Visby, Sweden

A new country to add to the list: Sweden (home of Absolut, IKEA, Volvo and Saab). Our first Swedish stop was to Gotland island where the town of Visby is located. We drove to Hoklint, a cliff from where you have a fantastic view of Visby and the coastline before venturing into the town. From there we drove back to the old city and started a walk through the old town listed as a UNECSO site for its advances in waste management in the 15th century. We visited the Almedalen (the valley of elm trees), Visby's first harbor and site of the Hanseatic port to get an overview of the city. Next, a small and beautiful Botanical Gardens to see the roses Visby is so famous for. We continued with the visit of St. Mary's Cathedral and then headed to the Gunpowder Tower dating back to the XI century and the old remaining structure in Visby, built to protect the old port. We toured the city wall, the big Market Square of Stora Torget, dominated by the ruins of St. Katarina, once a church of the Cistercian nuns (almost all of the churches are in ruins because of the reformation in the 16th century). A lovely town where they filmed Pippi Longstocking! Check out the photos.