Skaraborg history tour

Skaraborg is an informal region in western Sweden, with plenty of historic artifacts; in particular from the Viking Age, the Middle Ages (AD 1000-1500), and the early Swedish Empire.

Destinations

• 1 Flyhov. A rock carving (hällristning) from the Bronze Age, around 1,000 BC.  
• 2 Skara cathedral (Skara domkyrka) (Skara). A medieval cathedral, among the oldest in Scandinavia.  
• 3 Västergötlands museum (Skara). A museum with several exhibitions, including one on medieval Skara.  
• 4 Högarna. A burial site.  
• 5 Sigrid Storråda. A replica of a Viking ship.  
• 6 Götene church (Götene). Contains a relic of Helena of Skövde.  
• 7 Falkängen. Worker quarters from the 19th century.  
• 8 Varnhem monastery.  
• 9 Husaby kyrka. Has one of the oldest and most remarkable churches in Sweden, built about 1090-1130. Near the church is a spring where the king was baptized in year 1008, the breakthrough of the christianization of Sweden.  
• 10 Skälvums kyrka.  
• 11 Vänermuseet (Lidköping). A museum on lake Vänern.  
• 12 Källby runestones.  
• 13 Skälvum Church.  
• 14 Tredingstenarna.  
• 15 Råbäck Stonemasonry.  
• 16 Aranäs.  
• 17 Forshem church.  
• 18 Äventyrslandet Kinnekulle. The remains of a medieval-themed amusement park, in business from 2008 to 2011.  

Go next

• Uppland history tour, the cradle of Svealand, the other founding kingdom of Sweden