Private Sigtuna Tour from Stockholm - Oldest Town of Sweden
Description
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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Itinerary
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.
The oldest brick building in the Stockholm region. Enjoy the beautiful medieval wall paintings and sculptures. Former Blackfriars monastery church.
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.
Wengarnn castle church and gardens
Beautiful church ruin from the 12th century we visit as part of the Sigtuna city walk.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
All central hotels, accommodations, cruise ports and points of interest. If your tour departs from the cruise pier: If your ship arrives at S165 and S167 STADSGÅRDEN: Please walk a few hundred meters away from your ship while following the BLUE/GREEN lines. Go past the fences and guards, and your guide will wait there, with a sign saying "Viking Tours" on an A4-paper. NOTE: If you enter any other harbour number in STADSGÅRDEN than S165 or S167 please go outside the fences and guards and the guide will meet you there on the time of the tour. If your ship arrives at F638 FRIHAMNEN: Upon debarking the ship, please go through the terminal building. Once you go past the sliding doors (everyone else that departs the ship will walk out this way), the guide will meet you just outside the sliding doors. The guide will be holding an A4-paper saying "Viking Tours". NOTE: If you enter any other harbour number in FRIHAMNEN than F638 please go outside the fences and guards and the guide will meet you there on the time of the tour. If your ship arrives at V523 VÄRTAHAMNEN: Walk from your ship towards the tourist buses, which is less than 10 meters from the ship hull. The guide will wait for you at the tourist bus area, near the buses, with an A4-paper, which says "Viking Tours." The guide will then direct you to the tour vehicle. NOTE: If you enter any other harbour number in VÄRTAHAMNEN than V523 please go outside the fences and guards and the guide will meet you there on the time of the tour. If your Ship Arrives at NYNÄSHAMN: NO PICK UP INCLUDED HERE. That due to it being 50km away from Stockholm central station. We recomend you to contact and with us decide a meeting place in Central Stockholm. We will give directions how to go there either by train or that take one of the cruise busses going from the harbour into Stockholm. If you are unsure of which pier your ship is arriving at, please check with the cruise line.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
Reviews(5)
Sigtuna, is the oldest town in Sweden. It was founded by King Erik the Victorious in 980 AD. This quaint town, with it's cobblestone streets, traditional wooden houses, and beautiful scenery takes you back to medieval times, especially with the ruins of 3 Churches - St. Olofs, St Lars, and St Per's. Runestones can be found throughout the town. Sigtuna is full of restaurants, book stores, a unique candy shop, the Sigtuna Museum, a small movie theater and much more. Cinnamon Rolls is their specialty.
My sister and I had a great time visiting Sigtuna and learning the history of the town. Our tour guide, Karin, was very knowledgeable and helpful with all of our information inquiries. She was able to answer all our questions and made this for us an extraordinary experience. We also would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Bianca, our driver, for an outstanding service. We highly recommend this tour.
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Calle was our guide. Showed up on time was very friendly and informative. Had a terrific private tour even with some detours from the weather. Highly recommend. Greetings from Florida.
This is a beautiful little town founded 1000 years ago outside of Stockholm with cute shops on the old time narrow streets. Be sure to stop by Tant Brun's kaffestuga (or Aunt Brown's coffee shop) for some fika! This may be the oldest coffee shop in Sweden and reflects the character from Elsa Beskow's children's books published between 1918 and 1947. There's a lovely park and paths to stroll on too!
Thanks a lot Lynn. On our Viking Tours there are plenty of Viking sights but also pearls from other epochs of Swedish history. We generally do not eat at Tant Brun. For any potential guest reading this review, please be aware of this. But if you want to go their on your on, then that is perfectly fine to do. No problem. Best regards Angus Carlsson Guide Owner Sweden History Tours Time Travel Tours
Picturesque little town with medieval church ruins that is worth exploring and relaxing in a day-trip from Stockholm. It is easily accessible via commuter train and bus.
Thanks a lot for your nice review. Sigtuna is indeed a very idyllic place. However it is hard to understand and learn about its history without a guide. Without a guide you will only have nice views and photos, but very little learning and no historic context. To get to Sigtuna with our tour takes 40 minutes and we only make profit on the guiding, not the transport itself. Reaching Sigtuna from Stockholm with public transportation takes at least 90 minutes from Stockholm centralstation. Add walking time or extra transport time from your hotel to the central station and you have a journey becoming almost 2 hours, more than the double of car transport. Your choice, but not a good deal in our opinion. We offer you efficient transport, guiding services and more for a good price. Best regards Angus Carlsson Sweden History Tours Owner Guide
