Uppsala - Old Town

(Local Name: Gamla Uppsala) 5km/3mi north of Uppsala lies Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala), once capital of the old Svea kingdom. The little church of undressed stone is a remnant of the cathedral which was built about 1125. The old offertory box has been preserved, and the bishop's throne is one of the oldest pieces of furniture in Sweden. Three large burial mounds dating from around the sixth century contain the remains of kings Adil, Egil and Aun. To the east is the Tingshög, an eminence from which the kings addressed their people. In the Odinsborg Inn visitors can drink mead from silver-mounted drinking horns. To the north is the open-air museum of Disagården, with old houses from the surrounding area.