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Uppsala's biggest attractions - 1h city walk in Uppsala city.

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Uppsala's biggest attractions - 1h city walk in Uppsala city.

About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration
one hour
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Up to 20 people
People per booking
1–15
Guide
Swedish
Operated by
Sweden History Tours

Ages: Children (6–10 years) · Youth (11–15 years) · Adults (16–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: All Fees and Taxes

Not included

  • Not included: gratitudes

Itinerary

  1. Uppsala University Main Building

    15 min

    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.

  2. Stop 2

    10 min Admission not included

    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.

  3. Uppsala Domkyrka

    20 min

    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.

  4. Uppsala County

    10 min

    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.

  5. Uppsala Castle (Uppsala Slott)

    20 min Admission not included

    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.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • Outside the south side of the cathedral on Riddartorget we gather and there the tour begins.

End point

  • Outside the south side of the cathedral on Riddartorget we gather and there the tour begins.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Service animals allowed

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

Traveller ratings

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