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.

Lummelunda caves are one of Gotland’s most popular attractions. You’ll be amazed at nature’s very own artwork – magical halls, stunning stalactites and fossils. A special guided caving adventure leads you even further into the depths of the underworld, through tight holes and underground lakes. Next to the caves there is a geological nature trail through a most lovely countryside.

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.

Art gallery with an exhibition by the artist Johannes Nevala. In painting and various graphic techniques Johannes Nevala create images based on inspiration from days at the Gotlandic seashore, especially in places where birds land and breed. He arouse associations to these places in a way that can be interpreted as real or fictitious, with the light often playing a central role in the experience.