Rundan Boat Sightseeing in Malmö

Last September my wife and I visited the beautiful city of Malmö in Sweden. Whenever we visit a new city, we are always keen to orientate ourselves with the layout of the city and its attractions by going on either an hop on – hop off bus or boat tour. As we were only visiting Malmö for a day, we decided to get a ticket for a boat tour of the city.

We started our 45-minute guided boat tour just a couple of minutes from the railway station at Norra Vallgatan. We travelled along the canals and under the many bridges of Malmö looking at the historic and iconic sights of this beautiful city. We were told that we had passed under twenty two bridges and were asked to make sure we were sitting down and to keep our heads low, when we passed under the bridges, for obvious safety reasons. On one of the bridges, the historic Kapstensbron, there was a stone bearing the city’s coat of arms dating back to the 16th century. This is one of the oldest known depictions of the city’s emblem.

Two of the highlights of our tour was the famous Turning Torso, a futuristic residential skyscraper. We had a very good view of the building on several occasions from our boat and the guide gave us all of the important facts and figures about this impressive building. We also saw Malmöhus Castle or Malmo castle, the oldest preserved Renaissance castle in Scandinavia, built between 1537 to 1542 on the ruins of a old fort. We were told that the former fortress now hosts the Malmö art museum and the natural history museum of Malmö.

Our guides were young and very informed. They checked what languages were spoken by those on the boat before we started, fortunately for my wife & I, the guides did the whole tour in English. All of the canal tours are conducted in an open boat, but in case of rain, which happened on our trip, the staff are quick to offer a free rain poncho. It was very amusing, watching people of the boat struggling to put on their ponchos in the wind and rain. Fortunately they were rain showers and everyone was very happy with the tour and the guides quick reactions. We also passed by the the tranquil Kungsparken, where it was recommended, we went back later, to enjoy a stroll, at our leisure, if we have the time.

We have always found a boat of bus tour to be a a great way of discovering what the city has to offer. If on the bus or boat tour we see an attraction we like, we make a mental note of it so that we can go back and visit later, when we have more time to explore. When we visited Malmö we enjoyed an entertaining, educational and amusing Strommer Classic Canal Tour of the cities historic sites, architecture & beautiful Canals. Why not check them out for yourself at https://www.stromma.com/en-se/malmo/ You will find the boat tour both interesting and entertaining. I would fully recommend a boat tour with Stromma, if you are visiting any of the Scandinavian countries in which they operate.