There are many hotels, hostels, B&B, campsites and private apartments to choose from.

• A list with further information is available on this page

•  On this page, you will find contact information to each accommodation

There are many webpages offering booking directly, including booking.com and hotels.com. Note that these webpages only show a subset of all accommodations available in Trelleborg (usually the larger hotels and hostels). 

Yes, there are guest marinas in Skåre, Gislövs läge and Smygehuk.

• You can read more about these, including available services, on this page

According to the Right of Public Access (Allemansrätten in Swedish), you are generally allowed to tent in nature. There are, however, important exceptions. For instance, you may not tent close to residential buildings or on farmland. Larger groups also need permission from the landowner to tent. There may also be restrictions in nature reserves and recreational areas.

• You can read more from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Take a look on the start page of Visit Trelleborg and click around to find lots of recommendations on places to visit!  For further inspiration, you can check out the Visit Trelleborg Facebook page and Instagram. 

• You can also consult this page where the points of interest are marked on a map
• Current events are listed here

 Keep an eye on the event calendar, particularly during school holidays, when child-friendly activities are often arranged. 

• Here, you can find a list of some child-friendly places and activities.

An overview of eateries in Trelleborg can be found here. You can filter the results based on what you are looking for, e.g. restaurants or cafés.

• Guide to the flavours of the South Coast

You can read more about the Viking history of Trelleborg on this page.

Some further information, including a map to the fortress, can be found here. 

There are 3 golf clubs i Trelleborg municipality: Trelleborg GK, Tegelberga GK and Bedinge GK. In conjunction with the clubs there are also restaurants. Many local hotels and hostels also offer combined golf packages.

• You can read more about the golf clubs here

Yes, there are many choose to from.

• A list is available on this page

Yes, here you can find further information (in Swedish).

The Palm Festival, formerly known as Mikaeli Market, has been taking place every year since 1976 on the last weekend of August. 75,000 residents of Trelleborg and visitors from afar fill the city’s streets to enjoy music, amusement rides, food, and the offerings of the market stalls.

Discover the Palmfestivalen

Many websites, including Visit Trelleborg, offers both Swedish and English versions. There is a toggle between different versions, usually situated in the upper right corner or bottom of the webpage. If an English version is not available, you can simply paste the web address of the site you are interested in into Google Translate (or other translation service of choice) for a reasonably good translation.

Mikaeli Marketing Committee (arrangers of the precursor to the Palm Tree Festival) came up with the idea to put Trelleborg on the map. The idea was approved by the committee’s chairman Egil Ahl. In the spring of 1984, city gardener Peder Hagested and the marketing committee’s Alf Näslund went to Alicante in Spain to buy 24 palm trees for the profit from the local coins that were then sold in Trelleborg.

The palm trees have become something of a symbol of Trelleborg, which is often called the City of Palm Trees. Today, there are about 100 trees scattered throughout the city during the summer. The largest are along Hamngatan, west of the ferry terminal.

The name of the city long remained a mystery. Did it perhaps come from tre lejons borg (eng: three lions fortress), tre legohjons borg (eng: three mercenaries fortress) or maybe trälarnas borg (eng: fortress of thralls)? When a Viking castle was excavated in the late 1980s, an explanation finally came to light, because ring forts in Denmark are called trelleborgs. Trällor is an old Danish word for wooden log, and probably refers to the split logs that support the palisade of the fortress. 

• Discover Trelleborgen

The Skateholm settlement, a Stone Age settlement discovered in the 1980s, is located just north of Skateholm in the eastern parts of the municipality. The Skateholm woman, a well-preserved skeleton that was found in a sitting position and which has since been reconstructed, can be seen at Trelleborgs Museum at Stortorget (Main Square). 

• You can read more about the place here
• Meet the Skateholm woman

Public toilets are located at Valen Shopping Mall, Trelleborg Central Station and in the toilet building on Stortorget (Main Square). There are also toilet buildings by the Albäck forest, Dalabadet and the marinas.

Exchange is possible at Forex which is situated a short distance north of the ferry terminal.

• A map and current opening hours

• See this page for further information.

• Here, you can find several free maps and magazines to download as PDFs

In the city centre, you can find free wifi at Trelleborg Library, Town Hall and at Trelleborg Central Station. Several restaurants and cafés also provide free wifi, e.g. Espresso House on Algatan (the pedestrian street).

There are many weather forecasters to choose from. For instance, you can look at the weather report from SMHI (the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute). The sea weather forecast can be found here. The coastline of Trelleborg belongs to the region Southern Baltic.

Skåneleden has two sections starting at Trelleborg Central Station, namely SL2 Section 22 to Fru Alstad (which then continues towards Torup) and SL5 Section 23 to Skåre. Skåneleden is marked with orange signs. Further information about sights for each section can be found in the links. Mariavägen, part of Pilgrimsvägen, also passes through Trelleborg. It runs from Klosterträdgården in Trelleborg and largely follows the same route as Skåneleden to Fru Alstad. It then deviates and continues towards Dalby.

