The December market
A Christmas market fills the square for a month.
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Head north along pedestrian Sodergatan for about ten minutes to the large Stortorget square and the town hall, turn west a few steps into small Lilla Torg with its half-timbered buildings and cafes, then continue north to St Peter's Church, the castle and Kungsparken โ a continuous route covering all of historic central Malmo in roughly two hours.
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Gustav Adolfs Torg is Malmo's great southern square, laid out in the 1840s as part of the city's expansion beyond its old walls. It is named for King Gustav II Adolf, and takes the form of a long rectangle bounded by rows of trees and nineteenth-century buildings with rendered facades. Its function today is Malmo's principal transport node: most bus routes pass through or start here, and it marks the end of the Sodergatan pedestrian street coming down from Stortorget โ meaning the city's commercial spine begins here and runs north toward the old town and the castle. The square itself is less a sight than a space of daily life: flower and fruit stalls, a Christmas market in December, seasonal events, and a fountain at the southern end. You will cross it on any walking route through Malmo, and it is the best starting point for the three-square axis: Gustav Adolfs, then Lilla Torg, then Stortorget.
A Christmas market fills the square for a month.
The commercial pedestrian spine starts here.
Gustav Adolfs torg, 211 39 Malmo