Gotland

A must-see when visiting Gotland is the Gotlandic picture stones, the treasures and the fossils – magical and unique in their kind. Book a tour of the world heritage site and get the qualified guides of the museum. Ecological restaurant and café. The museum shop is open all year round – bring a piece of Gotland with you!

Find out how people once lived on Gotland at one of Sweden’s biggest open-air museums. Here you can meet farmers, fishermen, crofters, stone workers, craftsmen, school teachers and paupers in houses and on farms dating from the mid-17th century to the end of the 1920s. The Play House has toys and games from olden times, and young and old can walk on stilts, make log-house puzzels and toss the caber. You will find the dates of markets, tournaments, and other fun events at:

Bottarve, in the far south of Gotland, is a marvellous cultural meeting place with a museum, café, shop, playground and theatre.

Say hello to Pippi Longstocking! Here in Kneippbyn Resort you will find Villa Villekulla, the original movie house from the classic films of Pippi Longstocking. They have everything you need for an active and comfortable holiday, for both big and small, in the Summer & Water Park.

The Bergman Center on Fårö is a cultural center that focuses on the life and artistic achievments of the legendary Swedish director and writer Ingmar Bergman.

Fenomenalen is a science centre for children with hands-on areas and special exhibitions that focus on science, technology and mathematics.

A permanent exhibition of oil paintings, watercolours and sketch books by Lars Jonsson, housed in the old parsonage at Vamlingbo. Paintings and studies of the bird life and nature of Storsudret. Gallery shop selling lithographs, books, posters and postcards. The parsonage is surrounded by extensive gardens and a beautiful park adjoining the 13th century church. The parsonage café serves coffee, home baking, and light lunches with an italian flavour. Holiday accommodation: Rooms are available in the north wing, renovated and furnished in 18th century style. Naturum Gotland housed in the south range of the farmyard, is an exhibition on the geology, flora and fauna of Gotland sponsored by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the county administration.