Skaraborg history tour

Skaraborg is an informal region in western Sweden, with plenty of historic artifacts; in particular from the Viking Age, the Middle Ages (AD 1000-1500), and the early Swedish Empire.

Destinations

  • 🌍 Flyhov. A rock carving (hällristning) from the Bronze Age, around 1,000 BC.
  • 🌍 Skara cathedral (Skara domkyrka) (Skara). A medieval cathedral, among the oldest in Scandinavia.
  • 🌍 Västergötlands museum (Skara). A museum with several exhibitions, including one on medieval Skara.
  • 🌍 Högarna. A burial site.
  • 🌍 Sigrid Storråda. A replica of a Viking ship.
  • 🌍 Götene church (Götene). Contains a relic of Helena of Skövde.
  • 🌍 Falkängen. Worker quarters from the 19th century.
  • 🌍 Varnhem monastery.
  • 🌍 Husaby kyrka. Has one of the oldest and most remarkable churches in Sweden, built about 1090-1130. Near the church is a spring where the king was baptized in year 1008, the breakthrough of the christianization of Sweden.
  • 🌍 Skälvums kyrka.
  • 🌍 Vänermuseet (Lidköping). A museum on lake Vänern.
  • 🌍 Källby runestones.
  • 🌍 Skälvum Church.
  • 🌍 Tredingstenarna.
  • 🌍 Råbäck Stonemasonry.
  • 🌍 Aranäs.
  • 🌍 Forshem church.
  • 🌍 Äventyrslandet Kinnekulle. The remains of a medieval-themed amusement park, in business from 2008 to 2011.

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