Radisson Blu Hotel, Uppsala

Don't miss out on some excellent live theater in this cultural city; the highly respected Uppsala stadsteater is home to the annual Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival.

Gamla Uppsala is one of Scandinavia's most noteworthy ancient monuments. Here are three majestic royal mounds from the 6th century, one of Scandinavia's largest burial places, and ruins of a cathedral built in the 12th century. The area is surrounded by myths, with legends of the powerful Svea kings who were descended from the god Frey, as well as of golden heathen temples, human sacrifice and ancient Nordic blood sacrifices. Today, Gamla Uppsala is a popular excursion spot, with the Gamla Uppsala Museum, Odinsborg restaurant, and the open-air museum, Disagården.

17 minutes with train from Arlanda to Uppsala

Largest arena in Uppsala and is Sweden's fourth most visited, specialized in swimming, sports events, meetings and recreation. The facility includes areas for indoor sports, summer sport and a generous waterpark with waterslides, 50-meter pool, training pool, relaxation area and a large outdoor swimming pool. Fyrishov is situated in Uppsala only a 20 minute walk from the city centre, or a 5 minute busride.

Construction of the castle was begun by King Gustav I in the 1540s. During King Johan III's reign, the magnificent Renaissance castle church and its stucco were designed, parts of which can still be seen. The castle facade was recently repaired and given the color it had at the time of Carl Hårleman's restoration. The castle has a dramatic story, with many crucial events in Swedish history taking place here. Art and architecture tours in Swedish and English arranged daily during the summer. For information on tours during the rest of the year, see the Uppsala Art Museum's website.

Visit the relics of Saint Eric in the rose-hued Domkyrka. Scandinavia's largest church building stands nearly 400 feet tall, with twin spires and a Gothic interior.

Natural scientist, botanist, zoologist and geologist – as well as doctor, philosopher and innovative teacher. Carl Linnaeus was a multitalented scholar, and Sweden’s internationally best-known, scientist. For those who would like to learn more about Carl Linnaeus, there are a number of websites worth visiting. The aim of the Swedish Linnaeus Society is to spread and increase knowledge about Linnaeus and his work – as inspiring today as it was groundbreaking in his day. For those who would like to learn more about Carl Linnaeus, there are a number of websites worth visiting. Ask a question and get an answer directly from the Flower King himself at “Linnaeus online”! • Uppsala’s official Linnaeus page www.linneuppsala.se • Linnaeus’s historical landscapes www.linnaeanlandscapes.org • Linnaeus online www.linnaeus.uu.se/online • Linnaeus’s Hammarby www.hammarby.uu.se • Linnaeus’s world www.linne.org • Linnaeus Trails around Uppsala www.linnestigarna.se • The Linnaeus Garden www.linnaeus.uu.se • The Linnaeus’s Hammarby Association www.linneshammarby.se • The Swedish Linnaean Society www.linnaeus.se • The Linnean Society of London www.linnean.org • Municipality of Uppsala, Linnaeus www.uppsala.se/linne • Uppsala Linnaean gardens www.botan.uu.se

Oldest botanical garden in Sweden and extends over 34 acres. Some 11 000 species and cultivars from all over the world are under cultivation. The garden is divided into many different sections: economic plants, rock and arid gardens, stone troughs, peat beds, annual beds and areas for research and education. The cool orangery has been supplemented by a Tropical Greenhouse with about 4 000 species from the warmer climatic zones.