Top Things to do in Uppsala County
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Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Uppsala County, Uppsala County
Discover the best top things to do in Uppsala County, Sweden including The English Bookshop, Gamla Uppsala, Uppsala Domkyrka, Museum Gustavianum, Linnaeus Garden, Botanical Gardens, Skokloster Castle, Biotopia - Biologiska Museet, The parks of Enkoping, Linnaeus' Hammarby.
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1. The English Bookshop
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5.0 based on 32 reviews
Our aim is to be a booklover's bookshop; the sort of place where you can lose yourself in the shelves for hours, browsing and relaxing in a chair to the soft music we play, while the river Fyris gently flows by a block away.
Reviewed By KTLund - Lund, Sweden
I live in southern Sweden and was amazed at the wonderful book shop! Great selection and friendly staff. What a breath of fresh air during my visit to Uppsala!
2. Gamla Uppsala
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4.5 based on 446 reviews
Reviewed By gsurya - Malmö, Sweden
Well documented & arranged museum, had English & Swedish tours, lovely walking path around the burial mounds. Nice outing for a summer day.
3. Uppsala Domkyrka
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4.5 based on 1,007 reviews
Reviewed By perideb
Cathedral is breathtaking. The service at the gift shop was very good, she told us brief history and answered some of our questions. Overall, great experience.
4. Museum Gustavianum
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4.5 based on 281 reviews
Reviewed By emiliap469 - Timisoara, Romania
During a trip in Sweden between May 15- May 20, 2019, we visited Uppsala, especially for its Gustavianum Museum. Gustavianum is the former main building of the Uppsala University, built between 1622 and 1625. The museum exhibits a lot of physics and astronomy devices acquired by the Uppsala University across its history or donated by different collectors. Under its cupola is the Theatrum Anatomicum, an steep amphitheater consisting in concentric regular octagonal (with 8 sides) polygons, where medical students watched the human dissection on a central table. This is one of the oldest preserved anatomical theater in the world. It's so impressive to see old lecture notes of students from the early years of Uppsala University, that are not so different from lectures notes by nowadays students. There are exposed the lecture notes of the first known student (in theology and philosophy) from around 1477, the lecture notes of a medical student from 1550, as well lecture notes in physics (1650). We spent more time to see the exhibits concerning physics, astronomy and medicine at Uppsala University, and less for antiquities, excavated by the university archaeologists or donated by others. It was really instructive to see how old is the passion for the science in this small city.
5. Linnaeus Garden
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4.5 based on 201 reviews
The Linnaeus Garden was the first botanical garden in Sweden founded in 1655 by Olof Rudbeck the elder. It is laid out in the French Style and restored following Linnaeus' and Carl Harleman's design from 1745. Today approximately 1300 species are grown here. All known to have been cultivated by Linnaeus and arranged according to his own system. The garden is open to public May–September.
Reviewed By GaborT86 - Budapest, Hungary
For those who love plants, flowers and history, this is the place. We loved it! The garden is not huge, but it is lovely indeed. And the exhibition in the old house of Linnaeus is great as well.
6. Botanical Gardens
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4.5 based on 317 reviews
The Botanical Garden is one of Uppsala's most popular destinations. Here, you can enjoy the grandiose Baroque Garden, visit the 200 year old Orangery with its beautiful grand halls or find inspiration for home gardening among rockery plants, vegetables, summer plants and in the systemic quarters of woody plants. The Tropical Greenhouse is home to Uppsala's only rainforest! For open hours in the glass houses see web page.
Reviewed By Pichalv - Sigulda, Latvia
The Botanical Garden is one of Uppsala's most popular destinations. Here, you can enjoy the grandiose Baroque Garden, visit the 200 year old Orangery with its beautiful grand halls or find inspiration for home growing among rockery plants, vegetables, summer plants and in the systemic quarters of woody plants. The Tropical Greenhouse is home to Uppsala's only rainforest! TRhere is a cafeteria. It is really nice place to have a rest and to explore so different plants.
7. Skokloster Castle
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4.5 based on 197 reviews
A magnificent day out!Visit one of the world’s finest Baroque castles, located in beautiful surroundings on the shore of Mälaren. Skokloster castle was built during Sweden’s period as a Great Power in the 17th century, and is the biggest private house ever built in Sweden. Visit the Wrangel state apartment on your own or take a guided tour through beautiful rooms and halls that are filled with original furnishings from different centuries. They have magnificent arts and crafts, thrilling paintings and the castle also has also a large armoury.In the summer you can take boats to Skokloster Castle from Uppsala and Sigtuna. ADMISSION Adult SEK 70 GUIDED TOUR supplement of SEK 40. Admission free for persons aged up to 18.
Reviewed By lyxlyx
I higly recommend a visit to this castle north west of Stockholm. If you have an interest of history and are curious to understand an important epoch of European history, this the castle to visit!
8. Biotopia - Biologiska Museet
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4.5 based on 49 reviews
9. The parks of Enkoping
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4.5 based on 82 reviews
People come from near and far to enjoy Enköping’s parks. We have around 20 parks, of varying character, where perennials have been generously used in large borders. Each park has its own style. The Dream Park, designed by the Dutch landscape architect and plantsman, Piet Oudolf, is the best-known park. In town, there are large parks with areas for playing, sports and picnics. We also have so-called pocket parks, small green oases nestled into the urban landscape with fascinating trees, shrubs and ground covering perennials. In the spring, the Magnolias and Sargent’s Cherries bloom in wonderful nuances of white and pink. At the same time, tulips, narcissi and other plants are bursting into flower. Through July, August and September, the tall, dazzling perennials take over the performance. Flowering in all the colours of the rainbow, they succeed each other during
10. Linnaeus' Hammarby
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4.5 based on 64 reviews
The small estate Hammarby, 15 km SE of Uppsala, was bought by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. He wanted a farm on the countryside where he could spend the summers together with his family, away from the unhealthy quarters of Uppsala. Today, few Swedish manor-houses preserve such an authentic milieu. It reflects the private life of Linnaeus as well as his scientific work.
Reviewed By brocdog - Santa Cruz, United States
This site, about 20 minutes outside of Uppsala, consists of several structures in which Linnaeus and his family spent their summers (and continued to live after Linnaeus died). The tour (you can book one in English) covers the main house and is quite informative; be sure to check out the other structures, including the little stone house up on the hill where Linnaeus moved his specimen collections to protect them from fire. Cafe on site has nice food that you can enjoy in the garden in summer - a nice way to spend a relaxing afternoon!
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