Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Uppsala, Sweden
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5.4 km
62 m
Experience Uppsala in Sweden in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in UppsalaIndividual Sights in UppsalaSight 1: Sankt Pers kyrka
St. Peter's Church is a church building in Uppsala in the diocese of Uppsala. It is located in the northeastern part of central Uppsala in the district of Kvarngärdet and is the most modern district church in Uppsala Cathedral Parish. The church is located in the middle of the Kvarngärdet area and is located north of Kvarntorget where St. Olofsgatan ends. The church was completed and consecrated in 1987 and is the third in Uppsala to bear the name Sankt Per's Church.
Sight 2: Höganäsparken
Höganäshöjden is a park in Uppsala, Sweden, bordering Höganäsgatan, Botvidsgatan and an allotment area. The park was created in the 1930s at the same time as the surrounding residential area was being built.
Sight 3: Den Lilla Teatern
Den Lilla Teatern is Uppsala's large and only children's theatre stage and at the same time acts as the home arena for the independent theatre group Panikteatern.
Sight 4: Missionskyrkan
Uppsala Mission Church is a free church in central Uppsala with about 450 members, belonging to the Uniting Church.
Sight 5: Linnémuseet
The Linnaeus Museum is a Swedish museum of personal history in Uppsala, named after Carl von Linnaeus. The Linnaeus Museum is run by the non-profit association Svenska Linnaeus sällskapet. The museum is open to the public between May and September.
Sight 6: Linnéträdgården
The Linnaean Garden or Linnaeus Garden is the oldest of the botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University, Sweden, and nowadays one of two satellite gardens of the larger University of Uppsala Botanic Garden, the other being the Linnaeus family's former summer home Linnaeus's Hammarby. The garden has been restored and is kept as an 18th-century botanical garden, according to the specifications of Carl Linnaeus, who started studying at Uppsala University in 1730 where he later became professor of botany and principal and is known for formalising the modern system of naming organisms, creating the modern binomial nomenclature, and who owned the garden from 1741 and had it rearranged according to his own ideas, documented in his work Hortus Upsaliensis (1748).
Sight 7: Artediparken
Artedi Park is a small park of less than one hectare located in central Uppsala along the Fyrisån river.
Sight 8: Gotlandsparken
Gotlandsparken is a park in central Uppsala that is located along the Fyrisån river and Östra Ågatan. In 2008, the municipality of Gotland donated a concrete sow in the form of a ewe to Gotland's nation.
Sight 9: Klosterparken
Klosterparken is a park in the courtyard of the Torget district in Uppsala. The block is located between the streets Svartbäcksgatan, S:t Persgatan, Östra Ågatan and Klostergatan. In the park there is a herb garden and marked walls after the Uppsala Franciscan Convention. In Klosterparken there is also the runestone Upplands runinskrifter Fv1972;271.
Sight 10: Upplandsmuseet
Upplandsmuseet is the county museum of Uppsala County, Sweden.
Sight 11: Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala Cathedral is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. It is also the burial site of King Eric IX, who became the patron saint of the nation, and it was the traditional location for the coronation of new Kings of Sweden.
Wikipedia: Uppsala Cathedral (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 12: Uppsala domkyrkas skattkammare
Uppsala Cathedral's Treasury is a museum in Uppsala Cathedral. The treasury is located in the north tower of the cathedral and is accessible by elevator from the information desk at the church's main entrance.
Sight 13: Gustavianum
Gustavianum is the oldest standing building of Uppsala University. It was built between 1622 and 1625, and was used as the main building of the university between 1778 and 1887. Since 1997, it has been used as the university's museum.
Sight 14: Universitetsparken
University Park, is a public park in central Uppsala in Sweden, situated in the historical Fjärdingen district close to Uppsala Cathedral.
Sight 15: Finn Malmgrens plan
Börjeparken, Finn Malmgren's plan is a park in Luthagen in Uppsala, bordering Sysslomansgatan and Skolgatan. The park has flower plantings and is known for its cherry trees that bloom in spring. In the park there is also a statue of Finn Malmgren, a Swedish meteorologist and polar researcher working at Uppsala University.
Sight 16: Arkaparken
Arkaparken is a park in central Uppsala bordering Odensgatan, Sturegatan and Sysslomansgatan. There are plantings. The park has previously been called Kvarteret Rinda.
Sight 17: Vindhemsparken
Vindhemsparken is a park in the Luthagen district of Uppsala. The park was previously called Luthags Torg. It borders Geijersgatan, Börjegatan, Luthagsesplanaden and Wallingatan, and is close to Elisabeth Hospital and Vindhem Church. The park has a children's playground.
Sight 18: Biotopia
The Biological Museum in Uppsala is located in Vasaparken next to Vasahuset and Ekonomikum, next to the Cathedral School.
Sight 19: Vasaparken
Vasaparken is a park in Luthagen in Uppsala, Sweden. Next to Vasaparken is Vasahuset and in the park is the Biological Museum. The park borders the Cathedral School and its rector's house.
Sight 20: Observatorieparken
The Observatory Park in Uppsala is a park area in the district of Luthagen that surrounds Uppsala University's Old Observatory. The park is bounded to the north by the Ekonomikum area, to the east by Kyrkogårdsgatan, to the south by St. Johannesgatan, and to the west by Rackarbergsgatan.
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