• Further information (in Swedish) and a map can be found on this page 
• A map of the entire Skåneleden can be found here

Follow the links for maps of Skåneleden and Pilgrimsvägen wherefrom you can also download gpx-files. Skåneleden also produces printed waterproof maps that you can buy online on this site. In addition, you can use various hiking apps such as Outdooractive, Windy Maps and Lantmäteriet’s app called Min Karta. 

The national bicycle route Sydkustleden passes through Trelleborg. You can follow it to Kämpinge and on towards Skanör/Falsterbo and Malmö or along the coast to Ystad. The cycle path is marked with red signs and the number 3. Sverigeleden, which is marked with green signs, also departs from Trelleborg. It follows nearly the same route as Sydkustleden to Svarte and then goes north through the rest of Sweden all the way to Karesuando. Visit Trelleborg has also developed its own unmarked cycle paths through the villages in the municipality.

• More information and maps can be found here

Bicycle rental is offered by Fribergs cykel in Trelleborg as well as at Beddinge Bike Rental in Beddingestrand. Hyr en Hoj also rents bikes at the camping Trelleborg Strand.

A free charging station is available at Smygehuk Tourist Information (open 24/7).

Yes, in the Albäck forest in western Trelleborg there is both a 250 meter long beginner track and a family-friendly 1 kilometer long track.

There are bicycle pumps by the toilet buildings at Trelleborg C, the Main Square (Stortorget) and Smygehuk.

A list of bathing spots in Trelleborg can be found here.

Regular measurements of the water quality are performed at the public bathing spots. The results are available (on a scale of 0-3 stars) on the website of the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management.

Current temperatures along the South Coast can be found on the website of the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management.

• Water quality measurements from Trelleborg can be found here

The Albäck forest has an illuminated exercise trail of 5 kilometers and several other nice paths that you can read more about here. It is also nice to wander around in one of the municipality’s four nature reserves, which you can read about on this website from Trelleborg Municipality (in Swedish).

• Further suggestions for leisure areas can be found on this page 

Here is a list of grills in Trelleborg Municipality.

General rules for riding can be found at the Swedish Transport Agency (website in Swedish). In the municipality of Trelleborg, it is not allowed to ride on public beaches during 1 May-31 August between 08.00 and 20.00. Riding is not allowed in the Albäck forest. In some nature reserves there are also restrictions. In Dalköpinge Meadows there are designated riding trails to follow. To try riding, you can turn to Kyrkoköpinge Ridklubb or Trelleborgs Ryttarförening.

Regular opening hours are weekdays between 10-18 and Saturdays between 10-14. Valengallerian has longer opening hours and is open on Sundays. See exact opening hours here. For many other stores, you can check with Trelleborg Citysamverkan, where you will find links to their websites (where opening hours are usually included). Opening hours can often also be seen on Google Maps.

Many stores in Trelleborg are included in this list or on Trelleborg Citysamverkan’s website.

Yes, Visit Trelleborg has created 4 different shopping tours in Trelleborg and the surrounding Söderslätt.

• Check out our shopping tours featuring unique boutiques in wonderful settings

Wednesdays between 8-14 and Saturdays between 8-16 (subject to possible changes).

15 km. It takes about 15 minutes to drive or 45 minutes to bike along Sydkustleden.

In summary, 24 hour parking is allowed on the asphalted surface for ordinary cars (not campers/caravans). 6 hour parking is allowed daytime (between 7 am and 11 pm) for all vehicles on the western part of the grassy field outside Köpmansmagasinet. Parking is forbidden on the eastern part of the field (marked with signs).

• Here is detailed information in Swedish about parking rules at Smygehuk. 

Yes, by the parking lot in connection with Road 9.

Yes, by the parking lot in connection with Road 9.

• Read more here

Yes, there is a barbecue grill at the eastern side of the outer harbor basin (near the southernmost point).

Yes, bus line 190 between Trelleborg and Ystad, operated by Skånetrafiken, takes you there. You embark and disembark on the bus stop called Smygehuk hamnen. During the summer, you can also travel for free with the Palm Tree Bus, a red “London double-decker” from Trelleborg.

The opening hours shift with the season. They are usually listed on the business’ website.

Otherwise, send an email to visittrelleborg@trelleborg.se and we can check for you.

Yes, free wifi is available at the tourist information between the southernmost point and the parking lot. The network is called “Trelleborg”.

Smygehuk Tourist Information is located by the marina, more specifically along the road connecting the parking lot and the southernmost point. It is open daily during June-August.

In the marina, you will find Sweden’s southernmost fish smokehouse which in summer has a large outdoor restaurant where you will find both hot and cold dishes. If you are not hungry for fish, you will find Sweden’s southernmost café right next door with salads, sandwiches and cakes. A more conventional restaurant can be found at Smygehus Havsbad, which you will find in the eastern part of Smygehamn.

