Linköping Sights

  1. Domkyrka

    Made from blocks of hand carved limestone, the enormous Domkyrka was the country's largest and most expensive church in the Middle Ages. Its foundations were laid around 1250, with its 107m spire and vast interior, it's still astonishing visitors today. Inside, green men stud the ceiling, and there are numerous medieval treasures dating back to the 14th century.

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  2. Ekenäs Slott

    Ekenäs Slott, built between 1630 and 1644, is one of the best-preserved Renaissance castles in Sweden. It has three spectacular towers, a moat, and furniture and fittings from the 17th to 19th centuries. The castle is 20km east of Linköping; you'll need your own transport to get there.

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  3. Flygvapenmuseum

    Approximately 7km west of the centre is Flygvapenmuseum, with exhibits on air-force history and 60 aircraft.

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  4. Gamla Linköping

    The town's best attractions are just outside the centre. Half a million people flock to Gamla Linköping, 7km west of the centre. One of the biggest living-museum villages in Sweden, it consists of six streets and around 90 quaint 19th-century houses. These contain about a dozen theme museums (all free, with various opening times), crafty shops and even a small chocolate factory. You can wander among the 19th-century buildings at will.

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  5. M/S Kind

    For a simple day excursion, from late June to early August the M/S Kind leaves Tullbron dock at on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and travels to Rimforsa.

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  7. Östergötlands Länsmuseum

    Just north of the cathedral, Östergötlands Länsmuseum houses a decent European art collection (Cranach's painting of Eden, Original Sin, is wonderful, with a smiling Eve twiddling her toes), and Swedish art dating to the Middle Ages.

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  8. Sankt Lars Kyrka

    The concrete floor of Sankt Lars Kyrka was built in 1802 above the previous medieval church crypt. Downstairs, you can see 11th-century gravestones and skeletons.

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  9. Slotts & Domkyrkomuseum

    The struggle between church and state is explored in the nearby castle's Slotts & Domkyrkomuseum, where the bolshy, larger-than-life King Gustav Vasa and the last Catholic bishop, Hans Brask, made friends, ate, drank and fell out again. Archaeological finds include two mummified black rats from the bishop's privy!

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  10. Valla Fritidsområde

    Just 300m through the forest is Valla Fritidsområde, a recreation area with domestic animals, a children's playground, minigolf, a few small museums and many old houses.

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