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Museum. A short bus ride north
of the town center, Gamla
Uppsala is the site of the
Kungshögarna, royal burial
mounds believed to date from
the 6th century. The Historiskt
Centrum acquaints visitors with
the history, legends, and lore
surrounding the burial mounds
and contains displays of local
archaeological finds.

E Gustavianum
Akademigatan 3. Tel 018-471 75 71.
Open Tue–Sun. & ^ 8 7 =
∑ gustavianum.uu.se The Norderport, one of the gateways in Visby’s medieval city walls
+ Uppsala Slott
Slottet, entrance E. Tel 018-727 24 82. longboats during the towns’ but the Burmeisterska Huset
Open Tue–Sun. & 8 Jun–Aug. 7 colorful celebrations. (Burmeister’s House), dating
0 - = Around 15 km (9 miles) from 1645, is a fine surviving
from the provincial capital example of the architecture
E Historiskt Centrum and largely industrial town of the Post-Hanseatic period.
Disavägen. Tel 018-23 93 00. Open of Falun is Sundborn, where Strandgatan contains some
May–Aug: daily; at other times: call Swedish painter Carl Larsson of Visby’s most attractive
for information. & 7 - (1853–1919) and his wife, historic buildings, the former
Karin, a textile artist, lived in homes of wealthy merchants.
4 Dalarna the early 20th century. Their In the same street is the
work still has a big influence excellent historical museum,
£ Falun, Mora. @ Falun, Mora. on contemporary Swedish Gotlands Fornsal, which holds
n Trotzgatan 10–12 (023-640 04); design. The couple’s lakeside a collection of artifacts
Köpmannagatan 3A, Mora house is open to the public. spanning 8,000 years. The
(0248-79 72 00). Domkyrkan (Cathedral of
5 Gotland and St. Maria) below Kyrkberget
With its proud tradition of music, Visby is the only medieval church
dance, and handicrafts, Dalarna still intact and in use in Visby.
is Sweden’s folklore district. The * 60,000. k g to Visby. Away from Visby, the rest
charming rural landscape, n Donnerska Huset, Donners Plats 1, of Gotland is dotted with
dotted with red, wooden Visby (0498-20 17 00). ∑ gotland.info many unspoilt farmhouses,
cottages, attracts many tourists old medieval churches, and
seeking a quiet country retreat The island of Gotland, Sweden’s secluded beaches. Among the
in the summer. In winter, the most popular holiday most impressive sights are the
area’s mountain resorts, Sälen destination, boasts a stunning subterranean limestone caves of
and Idre, are packed with skiers. coastline, a rich cultural Lummelundagrottorna, 13 km
The main sights of interest are heritage, and a superb climate, (8 miles) north of the city, and,
located around Lake Siljan. enjoying more hours of off the northeastern tip of the
Mora, the largest of the sunshine than anywhere island, Fårö. This island, known
lakeside towns, was home else in the country. for its severe beauty, can be
to one of Sweden’s best- In the Viking Age, reached by a daily, half-hourly
known artists, Anders Gotland, the largest ferry from Fårösund. Besides
Zorn (1860–1920). Open island in the Baltic Sea, old fishing hamlets such as
daily, the Zorn Museum, was a major trading post Helgumannen, visitors can
at No. 36 Vasagatan, holds and later its capital, Visby, enjoy the long stretch of white
paintings by the artist, and became a prosperous sandy beach and the swimming
you can also visit his Hanseatic port. at Sudersands. Look out for
former home and studio. Surrounded by one Fårö’s spectacular raukar. These
Dalarna is famous of the best-preserved are huge limestone rock
for its midsummer city walls in the world, formations, rising out of the sea
festivals. In Visby is like a living on the west side of the island.
Leksand and Rättvik, Musician at a museum, with pretty
you may see midsummer festival step-gabled houses E Gotlands Fornsal
traditionally dressed in Dalarna and a web of narrow Strandgatan 14, Visby. Tel 0498-29 27
locals dancing and cobbled streets and 00. Open May–Sep: daily; Oct–Apr:
playing musical instruments or small squares. The original pm Tue–Sun. & 8 in summer.
rowing on the lake in wooden Hanseatic harbor is now a park, 7 -

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