Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Visby, Sweden

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2.6 km
Ascend 70 m
Descend 63 m

Explore Visby 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 Visby

Sight 1: Sankt Hans och Sankt Pers kyrkoruiner

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St. Hans and St. Per are two church ruins in Visby, Gotland. The churches now standing were built in the 13th century and were dedicated to the evangelist John and the apostle Peter respectively.

Wikipedia: Sankt Hans och Sankt Pers kyrkoruiner (SV)

304 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Gotland art museum

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Gotland Art Museum is an art museum on Sankt Hansgatan in Visby, Sweden. Gotland Art Museum was opened in 1988 with Jan Brunius as director of Gotland's first elementary school building from 1847. The museum is part of the Gotland Museum. The museum's own art collection consists mainly of paintings and handicrafts related to Gotland from the early 1800s to the present.

Wikipedia: Gotlands konstmuseum (SV)

151 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Packhusplan

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Packhusplan, is a square in Visby's inner city and was once the center of the city.

Wikipedia: Packhusplan (SV)

266 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Sankta Katarina ruin

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Sankta Katarina ruin

The church ruin of Saint Catherine, also called the ruin of Saint Karin, is a church building (ruin) in Visby, Sweden. It was originally built by the Franciscan Order for the Visby Convent, which was founded in 1233. St. Catherine had many patron saints: St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Francis, St. Louis, St. Clergy, and St. Anthony.

Wikipedia: Sankta Katarina kyrkoruin, Visby (SV)

158 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Sankt Lars kyrkoruin

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Saint Lars Church ruin is located in the central part of Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Saint Lars church ruin, Visby (EN)

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Sankta Maria domkyrka

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Visby Cathedral, formally Visby Saint Mary's Cathedral, is a cathedral within the Church of Sweden, seat of the Bishop of Visby. It lies in the centre of Visby, the main town on the Swedish island Gotland. It was built as the church of the German traders in the city during the 13th century. The very first church was probably a wooden church, which was later replaced by a stone building. Originally built as a basilica, it was successively expanded and rebuilt during the Middle Ages. At the end of this period it had been transformed to a hall church, which it still is. In 1361, Gotland and the church became part of Denmark. Following the Reformation, it was the only medieval church in the city left in use, and in 1572 raised to the status of cathedral. Since 1645 Gotland and the cathedral have been part of Sweden. A major renovation was carried out in 1899–1903 under the guidance of architect Axel Haig.

Wikipedia: Visby Cathedral (EN)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Drottens kyrkoruin

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Drotten's church ruin is the common name for the ruins of St. Trinitatis or the Trinity Church in Visby in the Diocese of Visby on Gotland.

Wikipedia: Drottens kyrkoruin, Visby (SV)

305 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: DBW's Botanical Garden

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Visby Botanical Garden, the Society The Garden of the Bathing Friends, is a botanical garden near the sea and the promenade in Visby. The garden was laid out in 1855 by the non-profit men's society Sällskapet DBW, at the suggestion of Master Hans Petter Gustavsson. In the early 1930s, the garden was thoroughly renovated and it was given its current design.

Wikipedia: Visby botaniska trädgård (SV), Website

346 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Sankt Nicolai kyrkoruin

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The ruins of Sankt Nicolai Church are a ruin in Visby, Sweden. The church has had several different stages of construction, and the first church on the site was built around 1215–1220 and was named after the patron saint of seafarers, St. Nicholas.

Wikipedia: Sankt Nicolai kyrkoruin, Visby (SV)

650 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Sankt Görans kyrkoruin

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The ruins of St. George's Church are a church building (ruin) in the Diocese of Visby in Visby, Gotland, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Sankt Görans kyrkoruin, Visby (SV)

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