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Stockholm

capital of Sweden

101km

59.3333318.06666

Ekerö

urban area in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden

109km

59.28317.8

Stockholm archipelago

archipelago north of Stockholm, Sweden

113km

59.38718.735

Uppsala

city in Uppsala County, Sweden

146km

59.858117.6446
Sights (22)

Almedalen Week

museum in Visby, Gotland in Sweden

940m

57.640618.2908

Almedalen

urban park

942m

57.6405555618.29083333

Ingarö

island in Värmdö Municipality and the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden

97km

59.2666666718.46666667

Ytterby

mine on Resarö, Vaxholm municipality, Stockholm archipelago, Sweden

104km

59.426518.353525

Bornsjön

lake in Salem Municipality, Sweden

110km

59.2417.7565

Roslagen

area in Sweden

110km

59.5248818.4082

Ljusterö

An island in the Stockholm archipelago

115km

59.5258333318.62361111

Södertälje

urban area in Södertälje Municipality, Sweden

116km

59.1958333317.62805556

Finnhamn

settlement and island in Österåker Municipality and the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden

122km

59.477518.81555556

Birka

archaeological site on the island of Björkö in Sweden

128km

59.3361111117.54527778

Sigtuna

urban area and former city in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden

130km

59.6166666717.71666667

Adelsö

island in the middle of Lake Mälaren in Sweden

134km

59.3808333317.49611111

Stones of Mora

The place where Swedish kings were elected from the 13th to the 15th centuries, comparable to the more known Scottish Stone of Scone. The stones can be seen in a small inconspicuous hut by the road side.

136km

59.7977777817.78083333

Neptune's fields

nature reserve in Kalmar, Sweden

140km

57.3491666717.03222222

Skokloster Castle

Swedish Baroque castle on a peninsula of Lake Mälaren between Stockholm and Uppsala, built in the 17th century by Carl Gustaf Wrangel

140km

59.7030555617.62138889

Upsala-Lenna Jernväg

A heritage railway which stretches from Uppsala Central Station and 33 km (21 mi) east into the Uppsala countryside.

146km

59.8583333317.64861111

University of Uppsala Botanical Garden

The main garden at the university consists of the Baroque garden, the Orangery and the Tropical Greenhouse. It was planted in 1664 as a castle garden, but, in 1787, it was donated to the university.

147km

59.852517.62916667

Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University

A natural history museum containing the largest fossil collection in Scandinavia. The museum is divided into a paleontological and a zoological section, housed in separate buildings on the same block. Many of the exhibited objects were collected by Linnaeus' apprentices as they traveled around the world. It also exhibits the largest collection of Chinese dinosaurs outside of China.

147km

59.8517.62583333

Linnaean Garden

The botanical garden was first planted by Olof Rudbeck in 1655, making it the oldest in Sweden. After a period of decline, it was restored and maintained by Carl von Linné and became a major attraction during Linnaeus' own lifetime. In the garden orangery, you can find exhibitions about Linnaeus' successors and disciples. The building in the southern corner of the garden served as the residence of the Linnaeus family between 1743 and 1778. Today, it is a personal museum dedicated to Linnaeus' professional and personal life. Is part of the proposed Linnaean UNESCO World Heritage.

147km

59.8622222217.63388889

University Hall (Uppsala University)

Constructed in Italian renaissance Beaux-Arts style and was completed in 1887. Here major university events and occasional public concerts take place. In the hall you will find a café, a shop and a small exhibition about the history of Uppsala University. In the main hall you can also find Uppsala University's comprehensive coin cabinet, but it is only open to the public on special occasions. The controversial aphorism "Tänka fritt är stort men tänka rätt är större" (which translates into "Thinking free is great, but thinking right is greater"), attributed to the 18th century philosophy professor Thomas Thorild, are engraved at the auditorium entrance. The phrase "think right" has been misunderstood as "think as the authorities do". Thorild was however a radical for his time; his aphorism should be read as "think reasonably".

147km

59.8575583317.62944444

Uppsala University

research university in Uppsala, Sweden

147km

59.857517.62888889

Uppsala old cemetery

The largest cemetery in Uppsala is a beautiful place for a walk. Notable burials include the national romantic poet and historian Erik Gustaf Geijer; the poet Gustaf Fröding; artists Olof Thunman and Bruno Liljefors; Nobel laureates Kai Siegbahn, Arne Tiselius, Svante Arrhenius and the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dag Hammarskjöld, who died under mysterious circumstances during his tenure as secretary general of the UN.

147km

59.8541666717.62222222
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Someday we will visit Visby or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Visby

Visby is one of the most remarkable towns in the Nordic countries. It is on the west coast of Sweden's largest island Gotland in the Baltic Sea with about 23,000 citizens. Visby is known for the city wall, the Cathedral and many church ruins. In 1995 the old city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Swedish author Mari Jungstedt has set nine detective novels on the island of Gotland. The principal character, DS Anders Knutas, is based at police headquarters in Visby, and there are numerous descriptive passages of the city and the island.

During the first week of July, Visby is the scene of the Almedalen Week, an important forum for everyone involved in Swedish politics. During the week, representatives from the major political parties in Sweden take turns giving speeches in the Almedalen park.

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