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The first thing that catches the eye when arriving
at Port of Visby, is the impressive cathedral and all the rooftops
of the stone buildings in the town, surrounded by the mighty
medieval town wall with its towers.
Centrally placed, Visby was for a long time the natural meeting
point for sailors and merchants from all over the Baltic region.
Still today, you can enjoy the majestic merchants houses from 17th
and 18th century along with almost 200 stone buildings – some of
them dating back from the 12th century. Still, the town is not a
museum. More than 2,000 people inhabit the old town that offers a
great variety of shops, cafés and restaurants. Here you can enjoy a
promenade among picturesque ruins and charming rose gardens in some
of the most idyllic streets imaginable.
The rest of Gotland has also a great deal to offer. It is famous
for its mild climate and the exotic landscape and has because
become one of Sweden’s most popular summer holiday
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