There are a number of Tourist Attractions in Uppsala in Sweden that you can visit while on a tour to Uppsala. Uppsala is the fourth largest city in Sweden. Called a university city for housing two universities, Uppsala is situated in the province of Uppland in Svealand, in south central Sweden. To explore the scenic land of Uppsala, you have to visit the Tourist Attractions in Uppsala.
Some of the main Tourist Attractions in Uppsala are –
- Botanical Gardens: This is the oldest botanical garden in Sweden, founded in the year 1655 by Olof Rudbeck the elder, professor of medicine. This beautiful garden is situated in the Uppsala University.
- Museum Gustavianum of Uppsala University: Built in the 1620s to be the main building of the oldest university of Scandinavia, the Gustavianum presently houses the University Museum. There are five permanent exhibitions in the museum.
- Gamla Uppsala Sights & Attractions: Gamla Uppsala is dotted with numerous pre-Viking and pre-historic burial mounds. An old church and the open-air museum Disagården are also there in Gamla Uppsala.
- Uppsala Castle: This is a towering fortress that was built to guard the country from rebels. It houses a ‘cross castle’ and a ‘long castle’. The Hall of State is placed inside the ‘cross castle’.
- Old Uppsala Train Station: Located across the tracks from the Uppsala train station, this old station now houses modern galleries, shops, and a café-cum-pub.
- Sigtuna Sights & Attractions: Sigtuna is the first town of Sweden. Established in the year 980 by the Viking king Eric Segersall, Sigtuna is home to the oldest street in the country.
- Uppsala University Library - Codex Argenteus Manuscript: The world-famous Codex Argenteus Manuscript, better known as the ‘Silver Bible’, is the most precious manuscript of the Uppsala University Library.
- Uppsala Cathedral: This cathedral is one of the most popular Tourist Attractions in Uppsala. The largest church building in Scandinavia, this cathedral was inaugurated in the year 1435.
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