Venture from Stockholm to Sweden's oldest town Sigtuna, this is "Where Sweden Begins."

Duration

5 Hours

About

Visit the charming small town with is preserved Viking age street network, covered by traditonal houses from the 18th century. Go to the musuem to learn about the Viking and Medieval history of the town and how it was the royal and religous center of Sweden.

Go on a guided walk in the town, see romantic church ruins, intriguing Viking rune stones. Stroll with us a the beautiful shoreline of Lake Mälaren. The rune stones tells stories about Vikings and the church ruins about Christian life after the Viking age.

On this tour you will also see two sights nearby Sigtuna, the palace of Wenngarn from the 1600's. This was the residence of Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, the richest and most powerful nobleman during the 1600's. He is by some historians viewed as the most lavish person in Swedish history!

The palace it self contains a preserved church, one of the best preserved examples of Baroque architecture in Northern Europe. On the walls we have several original paintings preserved from the 1600's.

So you will learn about the life of the Swedish nobility but also the farmers life under the 1700's and 1800's. Close to the Wenngarn palace there is a well-preserved farm called Viby, unchanged since the 1700's.

This is uncommon in Sweden since we made a few big agricultural reforms in the 1700-1800's that changed the look of the farmsteads drastically. Stroll around in the pretty environment with red countryside buildings and learn about the life of the Swedes 200-300 years ago.

Pick Up & Drop Off Information

• Pick Up: We will pick you up at your central Stockholm hotel/accommodation (if within 5km of Stockholm).
• We also do port pick up if you are arriving by cruise on the day of your tour.
• Drop off: We will drop you off at your central Stockholm hotel/accommodation (if within 5km of Stockholm).
• We also do port drop off if you are leaving by cruise on the day of your tour.