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City in Scania, Sweden
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Lund is a university city in Scania, the southern part of Sweden. Lund is one of the oldest cities in Sweden and has also played an important part in Danish history. It has a population of about 94,000 people (2020), and is only a few minutes away from the larger city, Malmö and under an hour away from Copenhagen. The Lund University is the second oldest and one of the largest in all of Sweden. The city also has many high-tech companies. This tradition of world class research and high tech infrastructure certainly played a role in the decision to put the European Spallation Source (ESS) into Lund. The ESS will be the strongest neutron spallation source in the world when it opens in stages between 2023 and 2025.
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Lunds Domkyrka
Built in 1103, it is the second-largest cathedral of the Nordic countries. There's a free organ concert every Saturday morning at 10:00, and the elaborate astronomical clock (on your left after entering) puts on its show twice a day (12:00 and 15:00). This clock show is highly recommended even if you're not interested in the church, due to its nostalgic value.
Part of the Lund University LTH and home of the Industrial Design program; the building was funded by Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA.
Universitetshuset
A grand classicist building inaugurated in 1882.
Also owned by the university and was established in 1805. Has, among other things, many of the findings from Uppåkra, the nearby archaeological site of what was probably southern Sweden's biggest town during the Stone and Iron Ages.
A modern art museum (temporary exhibitions).
An open air museum founded in 1892, encompassing two blocks in central Lund. It contains a large number of old preserved houses from the middle ages to the 1930s, and some 20 exhibitions.
Owned by the university and displays sketches for various works of public art, mostly by 20th-century Swedish artists.
Perhaps one of the strangest exhibitions in Sweden, Nasoteket is a collection of cast noses from several different famous Swedes.
Uppåkra Archaeological Centre
A historical museum by and about the Viking-era archaeological site Uppåkra.
Botanical Garden
It's very nice for walks, and there are greenhouses which house many exotic plants. Good place to take kids.
City Park
On Walpurgis Night (April 30), it's the place where people gather (about 20 000 people) to light a gigantic bonfire and revel through the night.
The main cinema which shows all the blockbusters.
Movie theater which has a good art-movie schedule.
It's free for anyone to try out Judo or come by to watch the games.
An arts centre and performance hall which occasionally has concerts by internationally known pop and rock performers as well as local music groups.
Lund City Theatre
The city's main performance hall.
Often performing, using several stages around the city.
A nice little pizzeria on Getingevägen near the campus of Lund University.
A fast-food restaurant serving various kinds of Asian food such as sushi, wok and poke bowls. You order and pay for your food from a checkout machine at the entry and then pick it up from the counter. Remember to return your tray to the trolley when finished.
This Persian restaurant is a little run-down, but their marinated grilled chicken pieces ("Juje kebab") are simple and delicious.
A lunch restaurant located in an office building. Three varying dishes available each weekday: you can choose a meat, fish, or vegetarian option. Salad, water and coffee is included. A varying dessert on Tuesdays and Swedish pancakes on Thursdays.
Hare Krishna vegetarian lunch restaurant. Unusual and often tasty food.
A hole in the wall.
This cafe serves great sandwiches, soups, and pie for reasonable prices. Crowded during lunch hours, although takeaway is available.
Friendly neighborhood pizzeria with delivery.
Lund also has a branch of the well-known Sibylla fast-food chain. Hamburgers, kebabs and some Swedish home meals available. Located near the Lund University Central Hospital and the Ideon Science Park.
Without doubt the best and biggest burgers in town. You can even supersize them. Also offer beers.
A trendy restaurant and bar located near the city centre. Tasty food and various beers on tap. Popular among students.
Great atmosphere, great pasta and great service. Probably the best Italian restaurant in town.
Serves a modern US-inspired steak house cuisine. Great relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff. Usually fully booked during weekends, and during many weekdays as well, but there is a bar for drop-ins.
Named the region's best Indian restaurant 2007 and 2008 by a local paper. Food served include a buffet.
Reasonably priced good food.
Good, reasonably priced Chinese.
Trendy restaurant just north of the station. Pizza and pasta using fresh ingredients.
Serving good Swedish food in a classic atmosphere.
Great Swedish and French food with bread from the next door bakery, Patisseriet.
A trendy restaurant in central Lund with very spacious premises. The menu focuses on two options - one is to order two or three of the various tasty and rather small dishes on the diverse main menu, the other is pizza. Several Swedish beers and ciders on tap and an extensive wine list. When ordering a combination of dishes from the main menu, expect to pay upwards of 300 kr.
Expensive English pub with a good selection of British beers which are unfortunately often served ice-cold instead of the correct temperature. Good selection of whiskeys. Try the Röde Orm beer (78 kr), locally brewed in Lund.
English pub with an impressive but overpriced selection of draft beers. Features a live dixieland jazz band every Tuesday night, and a karaoke contest on Saturdays.
Austria pub which serves lovely beer and nice, big sized, portions of mostly meat. Order a "meter of beer" to get a sample of some of the beers they offer.
Where the alternative crowd hangs out. Also has a bunch of oldtimers who spend their days playing board games. The best coffee shop, also has beer and club events on weekends. It serves also soups (53 kr) and sandwiches for lunch.
A pastry and cafe.
Good central location. Rooms are run down and way below its four star rating.
A ways from the center, in a quiet residential neighborhood. Apartment rooms available for long-term stays.
A large, modern and comfortable hotel with 178 rooms, next to the Ideon Science Park so it's a good choice for business trips.
Modern and fresh. A bit away from the centre.
Just a block from the train station.
A stylish hotel in Lund. Don't let the name "Motel L" fool you, this is a full-fledged hotel. There is a breakfast restaurant and a skyline bar at the top floor. Located right next to the Ideon Science Park so it's a good choice for business trips.
A bit away from the centre. Scandic-Hotels standard hotel.
The oldest hotel in town, dating to 1899. Old-fashioned European style, overlooking a small park.
On this square there are often different shops and flea markets stalls.
A gifts and souvenirs shop reconstructed into a traditional store from the early 1900. It is run by the organization Kulturen.
A large shopping mall.
A market hall with plenty of restaurants and food stores, including a Systembolaget alcohol retail store.
A fair trade gifts and souvenirs store.
Willy's Norra Fäladen
Willy's Hemma Stortorget
By train
By motorcar
Lund is between the highways E6 and E22, which continue towards Malmö in the south. In the other direction the E22 carries traffic to Karlskrona and then follows the Swedish coast north.
By tram
Over 120 years after the first proposal, Lund finally opened its first light rail line in 2020. It goes from the main train station to the European Spallation Source science complex.
By bus
The local Skånetrafiken buses can get you to most areas of town. The hubs are around the train station, Botulfsplatsen, and the University Hospital (Universitetssjukhuset).
By taxi
The best places to catch a cab is by the train station or by Botulfplatsen.
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