Tourist Guide

The four “Must See and Do’s” when visiting Uppsala   Fyrishov Water Park   The Linnaeus Garden   Old Uppsala Museum   Uppsala

Municipality Facts 01

Population 187 541

Area 2 246,09 km²

Regional Center Uppsala

County Uppsala

More Information 02

Internet www.uppsala.se

Newspapers Uppsala Newspaper www.unt.se

Uppsala is a major cultural and sporting event city. Photo: Shutterstock

Notes 03 Welcome to Uppsala

Emergency 112 is a multifaceted and fascinating wonderful events to attend. Visit the places Police 114 14 discovery. Within a few miles, you have where many artists, authors and scholars Country Code +46 everything from the sea cliffs, beautiful country, have been inspired for over hundreds of Area Code 018 culture, events, shopping, fishing, rare birds years. Let your soul fly free in Scandinavia’s and tame moose. Everything is close, even largest cathedral and for the more daring, Arlanda and Stockholm. our adventure water park is a must. Visit the cultural historic Linnéminnen and gardens. Uppsala - The culture and event city. Enjoy a concert in the new concert house in Uppsala is ’s fourth largest city and central Uppsala. offers an exciting environment and many www.uppland.nu

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See and Do Swimming Bathing

Bathing places in Uppsala Municipality:

Borgardalsbadet (Borgardals Beach) Bälingebadet (Bälinge Beach) Hosjöns badplats (Hosjöns Bathing Area) Lafsens badplats (Lafsens Bathing Area) Lyssnaängens badplats (Lyssnaängens Bathing Area) Måvikens badplats (Måvikens Bathing Area) Delfinens Sport Center Come and enjoy Delfinens Sport Center. We offer bathing, adventure and games for everyone. Hågavägen 196 Take a refreshing bath. Photo: Shutterstock +46 18-46 40 30 Gottsunda Pool & Leisure Center even be your guide through the nature in Fyrishov Water Park Uppland. Fyrishovs Water Park is one of the most well Gottsunda Pool & Leisure Center invites visited amusement parks in Sweden. Enjoy you for adventure and swimming fun. Museum sliding down one of the water slides, swim Gottsunda centrum, Valthornsv. 13, Gamla (Historical) Uppsala is one of in the jet streamed canal, or our large cave Uppsala Scandinavia’s most remarkable areas for and play with the water toys. We even have +46 18-727 60 40 ancient remains. Visit Gamla Uppsala fountains, a water cannon, waterfalls and Museum and take part in the myths which two bubble pools. Apart from the adventure, have been told over the centuries. The there are three swimming pools, relaxing Fishing main exhibition displays the discoveries baths and a large outside swimming pool. Fiskevatten (Fishing Waters) from three majestic royal mounds known as Idrottsgatan 2, Uppsala The King’s Hills and tells about the ancient +46 18-727 49 50, +46 18-727 49 51 Try your fishing luck in Axsjö. Here you can kings, Viking sacrifices, pagan gods and www.fyrishov.se fish for roach fish, pike, perch, carp and the bellicose Iron Age. Go on a journey tench. over the sea of time, back 1,500 years to +46 224-602 39 the pagan monarchy, via the ’s religious times of unrest to the building of the cathedral during the 1100’s. Guest Harbour Disavägen, Uppsala Harbor +46 18-23 93 00, +46 18-23 93 12 [email protected] Visit one of our fine guest harbors: www.raa.se/gamlauppsala

Skarholmens Guest Harbor Linné Museum - Carl von Linnés Uppsala Guest Harbor, Fyrisån home 1743-1778 The home of professor Carl von Linné, a culture historic pearl situated in Museum Linnéträdgården. Linnés home is a museum Biotopia - Biological Museum today and exhibits the world known botanists scientific accomplishments via exhibitions Biotopia - A biological museum from 1910 in the library, writing chamber and private which has been renovated and modernized. collection. The museum is a exciting interactive Svartbäcksgatan 27, Uppsala Are you lucky you can get fish in Axsjö. museum where the children can discover [email protected] Photo: Shutterstock and experience nature. Biotopia can www.linnaeus.se

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See and Do

In the Trasure chamber there is a textile collection of world-class. Photo: Shutterstock

The Linnaeus Garden grown 1300 different species. Photo: Shutterstock In the Old Uppsala are many ancient monuments. Photo: Shutterstock Museum Gustavianum, Uppsala Grönsöö Palace University Museum Nature The Linnaeus Garden The palace is one of the countries few Uppsala Universities oldest building organic and inhabited cultural environments containing Olof Rudbecks Anatomical Inside the gates of Svarbäcksgatan is with a cohesive inventory of furniture and art Theater and the Augsburgska Art Cabinet. Linnés own botanical garden. The plants objects. The park has one of Sweden’s most The universities history is told through are divided into annual and perennial plants unique park histories. The palace was built scientists such as Rudbeck, Celsius and and also in order by classes after Linnés 1611 by National Councilman Johan Skytte. Linné. The museum exhibits even ancient sexual system. In addition, approximately Exhibitions are shown in the palace. treasures from Egypt, Greece and Rome. 1300 different varieties are cultivated in www.gronsoo.se Valsgärde - the Boat Grave in Uppland, the educational garden by Olof Rudbeck which is an archeologist exhibition, will be in 1655. A café and restaurant can also be Linnés Hammarby (Estate) inaugurated in the summer of 2008. found in the garden. The Hammarby Estate was bought by Carl Akademigatan 3, Uppsala Svartbäcksgatan 27, Uppsala Linnaeus in 1758. where he could spend the [email protected] [email protected] summer with his family. Today, Hammarby www.gustavianum.uu.se www.linnaeus.uu.se is one of Sweden’s best preserved 1700 gardens with household utensils, clothing Uppsala Cathedral Museum - The and art from Linnés own home. Treasury Worth Seeing www.hammarby.uu.se Textil collection of world class. robes Gamla Uppsala from the . Princess Margareta’s Söderfors Ironworks golden dress and clothes which has been Gamla Uppsala is one of Scandinavia’s Constructed in 1676 by C. Depken. In 1748, compared to the famous Sture murder. most remarkable ancient areas. You will the ironworks was bought by Claes Grill, who Pricess Kristina’s golden goblet, regalia find the three royal mounds from the 500’s, gave Söderfors its present appearance. For from the royal Vasa grave and much more. one of Scandinavia’s largest ancient burial more than 200 years, anchors and bar iron Norra tornet, Uppsala domkyrka grounds and the remains from the cathedral were made here. Today’s products are high- [email protected] built during the 1100’s. The place has a rich speed and Damascus steel. www.uppsaladomkyrka.se mythical history. www.vallonbruken.nu/soderfors

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See and Do

Bike ride on our excellent cycle routes, or find your own strawberry places. Photo: Shutterstock

Uppsala Cathedral Scandinavians’ largest and highest church which began around 1270 and inaugurated 1435. National shrine of the . Reliquary shrine of Erik the Holy, from Baroque period, modern wall textiles. Burial church for many famous Swedes: King Go to the dance floors in Uppsala. Photo: Shutterstock Gustav I (Vasa), Johan III, Carl von Linné, and Nathan Söderblom. Treasury with gold, SOURCES jewels and textiles of world class. Shop Uppsala Turistbyrå and information. Café in adjacent Cathedral www.kommunernaskalender.com Centre www.eurotourism.com Domkyrkoplan, Uppsala www.dagspress.se [email protected] Med reservation för eventuella ändringar www.uppsaladomkyrka.se Children’s baptism. Photo: Shutterstock

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