Skaraborg history tour

tour to sites associated with the regional history of Skaraborg

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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