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Uppsala’s biggest attractions – 1h city walk in Uppsala city.
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1 Hours
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Offered in: Swedish
Overview
This city walk is guided by an authorized Uppsala guide and covers a variety of themes. In short, there will be well-chosen parts from the 12th century until around 1900 and a variety of time periods.
The guided tour visits the University House, whose builder went bankrupt due to. the decorations on the house, and the Cathedral which was built from the 1270s to 1430s. Hear about the murder at Uppsala Castle and stand in the courtyard and look out over the Botanical Garden, one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe.
Hear broadly about different buildings and for Uppsala important people such as Celsius, Linné and Rudbeck. Hear about the anatomical theater and its brilliance (apart from the ventilation function that did not exist). Explore the university building, teachers who sold essays, and about the university's founding to be better than the Danes.
Hear how the whole city was demolished voluntarily before Queen Kristina's coronation, but how it did not have time to be rebuilt according to the plans so that the coronation was moved to Stockholm instead.
What's Included
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
Outside the south side of the cathedral on Riddartorget we gather and there the tour begins.
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Uppsala University Main Building
The guided tour visits the University House, whose builder went bankrupt due to. the decorations on the house, and the Cathedral which was built from the 1270s to 1430s. We also visit the university park's rune stones.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
hear about the anatomical theater Olof Rudbeck built, about the party hall that had to move on to two more houses due to the collections before n got them to move, about the old university Academia Carolina etc. Hear broadly about different buildings and for Uppsala important people such as Celsius, Linné and Rudbeck. Hear about the anatomical theater and its brilliance (apart from the ventilation function that did not exist). Explore the university building and hear about the university's founding connection to being better than the Danes.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Uppsala Domkyrka
The cathedral in Uppsala, the largest in the Nordic countries, was built between the 1270s and 1430s. Hear about the cathedral, about the earliest university to be better than the Danes and the medieval buildings around the cathedral with kanikhus, about scandals linked to the construction where limestone pipes got paid more than the soldiers so strikes broke out and other gossip.
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Uppsala County
At St. Erik's Square and the Consistory House you will hear about the plague's entry into Uppsala, about Oxblodstorget's meat sales, the cathedral's sheds in the wall that surrounded it and the Consistory House which contained a prison, police and administration during the 1750s for students. Hear about the city in the city the university was. 1709-1711.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Uppsala Castle (Uppsala Slott)
Hear about the murder at Uppsala Castle and stand in the courtyard and look out over the Botanical Garden, one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe.
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Operated by Sweden History Tours
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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