• Cafe Smyge
• Smyge Rökeri
• Smygehus havsbad

Smygehamn is the town and Smygehuk is the cape itself.

• Discover Smygehuk

It is not recommended as the coast strip at Smygehuk consists of hard pointy stones. However, it is possible at your own risk.

Yes, the lighthouse is open for visits and offers a nice view of Smygehuk! You can visit the lighthouse most days, but to be really sure, you can contact Smygehuk Lighthouse Hostel by e-mail info@smygehuklighthousehostel.se or phone +46 73 544 93 02.

Smygehuk Lighthouse is just a few hundred meters away from the quaint Smygehamn, an old fishing harbor. Easy access to public transport routes from Trelleborg and Ystad and is situated on the main pathways for walking, cycling and riding.

• Discover Smygehuk lighthouse hostel

Keep an eye on the event calendar where most events arranged in Smygehuk can be found. Events arranged by Köpmansmagasinet can be found on their Facebook page (in Swedish).

 In the summer, you are also welcome to Smygehuk Tourist Information for personal recommendations!

• You can check this page for further information

You can travel by public transport (see next question). There are ferries departing from Sassnitz, Travemünde, Rostock, Świnoujście and Klaipėda to Trelleborg. See

• TT-line 
• Stena Line
• FRS Baltic

If you come by car from the north, it is advisable to drive along Road E6/E22 from Malmö to Trelleborg. Other major roads to Trelleborg are Road 108 from Lund and Road 9 from Ystad.

Trains are operating on the line Trelleborg-Malmö-Lund-Helsingborg half-hourly for most of the day. You can also travel by bus, with Line 145 from Svedala, Line 146 from Malmö Södervärn, Line 181 from Vellinge/Höllviken and Line 190 from Ystad.

• A map showing all train and bus lines in Scania can be found here
• You can also search your itinerary

In the city of Trelleborg there are three city bus lines: Line 1 operating Fagerängen-Trelleborg C-Albäckshallen, Line 2 operating Gislövs läge-Trelleborg C-Högalid and Line 10 operating Trelleborg C-Kyrkoköpinge. You can also travel with regional buses within the city. These also continue to other urban centers in the municipality. For example, Line 145 goes to Alstad, Line 146 goes to Skegrie, Line 181 goes to V Tommarp and Skegrie, Line 183 goes to Anderslöv, Line 184 goes to Klagstorp and Line 190 goes to Smygehamn and Beddingestrand. You can easily search your itinerary.

You can also travel by taxi with e.g.

• Taxi Trelleborg
• Vellinge Taxi
• Taxi 15900

Skånetrafiken is selling single, 24-hour and 30-day tickets in their app (available in English). On all train stations, there are also ticket machines, you can also visit Pressbyrån at Trelleborg Central.

• Further information can be found on Skånetrafiken’s website

You can also purchase so-called Resplus-tickets with SJ or Samtrafiken which are valid from a starting point anywhere in Sweden all the way to Trelleborg. You cannot buy tickets on the bus or train.

Skånetrafiken’s timetables are available on this site. You can also search your itinerary in the app or on the website. If your journey starts outside of Scania, you can search journeys from all public transport stations in Sweden with Samtrafiken.

It is just a short 5 minute walk along Hamngatan.

• TT-Line has departures to Travemünde (ca 7 h), Rostock (ca 6 h) and Świnoujście (ca 6.5 h).
• Stena Line has departures to Rostock (ca 6 h).
• FRS Baltic has departures to Sassnitz (ca 2.5 h)

Tickets are purchased from the website of each shipping company.

Charging stations provided by Trelleborgs Energi are listed on this page.

Yes, Aimo Park offers long-term parking. You can find detailed lists of parking fees in different locations in their app MobilPark. You can get in contact with their customer service for further information.

Parking spaces for campers are provided on Kontinentplan, in between Trelleborg Central Station and the ferry terminal.

• Further motorhome stopovers are listed here

There are emptying possibilities by the motorhome stopover in western Trelleborg. During daytime, you can also empty cassettes by the toilet building in Smygehuk.

There are several camping grounds, namely Trelleborg Strand, Nybostrand and Skateholms camping.

Closer descriptions and contact information are available here

There are several to choose from, compiled on this page.

No. The Right of Public access does not apply to vehicles and it is prohibited by law to drive motor vehicles in terrain (outside the road system) on bare ground. However, motor vehicles may be parked next to the road, provided that this can be done safely and does not hinder the landowner. In marked parking spaces and rest areas, it is normally permitted to stand for a maximum of 24 hours on weekdays. On weekends and public holidays, you can stay until the next weekday. On private roads, it is the landowner who decides whether motor traffic is permitted. Prohibition is marked with road signs.

• Read more from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency