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1 Gävle Öregrund 18 minutes by train Arlanda 30 minutes by train Stockholm 2 Welcome to Uppsala Uppsala Sweden’s oldest university city and fourth largest city is DESTINATION UPPSALA is responsible for Uppsala only 30 minutes by train or 50 minutes by bus from Tourist Information where you are assisted in getting Stockholm. For travellers arriving at Stockholm Arlanda information and contact details to the suppliers of Airport, it takes only 18 minutes. Uppsala is rich in history, activities and events. culture and science and its university is older than that of Welcome to contact Destination Uppsala. many other countries. At the same time, the city is vibrating [email protected], +46 18 727 48 00. with life and innovation and a leader in modern technology Destination Uppsala, Stationsgatan 20 A, – a role model for cities at the forefront. SE-753 40 Uppsala, www.destinationuppsala.se Quick facts • Number of residents in the municipality: • Popular tourist attractions: Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala 225,164 (2018) Castle and historical district, Gamla Uppsala ancient monument site, The Botanical Garden, Fyrishov. • Number of residents in the city of Uppsala: 172,402 (2018) • 18 minutes Uppsala – Stockholm Arlanda Airport • Area of Uppsala municipality: 2,234.44 km • 38 minutes Uppsala – Stockholm • Number of students: approx. 41,000 The Travel Trade catalogue is a collaboration between Destination Uppsala and various tourist companies and organizations in Uppsala. The content on pages 4–18 has been designed by our collaborative partners. We reserve the right for any printing errors and changes without prior notice. 3 The total Uppsala tour During this guided tour you will enjoy the following with The Father of Botany – Linnaeus named species in latin, guides of knowledge and humour! sent his students all over the World and told us to exercise to keep healthy! We will see his beautiful 18th century The largest in Scandinavia – the medevial cathedral, 119 home and smell the flowers in his botanical garden. metres high. See the graves of kings, queens and famous sci- entist aswell as beautiful art and hear fascinating legends. The only copy in the World – The Codex Argenteus 1500 years old and written in a language long ago gone. We see The oldest in Scandinavia – Uppsala University was it in Carolina Rediviva together with unique maps and the founded 1477. We visit the beautiful mainbuilding of this original notes by Mozart. renowned university. 45 000 students study in the ”City of eternal youth”! The castle on the hill - Queen Christina abdicated here and wrote ”It is a far greater happiness to obey no one The most important in Sweden – Old Uppsala the centre of than to rule the whole world”. Dag Hammarskjöld spent the Vikings. Listen to stories about sacrifice, mysteries and his childhood in the castle and later became the secre- daring voyages among boat-graves and burial mounds. tary-general of the United Nations. From the castle we have a beautiful view over the historical baroque-garden. The most used in the World – the centigrade-scale created And more… by Celsius. We see his statue and observatory. Activity facts Contact details Type of company: Guide agency and Target group: Everyone who wants to Name of company: Uppsalaguide.com tour operator hear interesting stories come alive Contact person: Hans Odöö Location: As described above Min/max no. of participants: Varying, Phone: +46 708 556622 Duration: Flexibel depending on mood depending on the venue chosen Email: [email protected] of transportation that will be adjusted Level of activity/previous Web: www.uppsalaguide.com to the mobility of the group. knowledge required: None Season: May 1 - Sept 30. Without the Language: Swedish, English, Uppsala garden-part the tour can also be done German, French Arlanda during the rest of the year. Stockholm 4 The mighty burials of Old Uppsala – a guided tour covering Vikings and their ancestors Join one of our experts on a guided tour covering Vikings, displays, among other things, artefacts from the Royal their ancestors and their descendants. The museum exhibit Mounds and the Kings’ Hall building. Activity facts Contact details Type of company: Museum Name of company: Gamla Uppsala Location: Gamla Uppsala museum Duration: 50 mins Contact person: Linda Klementsson/ Season: All year round Amanda Norgren Target group: Anyone interested in Phone: +46 (0) 18 239301 Vikings, history and/or archaeology Email: [email protected] Gamla Uppsala Uppsala Min/max no. of participants: Web: www.raa.se/gamlauppsala Max. 30 people per group Arlanda Level of activity/previous knowledge required: None Stockholm Language: Swedish and English 5 Meet Ulf the Viking! Meet Ulf the Viking among the ship burials of Valsgärde, in the fabulous buildings he has seen being built in what we the shadows of the royal mounds of Gamla Uppsala (Old today call Old Uppsala! Uppsala) or among the runestones of Uppsala! He might even make a visit to your conference! Go rowing with him The Complete Viking Experience along the river Fyris – feel the smells, listen to the sounds of You might meet Ulf the Viking in a place of your choice nature and the old Viking tales. His satchel contains souve- as a cicerone in the Viking world or ask him to arrange a nirs from places he has visited and countries he longs to go complete experience of the Vikings and their ancestors in back to, and he gladly shares tales from his adventures. Valsgärde and Old Uppsala! Ulf might take you rowing in Wounds from innumerous battles now stop him from a Viking boat, show you boat graves, burial mounds and going on further raids, so he will not only tell you about sacrificial groves and tell you about archeological excava- journeys and fights, but also about the women, the children tions. He might offer you mead from his horn and round it and the everyday life he is now living. And, of course, about all off with a proper Viking feast! Activity facts Level of activity/previous knowledge required: None Type of company: Guide agency and Language: Swedish, English and tour operator German (more coming up soon) Location: Various places in and around Uppsala, also at conferences, dinners Contact details etc. Gamla Uppsala Duration: Flexible Name of company: Uppsalaguide.com Uppsala Season: All year round Contact person: Hans Odöö Arlanda Target group: Everyone who wants to Phone: +46 (0) 70 855 6622 hear interesting stories come alive Email: [email protected] Stockholm Min/max no. of participants: Varying, Web: www.uppsalaguide.com depending on the venue chosen 6 The viking party Dress up for the party and try drinking mead from a horn! The main course is an excess of chicken, pork and other Eat and drink a three-course menu the Viking way. We start typical Viking age food. Dessert is a baked cheesecake with soup, eaten without spoon, and homemade bread. with cloudberry jam. Activity facts Contact details Type of company: Restaurant Name of company: Location: 5 km north of Uppsala Restaurant Odinsborg Duration: 2-3 hours Contact person: Catarina Leijon Season: All year round Phone: +46 (0) 18 323525 Gamla Uppsala Uppsala Target group: Everyone Email: [email protected] Min/max no. of participants: 25-200 Web: www.odinsborg.nu Arlanda Level of activity/previous knowledge required: None Stockholm Language: Swedish and English 7 Row a Viking boat and visit historic places Dressed in Viking attire, we will row a Viking boat along earthed by archaeologists. The tour might be customized the river Fyris in the waters around Valsgärde burial with elements to fit your requirements. Contact us and let ground and Old Uppsala. You might take part in the us arrange it for you! rowing or you might just sit back and enjoy the ride in the steady boat surrounded by unspoilt nature. The Complete Viking Experience In Old Uppsala you will find large burial mounds, a Let Ulf the Viking be your cicerone during the boat trip. sacrificial grove, a museum and a church with medieval Walk with him along boat graves and burial mounds, in wooden sculptures. You will walk along the burial grounds the sacrificial grove and the church. Visit the museum and of Valsgärde and see the curious remains of boat graves hear Ulf relate tales from hazardous eastward Viking raids. where men of importance have been buried in boats filled Share a horn of mead with him and finish it all off with a with riches and grandeur. Helmets, weapons, caparisons, Viking party – see page 7. household utensils and sacrificial animals have been un- Activity facts Level of activity/previous knowledge required: None Type of company: Adventure travels Language: Swedish, English Location: Valsgärde, Fyrisån, Old Uppsala Contact details Duration: 3 hours Sport Adventure Travels AB/Ensta Sport Season: May-October Name of company: Sport Adventure Uppsala Target group: Tourist groups, Travels AB/Ensta Sport Arlanda corporate groups Contact person: Nenad Martinis Min/max no. of participants: Phone: +46 (0) 73 530 2484 Stockholm Min 6, max 11 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sportat.se 8 Activities and tours in Uppsala GO Adventure is an activity company. With our special Adventure park tours and professional guides, we will take your group to Enjoy treetop adventures in the beautiful nature surround- the next level. We arrange roofwalk tours on the castle ings of Fjällnora, Uppsala’s biggest outdoor recreational roof, city tours, adventure park events, creative missions area. and guided excursions Guided tours Roofwalks Uppsala is a city rich in history and has been Sweden’s Welcome to Uppsala castle with its magnificent view and temporal and spiritual center of power from far back in exciting history! The castle was built in 1549 and has been time.