2 Best Sights in The South and the Kingdom of Glass, Sweden

One block east of the cathedral is the Botaniska Trädgården, which contains more than 7,000 specimens of plants from all over the world, including such exotics as the paper mulberry tree, from the islands of the South Pacific.

The Franciscan monastery Gråbrödraklostret, which adjoins St. Peter's Church, is one of the best-preserved cloisters in Sweden. The oldest parts date from 1267. Together, the church and monastery are considered the most important historical site in Ystad. Exhibits inside the cloisters trace the history of the Greyfriars order and the abbey, as well as other notable events in Ystad’s past.