Grand Hotel

Lund


Resplendent with gilt and chandeliers, what was once Lund's most luxurious establishment (opened in 1899) feels like it could do with a little TLC. Rooms are smallish but decorated in grand style with heavy wooden beds, Persian carpets and cherub wallpaper.


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1. Apoteket Svanen

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2. Drottens kyrkoruin

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3. Lunds domkyrka

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4. Universitetshuset

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5. Historiska Museet

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6. Lundskonsthall

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This contemporary art space has cutting-edge exhibitions, including Tate Modern–style installations and other forms of creative art.

7. Kulturen

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8. Lund University

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