The best things to do in Uppsala: history

Älvkarleby church

See the 1490 altar cabinet, with the Madonna at its centre, inside a late-medieval church.

Älvkarleby

Childrens bruk

It gives children a chance to explore a mine and miniature versions of a school, blacksmith’s shop and general store.

Lövstabruk

Lingnåre culture reserve

Go to see preserved traces of Viking-era and older medieval life alongside fields and meadows shaped by grazing and late mowing.

Marma church

The red-brown ceiling and Einar Forseth’s altarpiece are the church’s distinctive features.

Älvkarleby

Skutskär church

See the church’s flower-painted interior and its neo-Gothic architecture.

Skutskär

Strömsbergs bruk

Visit to see Sweden’s only Vallon ironworks settlement described as preserved in its entirety.