Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Lund, Sweden
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2.8 km
37 m
Explore Lund in Sweden with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in LundSight 1: Botaniska trädgården
Botaniska trädgården is a botanical garden in central Lund, Sweden, open to the public daily without charge. The 8 hectares site contains 7000 species of plants, of which 2000 are found in the greenhouses representing nine different climate zones. It is owned and operated by Lund University. Its international identification code is LD.
Sight 2: Kulturen
Kulturen is an open air museum in Lund, Sweden. Occupying two blocks in central Lund, Kulturen is Sweden's and the world's second oldest open-air museum after Skansen in Stockholm. It contains historic buildings, dating from the Middle Ages to the 1930s, set in gardens or cobblestone streets. The Museum is controlled by Kulturhistoriska föreningen för södra Sverige.
Sight 3: Lunds domkyrka
Lund Cathedral is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Sweden in Lund, Scania, Sweden. It is the seat of the Bishop of Lund and the main church of the Diocese of Lund. It was built as the Catholic cathedral of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, dedicated to Saint Lawrence. It is one of the oldest stone buildings still in use in Sweden.
Sight 4: Henric Schartau
Henric Schartau was a Swedish Lutheran pietistic priest. His theology, including his characteristic teachings on the "order of grace", influenced a revivalist movement known as Schartauanism.
Sight 5: Lundagård
Lundagård is a park located in Lund, Sweden. It is situated between the Lund University Main Building in the North, and Lund Cathedral in the South with Kungshuset in between.
Sight 6: Allhelgonakyrkan
All Saints Church is a church in Lund, Sweden. Belonging to the Lunds All Saints Parish of the Diocese of Lund, it was opened on All Saints' Day 1891. It is situated roughly 600 meters north of Lund Cathedral.
Sight 7: Trolle-Wachtmeisters park
Trolle Wachtmeisters park is a park in Lund, Sweden. In 1928, the park appeared for the first time in a city plan proposal by city engineer Magnus Wennström. The park land was to be made available free of charge by the Manor of St. Peter's Monastery, owned by the heirs of Count Axel Trolle-Wachtmeister. During this time, the land was still arable land, and it was not until the late 1930s that the park was completed, with ornamental planting as well as a sandpit and paddling pool for the children.
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