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Sigurdsristningen
The vivid, 3m-long Viking Age rock carving Sigurdsristningen illustrates the story of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer, a hero whose adventures are described in Beowulf and the Icelandic sagas. The story inspired Wagner’s Ring Cycle, and The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings also borrow fro
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Drottningholm Slott
Home to the royal family for part of the year, Drottningholms Renaissance-inspired main palace was designed by architectural great Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and begun in 1662, about the same time as Versailles. You can roam on your own, but its worth taking a one-hour guided tour
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Tiveden National Park
Carved by glaciers, this trolls’ home and former highwaymen’s haunt 33km south of Askersund makes for wonderful wild walking. The park is noted for its ancient virgin forests, which are rare in southern Sweden, and has lots of dramatic bare bedrock, extensive boulder fields and a s
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Falu Kopparbergsgruva
Falun’s copper mine was the world’s most important by the 17th century; called Swedens treasure chest, it drove the small countrys international aspirations. Entrance to the mining complex is west of town at the top end of Gruvgatan. You can opt to take a one-hour underground tour
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Gamla Uppsala
One of Sweden’s largest and most important burial sites, Gamla Uppsala (4km north of Uppsala) contains 300 mounds from the 6th to 12th centuries. The earliest are also the three most impressive. Legend has it they contain the pre-Viking kings Aun, Egil and Adils, who appear in Beow
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Kungliga Slottet
Kungliga Slottet was built on the ruins of Tre Kronor castle, which burned down in 1697. The north wing survived and was incorporated into the new building. Designed by court architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, it took 57 years to complete. Free 45-minute tours in English start
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Långe Jan
Scandinavias tallest lighthouse.
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St Karins Kyrka
One of the most stunning of Visbys medieval churches.
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St Petri Kyrka
This stunning church is a dramatic mass of spires and buttresses.
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Aspagården
Aspagården, dating from the 17th century, is the oldest wooden house in town.
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Västerviks Museum
Displays at this museum, just north of the tourist office, cover the town’s history. You’ll also find Unos Torn , an 18m-high lookout tower with archipelago views, here.
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Per Helsas Gård
Housed in one of Ystad’s most iconic (and magnificent) half-timbered buildings, dating from the 1500s and set around a courtyard; the central cobbles here are flanked by craft workshops, art galleries and a cafe.
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Louis de Geer Konserthus
A modern addition to the riverside scenery is the extraordinary 1300-seat Louis de Geer Konserthus concert venue, located in a former paper mill. Still containing the original balconies, it’s a superb setting for concerts.
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Konstmuseum
Over near Vasaparken, Konstmuseum is Norrköping’s impressive art museum. Its collection boasts important early-20th-century works, including modernist and cubist gems, as well as one of Sweden’s largest collections of graphic art.
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Solliden Palace
Sweden’s most famous ‘summer house’, Solliden Palace, 2.5km south of Borgholm town centre, is still used by the Swedish royals. Its exceptional gardens are open to the public and are well worth a wander. The idyllic cafe is ideal for a post-garden break.
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Kabinbanan
Taking you almost to the top of Mt Åreskutan, the only gondola in Scandinavia is worth taking for the awesome views alone. The seven-minute ride departs from behind Åre’s main square and whisks you up to a viewing platform (1274m) complete with Åre’s most expensive cafe.
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Trefaldighetskyrkan
Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon.
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Sancta Birgitta Klostermuseet
The Sancta Birgitta Klostermuseet is in Bjälboättens Palats (a royal residence that became a convent in 1384) and tells the story of St Birgitta’s roller-coaster life and those of all her saint-and-sinner children. Artefacts include the coffin that carried her back from Rome.
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Borgholms Slott
Northern Europe’s largest ruined castle, Borgholms Slott, looms just south of town. This epic limestone structure was burnt and abandoned early in the 18th century, after life as a dyeworks. There’s a great museum inside and a nature reserve nearby, as well as summer concerts, chil
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Sameslöjdstiftelsen Sami Duodji
This centrally located Sami gallery and crafts centre is your one-stop shop for diverse, authentic Sami handicrafts of the highest quality: from leatherwork, clothing in Sami colours and silver jewellery to bone-inlaid wood carvings and Sami knives in reindeer-antler sheaths. Most
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