uppsala castle (uppsala slott)

We spent our time at the castle building visiting the House of Peace.Tthrough numerous exhibits we learned about Sweden's history of international peacemaking and human rights efforts. Special exhibits recognize such well known figures as Dag Hammarskjold as well as lesser known but very important Swedish leaders and ordinary people from around the world who have developed extraordinary projects advocating non-violent conflict resolution and human rights.

With the way the garden is designed up here you get a great view of its geometric formation. There are also some informative info boards and the Castle itself is much more interesting up close than from afar. There is parking at the castle entrance.

I had a wonderful conference dinner there: small quantity of food though. The building is worth to visit. Inner facilities are good.

If the weather is good this is a great place to visit!The art exhibition at the time showing Uppsala Ekeby pottery and Marianne Simmulsen was excellent.

If you are in Uppsala and can avoid getting mown down by the millions of students on bicycles, make your way to the famous castle in the centre of town. Steeped in history, and with good guides it is well worth the visit.

No, this is not the kind of castle that looks like Cinderella's. It doesn't even remind of some GoT-like.BUT, it is worth seeing if you're already here. Looked like some low-profile mid-European noble house to me, no decoration, no big architecture, no "oomph". And not meant in a bad way, I just had that feeling. So climb up, walk the round way, take a look of magnificent panorama of Uppsala and go for lunch somewhere.

On top of a hill, the pink colour makes it easy to stop in the city. The building itself is not very beautiful but the history is interesting. The best side of the castle is the view of the city!

This is a lovely place to visit, you can even park your car next to the castle. There is also a nice cafeteria in the castle during the summer time.

We walked all over inside the Castle with no issues. There were 2 areas that were closed due to renovations, but you can actually walk on the same floors that were walked on over 250 years ago.

Walk up here and admire the view. And look at the placement of the canons. The king had them facing the cathedral to subdue the arch bishop...On the top floor the banquet hall is magnificent. Here Queen Kristina abdicated year 1654.

I walked up to this castle after lunch in the early afternoon. There was no admission that I could find to the castle proper (valid, is it is an actual residence). I could get in for free to an exhibition space about notable Swedes, which may have been interesting (if there had been an English translation) but did not relate to the castle. There was an art exhibition which shut at 3pm and the ruins, which charged entry and also closed early. Instead I walked around the outside and read the information placards. I was interested, especially in the construction of the fortifications, but as a tourist attraction it was a bit of a fail.

Well worth a visit to the remains of the original old castle first. Take a guided tour of the main "Slott" as the guide is really funny and very knowledgable!

With the cost of 80 SEK per person you would assume to see something else than mere ruins. There were no real exhibitions, the area although in three floors was quite small and you would need a good imagination to get a sense how the kings and queens lived back then. The "kings private garden" was only a flat lawn.

Our tour guide was simply splendid, she made a rather empty castle come alive through the historic details she provided about the buildings and its inhabitants. It was great fun. The 45 minutes were over before we knew it.

There is a lot of activity around this area in the summer with many people strolling, dining and meeting up with friends.