Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
closed Tue and Fri; closed Dec; includes guided tours in English available
May-Aug daily at 15:30, tel. 018/239-300,
www.raa.se/gamlauppsala
.
Nearby:
The venerable
Gamla Uppsala church
dates from the 12th cen-
tury (free, daily April-Aug 9:00-18:00, Sept-March 9:00-16:00).
Eating at Gamla Uppsala:
Gamla Uppsala is great for picnics, or you
can recharge at the half-timbered
Odinsborg café,
which serves sandwiches,
mead, and buffets—including
smörgåsbord
in summer (café daily
10:00-18:00, restaurant daily 12:00-18:00—reservations required, tel. 018/
323-525).
Getting There:
From downtown Uppsala, go to the bus stop at Vak-
salagatan7-13(ablockandahalffromStoraTorget,themainsquare)andtake
bus #2, marked
Gamla Uppsala,
to the last stop (30 kr, buy ticket at nearby
Pressbyrån kiosk, 2-4/hour, 15-minute trip). Allow two or three hours for your
visit, including the time it takes to bus there and back.
Eateries abound along the river and in the business district.
Domtrappkäl-
laren,
tucked behind the cathedral, serves up traditional Swedish meals in
its characteristic interior or outside at streetside tables (110-kr lunches served
Mon-Fri 11:00-14:30, then pricier dinners—100-210-kr starters, 185-325-kr
main dishes; open Mon-Fri 11:00-23:00, Sat 17:00-23:00, closed Sun, St.
Eriks Gränd, go through the little tunnel behind the cathedral and look left,
tel. 018/130-955).
For picnic fixings, stop by
Hemköp,
a grocery located on the ground floor
of Åhléns department store (Mon-Fri 7:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 9:00-22:00, on St-
oraTorget).Enjoythepicnic atoneofUppsala'sparks,orjointhelocals down
on the boardwalk along the river, below St. Olof's bridge.