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and memorabilia and decorative
objects that evoke the time when
Christian IV ruled the city. The best
dishes are things we recognize
and love, including tuna salad,
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and mayonnaise), pepper steak,
and cured salmon and herring.
There’s much in the heart of Åhus’
Old Town (one of the best preserved
medieval towns in Sweden) to remind
visitors of the time when it was part
of Denmark. The Town Hall, now the
Åhus Museum and tourist office,
anchors the village. St Mary’s Church
(Mariakyrkan) and the ruins of the old
castle, Aosehus, bookend several #2Ũ
small streets lined with art galleries, it
boutiques and antique shops. Beyond
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is because of its storied history. It also
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