The Christmas crib at the Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg

The Christmas crib in the Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg is always a favourite

this time of the year:

 

 

The altarpiece in the Sankt Petri church in Malmö

The altarpiece in the medieval Sankt Petri church in Malmö is the largest in northern Europe:



The altarpiece was inaugurated in 1611.

The Allerum church road

The Allerum church road yesterday:

 

In the background you can see a glimpse of the medieval Allerum church.

 

 

The altarpiece of the Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg

The medieval Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg has a wonderful 15th century altarpiece. Below a couple of photographs showing details of the altarpiece:

The medieval Brunnby church in northwestern Scania

The medieval Brunnby church is one of my favourite churches in Scania (Skåne). The oldest parts of the church are from the 12th century. After that the church has been enlarged in the 16th, 18th and 20th centuries. The murals were painted in about 1475.

The Brunnby church is also an ideal church for chamber music recitals.

The Church of the Old Swedish Fishing Village of Viken

The church of the old Swedish fishing village of Viken is beautifully located close to the sea:




The Church of Viken was built in 1825. A new "wing" was added in 2013.

The church seen from the other side.

The old vicarage.

The old cemetery at Viken.

Christmas trees in the Medieval Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg

Christmas trees in the medieval Church of St. Mary:

 

 

Medieval and modern in Helsingborg's Church of St. Mary

Visiting medieval cathedrals and churches is always fascinating. On every visit you discover something new or unexpected.

Like today, when I spent some time in the medieval Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg - the church where the great Buxtehude learned to play the organ - I noticed how well the beautiful modern mosaic windows go together with medieval art objects:

Detail of the 15th century altarpiece.

 

The St Peter's church in Malmö

The Gothic style St Peter's cathedral (Sankt Petri Kyrka in Swedish) is the oldest church in Malmö. Construction on it started in the beginning of the 14th century. The St Petri is very similar to the St. Mary's of Lübeck.

(Image by the Church of Sweden)

The tower of the church has changed shape several times. The present design of the 105 m (344 ft) tower is from the 1890s.

The white interior is from the 17th century.



The altar is said to be the largest wooden altar in Europe.

The organ is a 11,2 m Marcussen from 1951.

The pulpit is from 1599.



Another view of the pulpit.

There are many beautiful epitaphs in the St Petri.



The baptistery still retains the original vault and wall paintings.

 

Another general view.

The view from the St. Ibb's church on the island of Ven

The medieval church of St. Ibb's, high on a hill above the Kyrkbacken marina, is my favourite location on the island of Ven. They view from the church in all directions is just breathtaking.

 

 

Traditional brick houses in the Kyrkbacken port village.

The view from the St. Ibb's to the north-east.

The Greek crude oil tanker Minerva Ellie (229 m x 42 m) approaching Ven
last night. You can see the Kronborg castle in the background on the right.

A local farmer is busy working while the Minerva Ellie passes by on its
way to Ust Luga.

The bulk carrier Twinkle Island (229 m x 32 m, Marshall Is. registry) also on its
way to Ust Luga last night.

 

 

The Twinkle Island a couple of minutes later.

A somewhat closer look at the brand new Twinkle Island.



Twinkle Island and a small sailing boat.

 

 

From the church hill you can also observe marine traffic in
the Kyrkbacken marina.

A nice summer restaurant in Helsingborg

This nice looking summer restaurant in the garden of the Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg will probably soon have many more customers than when this picture was taken two days ago:

PS
I added a related image of a beach cafeteria, also waiting for customers in Domsten:

An installation in the Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg

Recently I saw this beautiful "installation" in Helsingborg's Church of St Mary: