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Live tours in Uppsala

Explore Uppsala, Sweden, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala Castle and Uppsala University on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

9 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Uppsala live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Fjärdingen is worth asking about: the old quarter of low wooden houses around the cathedral.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Uppsala Cathedral The tallest cathedral spires in Scandinavia, holding the tomb of King Gustav Vasa.
  • Uppsala Castle Built by Gustav Vasa on the hill facing the cathedral across the old town.
  • Uppsala University Founded in 1477, the oldest university in Scandinavia.
  • Carolina Rediviva The university library, home to the sixth-century Codex Argenteus.
  • Gamla Uppsala A field of royal burial mounds dating from before the Viking Age.
  • Linnaeus Garden Carl Linnaeus's restored botanical garden, laid out to his own plan.
  • Linnaeus Museum Carl Linnaeus's former home, kept as it stood in the eighteenth century.
  • Fyris River Runs through the centre past the cathedral, the castle hill and the old mills.

Neighbourhoods

  • Fjärdingen the old quarter of low wooden houses around the cathedral
  • Luthagen a riverside district favoured by students and university staff
  • Svartbäcken a quieter residential area north of the centre along the river

Food to know

  • Meatballs (köttbullar)
  • Cinnamon buns (kanelbullar)
  • Toast Skagen
  • Herring
  • Pytt i panna

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Good to know about Uppsala

Do I need to be in Uppsala to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Uppsala, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, Swedish, Finnish and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.