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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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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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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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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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Fyris River   Uppsala

Fyris River, Uppsala

 8 Reviews  Walk beside the river here is a great tip, many smal shops and cafe to visit here and pubs. Places beside the river: Restaurants & Café Saluhallen, Flustret to restaurant, Domtrappkällaren ( realy... 

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Architecture/Buildings   Uppsala

Architecture/Buildings, Uppsala

 9 Reviews  Unless you’re easily impressed you’re likely to find the iron bridge of Uppsala a little underwhelming. Its predecessor was however the first suspension bridge in Sweden and its construction... 

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University   Uppsala

University, Uppsala

 6 Reviews  Have a look in the university library Carolina Rediviva (Evre Slottsgatan). The name of this library is translated as "risen of ashes Carolina's library ". It was restored after a catastrophic fire in... 

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Museums   Uppsala

Museums, Uppsala

 6 Reviews  The Art Museum is located in the old castle of Uppsala, in a historical environment. The museum has both temporary and permanent exhibitions. For example it has Swedish works from 1960s and 70s and... 

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Botanical garden   Uppsala

Botanical garden, Uppsala

 9 Reviews  Sweden's oldest botanical gardens are from 1655. They have a lot to boast since famous botanist Carl von Linné (Linnaeus), made Uppsala his home as an academic and took over the running of the gardens... 

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Stora Torget   Uppsala

Stora Torget, Uppsala

 3 Reviews  Possibly the house that has created the most debate in all of Uppsala is the Åhléns house. It is located on the central square Stora Torget right in the city center. The facade of the house is... 

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Viking renmnants   Uppsala

Viking renmnants, Uppsala

 3 Reviews  Between Gustavianum and the university is a small park where you will find several viking runestones. They have been moved here from various places around the province and are all quite impressive.... 

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30th of April festival   Uppsala

30th of April festival, Uppsala

 2 Reviews  Valborgmässoafton, or 30th of April festival, is a day where students dress in funny costumes (most of the time) and ride fragile boats (that they make themselves, for the most part) on the Fyris... 

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Carolina Redivia   Uppsala

Carolina Redivia, Uppsala

 7 Reviews  The Silver Bible, confusingly so called because of the colour of the text (which isn't) rather than its cover (which is) is even older than my ABBA collection. Although Gothic vandals ripped out some... 

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Trinity Church   Uppsala

Trinity Church, Uppsala

 2 Reviews  This church is just next to Uppsala Cathedral. It was consecrated in 1343. Since then it has been built out and renovated many times. Some of the wall decorations are from the 14th and 15th century... 

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Stadsparken   Uppsala

Stadsparken, Uppsala

 1 Review  If you come during the green season, this is a must-see. Uppsalas city park, Stadsträdgården, or Stadsparken, is a long-stretched green patch of land southwest of the central square, on the other side... 

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St Eriks källa   Uppsala

St Eriks källa, Uppsala

 1 Review  When the Danish invaded back in the old days, there was a huge battle in the Uppsala vicitnity. The KIng, Erik himself fell victim during the battle and was decapitated. In the place where his head... 

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Skokloster

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Skokloster is one of the most popular castles in Sweden, with a huge collections of painting, furniture and arms. The arms collection is one of the largest in Europe. Skokloster is also one of the best preserved seventeenth-century castles in Europe. So I didn't need any convincing, I really wanted to see this castle! It sounded perfect, but all in all I was a bit disappointed about my visit to Skokloster. The rooms were very dark as they didn't want to expose the interiors to too much light. That is something that I do understand, but it is a bit disappointing not being really able to see much. I also had a bit of bad luck with the guided tour. We took a guided tour in English, but our guide was probably very nervous and had this crazy giggle. She just kept on giggling, giggling and giggling. Every sentence ended with.....hihi hihi hihi hihi :-) After the tour all we remembered was this...

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Clarion Hotel Gillet  Uppsala

 1 Review and 67 Opinions  I litle more then the avrege hotel, but it is all aboute Kvality, and realy good service and near... 

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Nova Park Conference  Knivsta

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First Park Astoria Hotel  Enköping

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Q:  Is it better to travel from Stockholm to Uppsala via bus or train? What are the pros and cons? Do I see the same type of scenery... 

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A: The Stockholm Card is not good for travel to Uppsala. The motorway and the railway are more or less parallel so the scenery is the same, i.e., suburbs, agricultural... 

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