area in the centre of the town. The museum is famous for its botanical gardens and its work in preserving rare plants and animals.

3. Kärnan
The tower Kärnan is the only remains of the medieval Helsingborg Castle. It has guarded the town for more than 600 years and is now the symbol of Helsingborg.

4. Town Hall
The magnificent Town Hall in the city centre was built in 1897 in Neo-Gothic style. Beautifully painted glass windows in the city council meeting rooms show the history of Helsingborg.

5. Dunker Culture Center
The latest contribution to modern architecture is the Dunker Culture Center. Its façade facing the waterfront is inspired by the waves where as the façade towards the city is more urban like. Modern art exhibitions, the city history exhibition and many music events take place here.

6. Ramlösa Spa
During the 18th and 19th century the Ramlösa Spa had its glorious days where people of all classes came to drink the healthy water. The water still pours from the original spring.

7. Helsingborg Concert Hall
The building from 1932 is one of the finest examples of Swedish functionalism and is rated as a protected building. The Concert Hall is home of the internationally renowned Helsingborg's Symphony Orchestra, that is doing a monthly long tour in the USA in 2008.

8. Tycho Brahe Astronomical Center and the Island of Ven
In the middle of Öresund is the beautiful island of Ven, where the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe lived in the late 16th century. The heritage houses the remains of his observatory, the Renaissance garden and the museum with reconstructions of the astronomical instruments he developed.

9. Ceramic region
Helsingborg area is traditionally the ceramic area of Sweden. Here the clay has been formed by skilled hands for centuries. The ceramists all work with clay, but design, colors, glazing and production methods vary. The special saltglazed ceramic is still produced in traditional brick kilns fuelled by coal.