Gammelstad
The Unesco World Heritage–listed Gammelstad, Swedens largest church town, was the medieval centre of northern Sweden. The 1492-built stone Nederluleå church has a reredos worthy of a cathedral and a wonderfully opulent pulpit. Four hundred and twenty-four wooden houses (where the p
Ájtte Museum
This illuminating museum is Sweden’s most thorough introduction to Sami culture. Follow the ‘spokes’ radiating from the central chamber, each dealing with a different theme – from traditional costume, silverware, creatures from Sami folk tales and 400-year-old painted shamans’ drum
Jamtli
Jamtli, 1km north of the centre, consists of two parts. One is an open-air museum comprising painstakingly reconstructed wooden buildings, complete with enthusiastic guides wearing 19th-century period costume.The stars of the indoor museum are the Överhogdal Tapestries , the oldest
Industrilandskapet
Industrilandskapet, Norrköping’s star turn, is the impeccably preserved industrial area near the river. Pedestrian walkways and bridges lead past magnificent former factory buildings and around the ingenious system of locks and canals. The most thunderous waterfall is Kungsfallet ,
Gotlands Museum
Gotlands Museum is one of the mightiest regional museums in Sweden. While highlights include amazing 8th-century pre-Viking picture stones, human skeletons from chambered tombs and medieval wooden sculptures, the star turn is the legendary Spillings horde. At 70kg it’s the world’s
Kalmar Slott
Fairy-tale turrets, a drawbridge, a foul dungeon and secret passages…yes, Kalmar Slott has everything that a proper castle should. This powerful Renaissance building was once the most important in Sweden, and it’s fortified accordingly. It also boasts one of the best-preserved inte
Gammlia
The centrepiece of this cluster of museums is the excellent Västerbottens Museum , which traces the history of the province from prehistoric times to Umeå today, with well-presented exhibitions including photographs of the Sami and an absolutely enormous skis-through-the ages colle
Carl Larsson
Whatever you do, don’t miss Carl Larsson-gården, home of artist Carl Larsson and his wife, Karin, in the picturesque village of Sundborn. After the couple’s deaths, their early-20th-century home was preserved in its entirety by their children, but it’s no gloomy memorial. Lilla Hyt
Foteviken Viking Reserve
If you mourn the passing of big hairy men in longboats, find solace at the fascinating Foteviken Viking Reserve, an evocative ‘living’ reconstruction of a late–Viking Age village. Around 22 authentic reconstructions of houses with reed or turf roofs have been built, near the site o
Malmöhus Slott
The addition of red-brick, Functionalist buildings in the 1930s might make it look slightly factory like, but Malmöhus Slott has an intriguing history and houses some of the superb Malmö Museer.After the Swedish takeover of Skåne in 1648, the Danes made a futile attempt to recaptur
Mölndals Museum
Located in an old police station, the museum is like a vast warehouse, with a 10,000-strong booty of local nostalgia spanning a 17th-century clog to kitchen kitsch and a recreated 1930s worker’s cottage. With a focus on memories and feelings, it’s an evocative place where you can p
Liseberg
The attractions of Liseberg, Scandinavias largest amusement park, are many and varied. Adrenalin blasts include the venerable wooden roller coaster Balder, its explosive colleague Kanonen, where you’re blasted from 0km/h to 75km/h in under two seconds, AtmosFear, Europe’s tallest (
Vasamuseet
A good-humoured glorification of some dodgy calculations, Vasamuseet is the custom-built home of the massive warship Vasa . The ship, a whopping 69m long and 48.8m tall, was the pride of the Swedish crown when it set off on its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. Within minutes, the t
Malmö Museer
Various museums with diverse themes, including handicrafts, military materiel, art and transport, are located in and around Malmöhus Slott and make up the so-called Malmö Museer. There are gift shops and cafe-restaurants inside all the museums and plenty to keep the tots interested
Läckö Slott
An extraordinary example of 17th-century Swedish baroque architecture, with cupolas, towers and ornate plasterwork, Läckö Slott lies 23km north of Lidköping. The first castle on the site was constructed in 1298, but it was improved enormously by Count Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie af
Skansen
The world’s first open-air museum, Skansen was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius to give visitors an insight into how Swedes lived once upon a time. You could easily spend a day here and still not see it all (note that prices and hours vary seasonally). Around 150 traditional house
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