In Helsingborg, the water is always close! Discover the city’s beautiful promenade that runs from Helsingborg C all the way out to beautiful Sofiero Castle. The walk passes both beaches, harbors and beautiful green areas. If you choose to walk all the way, it will be a distance of about 5 km. You can easily take the city bus back if your legs start to get tired.
Photo: Feras Jarghon
The Bernadotte Stairs and the Maritime Goddess: At the beginning of the walk at Helsingörskajen and west of Hamntorget is the Bernadotte Stairs. The staircase was inaugurated in 2001 by Count Carl Johan Bernadotte, great-grandson of Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (later Charles XIV Johan), who landed nearby on October 20, 1810. Just behind you is the city’s new hotel and congress center Sea U.
The goddess of navigation is right next to the stairs. Director Malte Sommelius announced on his seventieth birthday on April 29, 1921 that he wanted to donate a monument to Helsingborg located on Hamntorget. The monument would symbolize the city as a shipping and port city. The sculpture arrived in Helsingborg in 1923 and the 19 meter high monument was inaugurated the same year.
Parapeten: Kvickbron takes you over to Parapeten and the city beach Tropical Beach and a lovely beach bar Tropic Bar. Here the plumes sway in the wind and for a moment we can dream away to the Caribbean. Out on the pier there is also the Ice Cream Bus, which sells ice cream made Scanian and Italian ingredients. Here is also the restaurant Vass nicely located with a view of both the sea and the entrance to the harbor. Here you enjoy a good dinner.
North harbour: Back on the walk we enter the North Harbour. Here the sailboats are close in the summer and the walk is lined with cozy outdoor cafes that are perfect for a break with something cooling. Here is also Dunkers Kulturhus with several interesting exhibitions. At the far end of the harbor is nice Roy’s food and bar. Here you will also find fishing excursions departing with the Helsingborg boats.
Photo: Anna Nilsson
Gröningen is Helsingborgs’ garden. Here are large lawns right by the sea and here you gather for a picnic, or just reading a good book. There is a large wooden deck with sun loungers and several piers that are frequently used for swimming. In the morning, the locals come down in their bathrobes for a morning dip in the sea. Here is also the city’s newest and coolest playground Surflekan, Kallis one of the city’s 3 cold bath houses, restaurant Sillen and Makrillen – fine dining until sunset. At the end of Gröningen is Green Golf – a long golf course in miniature format with natural obstacles consisting of bunkers, running water and solid greens. Ice cream is also sold here and as many as 27 varieties are offered!
Photo: Per Sjöberg
Fria bad: One of Helsingborg’s favorite beaches, a wide and long sandy beach where you choose whether you want to swim directly from the beach or choose one of the piers. Here is also the popular water swing. Right by the beach are two typical summer restaurants, Fria Bad och Bar and Via 95.
Photo: Lotta Wittinger
Pålsjöbaden: The walk continues along Strandvägen and here one nice villa after another replaces each other. The next fine sandy beach is Pålsjö. Here is also Pålsjöbaden, a historic cold bath house and popular Pålsjö restaurant. Feel free to take a detour up to Pålsjö forest and enjoy a wonderful view. A rather steep uphill slope leads to the forest.>
Vikingstrand: The next beach in turn is the long sandy beach Vikingstrand with several piers. There is also a separate section for dogs who want to swim. Directly on the beach with sand between the toes is the restaurant Strandhuset.
Photo: Anna Alexander Olsson
Sofiero: After Vikingstrand, it is about 1.5 km left to Sofiero Castle. You get the best footpath if you choose to follow the Skåneleden up Sofierovägen. For those of you who want to continue on the beach, it’s fine, but there is no walk here. In that case, you walk to Fårhagevägen and take the hill up to the castle. Visit Sofiero and enjoy their wonderful garden. Feel free to visit cozy Bread Culture 2.0 at Sofiero farm across the street. If your legs are tired, the city bus will take you back to the city.
