Old Uppsala is a trove of Viking history, featuring a museum, and a series of long walks to see the Thing, old churches and other history. A short bus ride from Uppsala itself, it is a vital thing to visit

Thing

Old Uppsala is a series of viking burial mounds from 3rd century AD onward along with a museum, church and other sites for visitors. It was a home to ancient Swedish kings of the Yngling dynasty.

The mounds are the site of the Thing of all Swedes, and whilst it has a less dramatic presence than the location of the Icelandic Thing, it is a prominent historic location. the mounds themselves are easy to mistake for hills without guidance, but they stand unusually tall in the midst of flat fields.

Gamla Uppsala Kyrka

An ancient church, built in the 12th Century, and likely on the bones of the heath church from generations before that, it is set on a slight rise, overlooked on two sides by the Viking mounds. Wonderfully old, the church is worth a visit when in Old Uppsala.

Riksantikvarieämbetet Gamla Uppsala Museum

Set by the public entrance to the Thing, the Museum is set over two floors and has a wide variety of activities, particularly during the warmer months. It is not a particularly large museum, but it is heavily focused on the findings from the local area and outlining how the Vikings lived their lives.