What is the cancellation policy for this tour?

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

How long does this tour take?

This tour lasts approximately 1 hour and a half.

Where does this tour start?

This tour starts at: WE meet at the benches outside Gamla Uppsala museum..

Sweden

Guided tour 90min at Old Uppsala mounds and old Uppsala church

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1 hour and a half

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Overview

Book a guided tour at Old Uppsala mounds and Old Uppsala church. Experience Old Uppsala during its heyday; Vendel Period. Hear about the excavations of recent years, the post monuments, the longhouse plateaus and the rich finds of the burial mounds.

Hear about Gamla Uppsala kungshögar, among the most powerful in the country, and the place Gamla Uppsala.
Much new has emerged in recent years' excavations.
Hear about the farms around and its function, about the excavations and finds, dates of the finds and how the people lived at this time.

We walk around old Uppsala mounds, and visit old Uppsala church if it is open. Hear about the finds under the old cathedral and its history.
Near the church there are various exciting plateaus where Uppsala's large long halls stood during the 500s and 800s and where various exclusive workhouses with gold, silver and precious stones in the form of grenades from Sri Lanka were found. Two people need to book for the tour to run.

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What's Included

✓ Included

All Fees and Taxes

✗ Not Included

gratitudes

Itinerary

Stop 1

Visit old Uppsala mounds with a knowledgeable guide in the area of Vendel and Viking times and hear about excavations, finds and stories related to the large burial grounds in the area. Hear about Gamla Uppsala kungshögar, among the most powerful in the country, and the place Gamla Uppsala. Much new has emerged in recent years' excavations. Hear about the farms around and its function, about the excavations and finds, dates of the finds and how the people lived at this time. We walk around old Uppsala mounds, and visit old Uppsala church if it is open

Stop 2

Hear about the finds under the old cathedral and its history. Near the church there are various exciting plateaus where Uppsala's large long halls stood during the 500s and 800s and where various exclusive workhouses with gold, silver and all-precious stones in the form of grenades from Sri Lanka were found. If the church is open, we visit the one where we see medieval statues, frescoes from the 15th century, sacrificial log 12th century etc. This was the earliest cathedral in Sweden excluding Danish Lund, and one of the earliest beehive seats in Sweden after Sigtuna, already in the 1130s.