Things To Do in Uppsala
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Gamla Uppsala
About 15 centuries ago, "Old Uppsala" was the capital of the Svea kingdom. In its midst was a grove set aside for human and animal sacrifices. Viking burial mounds dating from the 6th century are believed to contain the pyres of three kings.
Nearby, on the site of an old pagan temple, is a 12th-century parish church, once badly damaged by fire and never properly restored. Indeed, some people describe it as a stave church that turned to stone. Before Uppsala Cathedral was built, Swedish kings were crowned here.
Across from the church is the Stiftelsen Upplandsmuseet, Sankt Erikstoth 10 (tel. 018/16-91-00), an open-air museum with reassembled buildings that depicts peasant life in Uppland. Admission is free, and it's open year-round from Tuesday to Sunday noon to 5pm.
Gamla Uppsala, about 5km (3 miles) north of the commercial heart of Uppsala, is easily accessible by bus no. 2 or 24, both of which leave frequently from the Central Station.
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Carolina Rediviva (University Library)
This is one of the greatest of all Scandinavian libraries. At the end of Drottninggatan is the Carolina Rediviva, with more than 5 million volumes and 40,000 manuscripts, including many rare works from the Middle Ages. The most treasured manuscript is the Codex Argenteus or Silver… - Religious Site
Uppsala Domkyrka
It is said that medieval church builders in Uppsala set out to create a cathedral that would outdazzle the great Trondheim Cathedral in the ancient city in Norway. Although they didn't achieve that lofty mission, they did create Sweden's most celebrated Gothic building, which has…
