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Gamla Stan (The Old Town)   Stockholm

Gamla Stan (The Old Town), Stockholm

 251 Reviews  Sjöguden good time's sculpture is located on the wharf next to Räntmästartrappan in Old Town in Stockholm. A really unusual type of sculpture, not my style, but still interesting! The Sculptor, Carl... 

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Liseberg   Göteborg

Liseberg, Göteborg

 42 Reviews  ... or on second thoughts, best maybe tie it up again, so it won't be in your face when you enjoy the rides at the amusement park in Gothenburg, called Liseberg! Liseberg is the biggest amusement... 

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City Hall & Stortorget   Malmö

City Hall & Stortorget, Malmö

 42 Reviews  Pride of Malmo, this magnificent City Hall was the largest of its kind when it was built back in 1546. The original town hall was even older, built two centuries before the existing one. And the more... 

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Gamla Uppsala   Uppsala

Gamla Uppsala, Uppsala

 35 Reviews  Sweden was the last European country to be Christianised & the heart of the pagan Norse resistance was the now university town of Gamla-Uppsala. The pagan burial mounds on the outskirts of the urban... 

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Lund Cathedral   Lund

Lund Cathedral, Lund

 10 Reviews  Built in 1234 after a fire in the old church, following the Romanesque style common to north of Italy and Rhine region, this cathedral is a heavy and dark building, with several modifications and... 

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Kärnan   Helsingborg

Kärnan, Helsingborg

 17 Reviews  Kärnan is the only tower left from the old Helsingborg Castle, one of the strongest fortifications during early medival time. Due to the fact that the Danish army concoured the castle twice in the... 

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Lake Vättern   Jönköping

Lake Vättern, Jönköping

 4 Reviews  Jönköping is situated at the southern point of Lake Vättern, and the paths around the lake are a great place to go for a walk. From the train station I walked on the west side of the lake on the path... 

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Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace)   Stockholm

Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace), Stockholm

 135 Reviews  As we weren't able to do a Palace tour, we decided to go and have a look at the Royal Chapel, located in the opposite door to where the entrance ticket's are bought. The Royal Chapel is FREE OF... 

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Riverside & canals   Göteborg

Riverside & canals, Göteborg

 41 Reviews  The colourful Utkiken is probably Goteborg's best known landmark. The lipstsick shaped building was completed in 1989 and designed by Ralph Erskine and Heikki Särg. At 86 metres it includes a cafe... 

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Turning Torso & Västra hamnen   Malmö

Turning Torso & Västra hamnen, Malmö

 23 Reviews  Probably the stand out feature of modern Malmo is the Turning Torso. It's the tallest skyscraper in Scandinavia and a beautiful piece of architecture by Spanish designer Santiago Calatrava. It only... 

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Castle   Uppsala

Castle, Uppsala

 25 Reviews  If you want to see the potential side effects of eating too many vegetables scamper along to Skokloster Castle and have a laugh at Giuseppe Arcimboldos's portrait of poor old Rudolfo II. One can only... 

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Lund University   Lund

Lund University, Lund

 8 Reviews   Lund University was founded back in 1666, making it the second-oldest university on Swedish ground today. The university was originally named Academia Carolina, but in the late 19th century, the... 

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Town Hall   Helsingborg

Town Hall, Helsingborg

 7 Reviews  One of the most prominent buildings when you depart the ferry in Helsingborg is the Town Hall. It was build in 1897, the same year my grandmother was born. So this struck a note with me. The bell... 

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Visingsö   Jönköping

Visingsö, Jönköping

 2 Reviews  Visingsö is a peaceful little island in the middle of Lake Vättern, only 30 km away from Jönköping. You can find tiny villages, old churches, beautiful fields, forests and of course beaches on the... 

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Vasa Museum   Stockholm

Vasa Museum, Stockholm

 147 Reviews  Vasa museum is one of "Must see" places and displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. The... 

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Götaplatsen & Art Museum   Göteborg

Götaplatsen & Art Museum, Göteborg

 26 Reviews  Great art gallery, much better than I thought it was going to be...website etc doesn't do it justice (couldn't get the english version to work). Quite large and a great impressionist/modern art... 

