Roughly four kilometers north of Uppsala lies Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala), where the land of the Vikings awaits.
Spread across the landscape are more than 300 burial mounds, the last resting place of Viking Kings, Queens, and heroes of old. When Christianity took hold in the 12th century, Gamla Uppsala eventually boasted a cathedral on the site where the ancient church (Gamla Uppsala Kyrka) now stands.
Legends aplenty are to be found here, and the Gamla Uppsala Museum is a must before further exploration.
