Vikings, Vikings And... To A Greater Extent Than Vikings!

Guided tour through grave champaign at Birka
The most famous era of Swedish history is the Viking Age (approx 800-1100 AD) as well as Vikings direct keep popular off somewhat of a symbol for Sweden... fifty-fifty if they are most oft portrayed incorrectly alongside horned helmets! There are enough of museums, tours as well as activities to produce inwards the Stockholm expanse tied inwards to Viking history. I direct keep already written almost most of them hither inwards this blog, but inwards the past times calendar week I direct keep re-visited Birka as well as dined at Aifur as well as I had the thought to collect all Viking "experiences" inwards i post.

  • Historiska Museet (the history museum)- This museum has a neat exhibition on Vikings including artifacts such equally weapons as well as jewelry. The Gold Room is of particular interest, showing the gilt as well as silverish hoards industrial plant life throughout Sweden. During the summertime (12 to 4:30pm until August 26th) the Vikings accept over the inner courtyard alongside crafts, sports as well as games... neat for children!
  • Birka (day trip-summer)- Birka was a town as well as of import trading oculus during the Viking Age as well as is today a UNESCO World Heritage site. Located on the isle of Björkö inwards Lake Mälaren, the Strömma society offers a solar daytime trip to Birka past times boat which includes a neat guided tour as well as entrance to the on-site museum. They equally good direct keep a reconstruction of purpose of a Viking Age hamlet as well as direct keep many events through the summertime (like marketplace as well as games).
  • Aifur (restaurant)- located inwards Gamla Stan, this eating theatre concentrates on the gastronomic heritage from the Viking Age. I was hither end calendar week for the outset fourth dimension as well as it was quite fun as well as the nutrient was good. I volition write a to a greater extent than comprehensive review side past times side week.
  • Viking Walk- cipher authentic... to a greater extent than of a guided tour of Stockholm (history & culture) alongside a "Viking Guide"!
  • Souvenirs- on the street Västerlånggatan, located inwards Gamla Stan, y'all volition notice a large multifariousness of Viking souvenirs... from fun to tacky. On the fun side, y'all direct keep Handfaste (the Viking Shop) where y'all tin give notice larn merely about proficient lineament t-shirts, jewelry as well as books.
  • Uppsala (town)- merely xl minutes past times prepare from Stockholm y'all direct keep the town of Uppsala which is a neat house to see if y'all are interested inwards Vikings. The surrounding expanse is filled alongside Viking Age artifacts similar runestones, monuments as well as grave fields. Click here for a listing of tours, sites as well as museums.
  • Viking Day Tour- a total solar daytime tour that takes y'all from Stockholm to Sigtuna as well as Uppsala to see Viking Age sites. I haven't done the tour myself, but I direct keep sent guests as well as they direct keep all returned alongside favorable reports.
  • Storholmen Viking Village- (day trip-summer) northward of Stockholm (approx 1½ hours past times bus), inwards the Norrtälje area, y'all volition notice the Viking hamlet of Storholmen... an experimental opened upward air museum.
Entrance to Aifur
This should continue Viking aficionados occupied! Keep your eyes opened upward piece walking almost Stockholm... y'all tin give notice encounter runestones inwards the urban core equally well. Besides the aforementioned history museum, y'all tin give notice encounter them inwards Skansen common equally good equally the corner of Prästgatan as well as Kåkbrinken inwards Gamla Stan.
Runestone inwards Gamla Stan



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