The oldest and fourth largest city in Sweden, once a thriving Christian center, whose inhabitants worshiped the Scandinavian gods, today Uppsala is a university town with a rich history, not deprived of a little provincial charm.
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How to get here
The city of Uppsala is located 35 km from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, serving most European airlines, as well as a number of American and Asian carriers. Getting to Uppsala from the airport is not difficult: the best option is the local train Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (abbreviated SL), which trains to the destination in just 17 minutes! From the airport the train leaves every half hour between 05:16 and 00:46 on weekdays and from 04:50 to 1:57 on weekends. A one way ticket costs 165 kroons.
Every hour, high-speed trains run from Stockholm to Uppsala run by the national company SJ (40 min, 85 kroons). An alternative here can be trains all the same SL, plying every half hour and the next with stops (55 min, 110 kroons).
And, finally, the most budgetary option is the Swebus buses connecting Uppsala with the Stockholm airport, Gothenburg, Malmö and other cities of Sweden. In addition, Bus4You buses run by the route Gothenburg-Stockholm-Uppsala (one-way ticket Stockholm-Uppsala will cost 39 kroons), and buses UL run from Västerås, Strängnäsä and Sala to Uppsala.
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Transport
Uppsala is well developed bus service, and stops are located not more than several hundred meters from each other. A bus ticket costs 20 kroons, and you can pay for it by SMS! To do this, send a message with the text "UV" (those who are 20 years old or more) and "UU" (19 years and younger) to the number 72472. True, this option only works when sending sms from the Swedish sim card. For the rest, there is a payment by credit card right in the bus.
Climate
Mainly cloudy +3 ° С a day -5 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +4 ° C in the afternoon +1 ° C at night ° С water |
Overcast, light rain +3 ° С a day -1 ° C at night ° С water |
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Entertainment, excursions and attractions Uppsala
The Furis River divides Uppsala into two parts: the historical one - along the western side of the river and the residential one - along its eastern side. Most of Uppsala's sights are concentrated in the western, historical part of the city. The main dominant here is the Cathedral of the city - the largest in Scandinavia (118, 7 m).
Gustavianum
Opposite the cathedral is Gustavianum (1625 g .), which for almost the entire 19th century served as the main building of the university, and now functions as a museum .Today in Gustavianum there are extensive collections of Northern and Egyptian antiquities, an exhibition on the history of Uppsala University, as well as a coin cabinet of the University, at its meeting one of the largest in the country .There is also an anatomical theater, which was preserved from the 17th century and was once used for public opening .The Gustavianum Museum is open to visitors daily except Monday from 10:00 to 16:00, the admission fee is 50 kroons .The museum's mint is open on Tuesdays from 13:00 to 16:00 from April to October, the rest of the time - by appointment only, admission is free .
University
Across the road from Gustavianum there is a new main building of the University, erected in 1879-1986. in the style of the Italian renaissance.
Not far from the University is the University Library (1820-1841), the largest in Sweden with more than 5 million volumes and about 60,000 manuscripts.
Castle
To the south-west of the library on a hill 35 meters high, the castle rises, the construction of which was started in 1549 by King Gustav I, the founder of the royal dynasty Vasa .Today, the castle houses the administration of Uppsala, the City Museum of Art, the House of Peace and the wax museum Vasaborgen .The Museum of Art is open to visitors daily except Monday from 12:00 to 16:00, on Wednesdays until 20:00, the entrance fee is 40 kroons .The House of Peace accepts guests daily except Monday from 15:00 to 18:00, in Sat .-вс .from 12:00 to 16:00, admission is free .Vasaborgen operates daily from June 30 to August 11 from 10:00 to 16: 00/17: 00, admission fee is 80 kroons .
Old Uppsala
5 km to the north of the city lies Old Uppsala, where from the pre-Christian times, in addition to several burials, there were three huge burial mounds dating back to the 5th-6th centuries, a pagan temple built in 1164 and rebuilt after the fire of 1240, and an open museum the sky. You can get here by bus number 2 from the city center. To visit the mounds are open daily from 10:00 to 16:00 from May to August and from 12:00 to 16:00 from September to December, the entrance fee is 60 kroons, group tours are organized.
The prices are indicated as of July 2013. Photo Uppsala (3)