Sigtuna Day Trip

Explore Sigtuna, Sweden's oldest town, its Viking history, church ruins, and historic Wenngarn Palace on this enriching tour from Stockholm.

Description

Discover the historical charm of Sigtuna, located within a preserved Viking-era street network with 18th-century traditional houses. Visit the Sigtuna Museum to learn about the town's rich Viking and Medieval history. Your guide will lead you to see church ruins and Viking runestones, then wander along the shores of Lake Mälaren, where the runestones reveal captivating Viking stories and the church ruins provide insights into post-Viking Christian life.

Next, visit the 17th-century Wenngarn Palace, once the residence of Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie. Explore its Baroque architecture, with original 17th-century paintings, and gain insights into the lives of the Swedish nobility and farmers during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Additionally, you will explore Viby, a farm frozen in time since the 1700s, illustrating Swedish life from two to three centuries ago with its iconic red countryside buildings.

After 5 hours of historical exploration, the tour concludes with a drop-off at your hotel.

Pickup

Hotel pickup is available for locations within 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) of Stockholm's Central Station.