Day Trips from Stockholm – The Viking Town of Sigtuna

Swedish history is in abundance in the town of Sigtuna .  Viking history mixes with medieval Swedish history that lives on today. Some historians and archeologists believe the Viking town of Birka was abandoned for Sigtuna.  Whether this is true or not, the history of the town can still be seen today. Sigtuna is dotted with churches which were left to ruin during the time of Gustav Vasa who, during the Swedish reformation, decided there were too many in Sigtuna and that only one churc

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