Sankta Maria Kyrka

About

A very living tradition. Every night all year round, a long, muffled signal sounds over the center of Ystad. One pitch for each quarter in each direction. It is the Tornväktaren in the tower of St. Mary's Church who proclaimed that everything is calm in the city according to a several hundred year old tradition. Today, Tornväktaren is the city's symbol and still watches over the city.