Introducing Uppsala & Central Sweden
This area, the birthplace of Sweden, offers the visitor much evidence of the region’s long history, including rune stones so plentiful you’re likely to stumble over a few. Pre-Viking burial mounds in Gamla Uppsala light the imaginations of myth-builders and history buffs. There’s also the old mine in Falun, which accidentally provided the means for all those little cottages dotting the landscape to be painted red. And in Mora, the definitive Swedish king’s path towards the crown is still retraced today, by thousands of skiers each year in the Vasaloppet.
Activities in Uppsala & Central Sweden
Uppsala
There's something of a small, green Amsterdam feel about Uppsala, Sweden's fourth-largest city and one of the oldest - perhaps it's the tranquil waterways, streams of bicycles and young studenty population.
Örebro
Attractive Örebro has a particularly romantic-looking castle, which is surrounded by a dazzling moat filled with waterlilies (as all such buildings should be).
Uppsala & Central Sweden destination guides
Lake Siljan Region
KABOOOM!! Not a word that would instantly spring to mind as you rest your eyes on the soft forest-and-lake scenery here.
Hotels in Uppsala & Central Sweden
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