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Malmöhus & Museums   Malmö

Malmöhus & Museums, Malmö

 27 Reviews  Malmöhus Castle is Scandinavia's oldest surviving renaissance-era castle. It was constructed in 1434 and finally completed in the 1500s. Over the next two hundred years, it was one of the residences... 

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Cathedral   Uppsala

Cathedral, Uppsala

 33 Reviews  This cathedral in Gothic style is one of the oldest in Sweden, if not the oldest, and one of the biggest churches in the Nordic countries with its 2 118.7 meters long towers - as high as the building... 

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Kulturen   Lund

Kulturen, Lund

 3 Reviews  As far as Swedish museums go, you can't find many that are better than Kulturen. The world´s second-oldest open-air museum, the collections fill two blocks and include around 40 historic... 

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City Centre   Helsingborg

City Centre, Helsingborg

 6 Reviews  Its obvious from the pictures that it was definately not tourist season. The streets were empty for the most part. Traffic was almost non existent while we there leaving my friend that I was traveling... 

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Match Museum   Jönköping

Match Museum, Jönköping

 2 Reviews  Jönköping has the only match museum in the world. After a meal, take a stroll to the museum, which was a match production factory in the past. The building itself is quite unique. I wasn't... 

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Skansen   Stockholm

Skansen, Stockholm

 120 Reviews  When Skansen was founded in 1891, there already were trees, shrubs and flowers. The original idea, was for farms to be made look the same as where they had been moved from. Mountain birch trees were... 

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Fish Church   Göteborg

Fish Church, Göteborg

 10 Reviews  The Fish Church (Fesekekorka) is the fish and sea food market of Goteborg. The building was opened in 1874 and resembles a church. It was an architectural experiment of military man Victor von... 

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St Peter's Church   Malmö

St Peter's Church, Malmö

 18 Reviews  Greeting you as you enter the city from the train station is the imposing St. Peter's Church (Sankt Petri kyrka). It's the oldest building in Malmo, and an example of Baltic Brick Gothic from the 14th... 

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Gustavianum   Uppsala

Gustavianum, Uppsala

 13 Reviews  Gustavianum is one of those peculiar museums with a mix of things. It is housed in the university's oldest building and mainly famous for its anatomical theatre (see the cupola), used for centuries by... 

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Walking Street at Borgholm, Öland

by hopang

If you visit Öland in general and Borgholm in particular don't miss Storgatan (literally means Big Street in English) which is Borgholm's walking street. The walking street is dotted with lots of shops especially shops dealing in gifts, decor and souvenirs, cafés and restaurants. The walking street is one of teh most popular tourist attractions at Borgholm. When we were there many shops are having realisation sales at large discounts. Most of these shops open only during the summer months usually between march and september each year. We found a structure which is quite imposing and attractive at the beginning of the walking street at Storgatan as depicted in our main photograph. We guess it is one of the better known landmarks in Borgholm. At the end of the walking street near the Guesthamn there is a park known as Societetsparken where you can enjoy a round of minigolf. Anyway the...

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Marine Museum, Karlskrona

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The Maritime Museum of Karlskrona is part of the naval port of Karlskrona which was designated as world heritage site by UNESCO since 1998. It is undoubtedly one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city of Karlskrona. The museum has two floors of exhibition space. The view of the museum and the naval port is amazing from the sea as depicted in our above photographs.Admission ticket to the museum is 90.00 kronor for adults and free-of-charge for children. Its opening hours are between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. daily during the summer months with shorter opening hours during the winter months. Visitors can visit the museum free-of-charge during the winter months. You may e-mail to the following address for more information about the naval port of Karlskrona:- marinemuseum@maritima.se

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Borgholm Castle, Öland

by hopang

Borgholm Castle has a history that date back to the 12th century. However the present baroque castle ruins were believed to be constructed in the middle of the 17th century during the reign of King Karl X Gustav. The castle was severely damaged in a fire in the early 19th century and was reconstructed ever since.Borgholm Castle is opened to the public from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. daily during the summer months. Entrance fee is 70.00 kronor for adults and 40.00 kronor for children. Even dogs are welcome in the castle. You purchase your entry tickets at Sottsbutik which aslo sells refreshments, books, postcards, toys, gifts and souvenirs. You may also purchase concert tickets at Slottsbutik.

