Guided nature and history experience 8h, Biskops-Arnö and Sigtuna from Stockholm

This special Swedish history tour takes you to some of the coolest places near Stockholm. You will get a large dose of medieval, viking and ancient times. The tour includes areas from the Bronze Age to today and goes from Stockholm towards the Enköping area. The focus will be on the Viking Age and the turbulent Middle Ages. Runs if two people or more book.

1. 1

   Stop 1

   1 hour

   The largest grave mound in Sweden. Anundahög during the dark. It is something special to read a runestone while it is dark by flashlight and walk one of the biggest gravefields in Sweden. Anunshög is the biggest grave mound in Scandinavia, and a Viking and previking Thing mound. Around we got bautastones in rings and ship forms as well as mounds. In the viking age the water make it acessible by boat and Swedens mediveal Royal Eriksgata - where the newly choosen kings road when champion to become elected in the diffirent areas of Sweden power fractured regions. This runestone tell the tale whom the carver Vred carved; about Anunds brother Heden who died and that all these stones here are raised in memory of him. Det är Placed at a causeway lined with bautastones. A must visit and tour highlight.

2. 2

   Harkeberga kyrka

   40 min

   We visit if open Härkeberga church. visit if open Härkeberga or other medieval church with lime paintings. EN hope that we will be able to visit EN Albertus Pictor's churches that he painted in the area, the German is one of Sweden's foremost medieval artists.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   30 min

   Boglösa Rock carving area On the way back to Stockholm, we take a look at the Boglösa Rock Carving area, which is one of the largest areas with rock carvings near Stockholm.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   40 min

   Ingvar rune stone and Vendel-era large mound The Ingvar stones are famous in the Swedish Viking Age and runology as they mention a large campaign to the east to open up the Russian trade rivers. It failed but is preserved as a fairy tale recorded at the Svea King's court in the 13th century by an Icelandic visitor. The Vendel-era great mound we pass is really powerful, which speaks of a rich central square that was here a few hundred years before the Viking Age. We also pass Håtuna royal estate, the site of the bloody Håtuna game during the Middle Ages.

5. 5

   Sigtuna

   50 min

   The last stop is Sigtuna, Sweden's oldest and perhaps most exciting city, Sigtuna. Walk along the Viking and early medieval street network and hear the Viking city spring up around you. Hear about trade trips, kings, coin-striking. See the majesty of the church ruins rise above you and much more.

• Service animals allowed
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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