Private Sigtuna Tour from Stockholm - Oldest Town of Sweden

Explore Sweden's oldest town founded in the Viking age and more in this 5 hour tour with hotel pick up in Stockholm. We also visit a Mediveal castle. Walk along the picturesque town, experience the old main street, same as in the Viking Age, with well-preserved traditional houses from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Hear the city's tales from its founding around 980 in the Viking age. Feel the buzzing middle ages with its shops and factories. Also hear more recent history. Get to know the people who has shaped Sigtuna and Sweden.
We will visit three church ruins that are 900 years old.

Visit the pretty 17th-century chateau of Wenngarn, it hosts one of the best preserved Baroque interiors in Northern Europe. It was home to Magnus Gabriel De La Gardie as his summer castle, one of 16th C welthiest men. Have lunch in the old vaults. Visit the village of Viby, uniquely preserved. One of few showing how Sweden's villages looked in the 18th-century. Its cultural value is now protected.

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Stop At: Sigtuna, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality

City walk in the fascinating viking age city of Sigtuna. Hear about the Viking Age, and the Mediveal age, and the cities story from this early royal power center to a buzzing traiding town. Extensive excavations does that we know a lot of this city's history.

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

Stop At: Mariakyrkan, Olofsgatan 4, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality 193 30 Sweden

The oldest brick building in the Stockholm region. Enjoy the beautiful medieval wall paintings and sculptures. Former Blackfriars monastery church.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Sigtuna Radhus, Stora Torget, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality 193 30 Sweden

Sweden's tiniest town hall. Built in 1744. We can watch into the preserved interior of this smallest counsil house in Town. The square it is standing at got created after some severe fires. Archaeologists have found amazing discoveries about this town due to that.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Wenngarn Hotell & Konferens, Wenngarn 1:7, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality 19391 Sweden

Wengarnn castle church and gardens

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: S:t Olofs Church Ruins, 9 Olofsgatan, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality 193 30 Sweden

Beautiful church ruin from the 12th century we visit as part of the Sigtuna city walk.

Duration: 10 minutes