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The Fredrik Church, Karlskrona

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The Fredrick Church (Fredrickskyrkan in Swedish) is also located at the large Stora Torget (Market Square) in the heart of the town of Karlskrona nor far from Fisktorget at the harbour. This church was also designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger in the late 17th century. Facing the church is the statue of King Karl XI which stands in the middle of the square. Fredrick Church was constructed in honour of King Fredrick I. The statue is actually facing the Fredrick Church as depicted in our third photograph. The whole area of the Market Square is a favourite meeting place for the locals as well as foreign tourists. Don't miss the Market Square when you visit the town of Karlskrona on your vacation!

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Statue of King Karl XI, Karlskrona

by hopang

The statue of King Karl XI (King Charles XI) is located in the middle of Stora Torget which was formerly a popular market square in the heart of the town of Karlskrona. The Market Square is said to be the largest in Scandinavia and the second largest in Europe after the Red Square in Russia. The area around the statue is a great meeting place for the locals as well as foreign tourists. This statue is the most photographed item in the town of Karlskrona and is also one of the most famous tourist attractions in the town. Near the Market Square is the busy walking street which is dotted with lots of bars, cafes, restaurants, hotels and shops.

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Church of Holy Trinity, Karlskrona

by hopang

The Church of Holy Trinity (Heliga Trefaldighetskyrkan in Swedish) is the most famous and most important church in and around the town of Karlskrona. It is located at the Stora Torget (Market Square) where several other prominent landmark buildings are also located including the other popular Fredrick Church, Concert Hall Theatre, City Library and the Post Office. The center of the square stands a statue of King Karl XI who was the founder of Karlskrona. The location in and around Karlskrona including the Naval Port of Karlskrona has been designated as world heritage site by UNESCO since 1998. The church was formerly known as Tyskakyrkan (the German Church) since most worshippers were German immigrants who used the church in the 18th century. Church of Holy Trinity was consecrated in the early 18th century. It was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger in the late 17th century.

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Malmö

by grayfo

Malmö is Sweden's third largest city with over 260,000 residents. The old city centre around the Main Square provides an interesting mixture of old and new buildings. The best sights include St Peter's Church, the Town Hall and the Lilla Torg area with its indoor market.

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Lund

by solopes

I didn't see much in Sweden, but, from what I saw, Lund was my best surprise. A beautiful town with... life. Maybe I'm being unfair to the other places, but Lund was the warmest place that I felt in the icy Sweden.

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Uppsala has wonderful churches!

by Trekki

Uppsala is a fascinating town. I deeply regret that I can say this only from a half day visit in winter and didn’t have time to visit more in summer. But even this half day in drizzling winter weather made me curious to come back and visit Linné’s garden, the castle, the historic town centre and Gustavinium.Uppsala’s cathedral is a masterpiece of art. Although it can get a bit too much inside because many of the side chapels are overly decorated and devoted to another saint, person or artwork. When I was inside just after Christmas, the nativity was still set up in the third chapel to the left (Andrew’s Chapel). It was a beautiful one, with figures higher than 50 cm, carved by the artist Eva Spångberg (only now, after my trip, I realised that she is famous in Sweden and many of her wood carvings are distributed throughout Sweden’s churches). The cathedral was coronation place until 18th...

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Dragon Gate, Älvkarleby

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Dragon Gate is a Chinese style pavilion located approximately 85 kilometers north-east of Uppsala on the outskirts of Älvkarleby not far from Gävle, a coastal city on the east coast of Sweden. If you drive along the motorway E4 between Stockholm or Uppsala and Gävle, you will come across the magnificent Dragon Gate along the motorway with its impressive 12 storey Chinese architectural hotel. The distance between Uppsala and Gävle is approximately 100 kilometers. It is well worth stopping to have a look and to chill out. Admission to Dragon Gate is free at the moment except when making use of its amenities and facilities. Dragon Gate was constructed as a Chinese cultural center, a Chinese spa resort as well as a tourist attraction for local and Scandinavian tourists by mainland Chinese entrepreneurs. It seems construction works have not been entirely completed! A giant Buddhist statue is...

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