The first time I was at Osterlen in Skane was in connection with the art round at Easter many years ago. To be honest, I didn't understand at all why so many artists had gathered here. Plain landscape with brown, bare fields, windswept trees.
Rain and wind.
It wasn't very intake that day, quite simply. But when the weather is nice, Osterlen can be something completely different; beautiful beaches, rolling slopes, beautiful beech forests, ancient ruins and a fantastic floral display. The trick is to find the pearls.
And to avoid the worst high summer when it is far too crowded in many places here. May and September are two months that I particularly recommend for a visit to these corners.
Since my family and I live in western Blekinge, we are close to here and there is usually at least one trip to Oterlen every year, for us. So I've collected some tips over the years.