In the footsteps of Wallander

"By the time he reached Blekegatan he was out of breath. From Mariagatan he had jogged along Oskarsgatan, although it wasn't far and he had not run particularly fast, the chill, damp autumn air bit into his lungs and his heart pounded."

 

These lines, taken from The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell, describe how the main character of the book, Ystad Police Inspector Kurt Wallander, hurries through the streets of Ystad in an effort to stop the person he believes to be a criminal from having him followed.

 

Wallandertur med brandbil

Ystads Frivillige Bergnings-Corps

It is not at this pace that the Frivillige Bergnings- Corps (volunteer firemen) drive through town with their passengers following in Kurt Wallander's footsteps; an event that is arranged in the summer months.

On these occasions, one glides along the streets on a veteran fire engine enjoying the sites that Wallander knows so well and that the author Henning Mankell has made famous through his books and through the Wallander films.

"Murder-mysteries in Ystad"

For those who want to solve a murder-case by their selves, there are conceptual guided tours for groups as well as for individuals.


Wallander material
At the Tourist Office you'll find the free folder 

In the footsteps of Wallander (which also is download-able as a pdf-document)with more information about Kurt Wallander and Henning Mankell.
 

Here we also sell the Wallander-books (pocket) in Swedish, English and German, Wallander-postcards, signed Henning Mankell-postcards and the German Wallander-traveller's guide "Der Kommissar auf der Spur".

Why not take advantage of our Wallander-package -

Stay at one of the Wallander-hotels,

Have a coffee-break at Fridolfs and

Enjoy your dinner in one of Wallander's favourite restaurants.

The local newspaper Ystads Allehanda also has information about Wallander's Ystad

Wallanderfolder eng
 


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