Uppsala Län Travel Guide

 28 Reviews  After the Cathedral at Gamla Uppsala burned down in the 13th Century, the Archbishop decided to move his seat to what is now Uppsala. Construction on the new cathedral began around 1260, but wasn't... 

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 9 Reviews   Getting to Uppsala from Stockholm Railway station is an easy task since traffic is regular. Don't forget to bring Id/passport before buying a ticket. You need to show ID with ticket at the train. 

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 17 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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 12 Reviews   Gustavianum is a quite small Museum in Uppsala. Gustavianum is the former main building of Uppsala University, built 1622–1625 and named after King Gustavus Adolphus. Under the cupola is the... 

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 9 Reviews   What would Uppsala be without its own River - Fyris? The river even stars in Swedish movies. In Ingmar Bergman's movie Fanny & Alexander (1982), several locations shot in the movie shows Fyris river... 

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 4 Reviews   Outside the Uppsala old cathedral stands six rune stones picked out of the church's walls and floors in connection with renovations. In University Park is another 8 runic stones and all of them... 

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 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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 6 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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 3 Reviews  A nice enough cafe at Gamla Uppsala. Go up to the cashier and order your food. The cafe is geared primarily to Swedes, but the staff tries hard to explain the menu to foreign tourists. After you order... 

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 5 Reviews   If you're interested in old buildings and architecture Uppsala is a nice city to experience many forms and styles. Many old houses used to be a part of the University with buildings and departments... 

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 3 Reviews  Of course with all the litter on the ground, this is a great opportunity for kids and anyone who wants to make an extra buck by gathering the empty bottles and cans. They are recycled and you gan get... 

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