Sweden
Things to do in Sigtuna
17 places5 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 17 places to explore in Sigtuna, and 5 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Sigtuna's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Sigtuna museum
Municipal museum on Lilla torg on Stora gatan in Sigtuna, on the plot where the first royal estate was built in the late 10th century.
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St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church is a Lutheran church in Sigtuna, not far from Stockholm, Sweden. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Uppsala.
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Sigtuna
Sigtuna is a locality in the west of in the eponymous Sigtuna Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden. It counted 9,689 inhabitants in 2020. The seat of the municipality is a locality to the east, Märsta.
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Sankt Olofs kyrkoruin
Church ruin in the churchyard west of St. Mary's Church in Sigtuna, roughly contemporary with the nearby St. Per's Church.
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Sankt Perskyrkan, Sigtuna
Ruin of a church completed around 1100 on a rise west of Sigtuna's medieval centre.
Discovery routes in Sigtuna
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Sigtuna: church ruins and old town
From Sigtuna's old town to St. Mary's Church, the ruins of St. Olof and St. Per, and the Sigtuna Museum.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Sigtuna
Sigtuna is a locality in the west of in the eponymous Sigtuna Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden. It counted 9,689 inhabitants in 2020. The seat of the municipality is a locality to the east, Märsta.
Nordians hög
Burial mound at Åshusby in Norrsunda, 50 m across and 12 m high; one of the largest mounds in Uppland.
Rosersberg Palace
Rosersberg Palace is one of the royal palaces of Sweden.
Skånelaholm Castle
Skånelaholm Castle is a castle in Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden.
Steninge Palace
Steninge Palace (also known as Steninge Manor) is a Baroque palace overlooking Lake Mälaren near Märsta outside of Stockholm, Sweden.
Museums
Sigtuna museum
Municipal museum on Lilla torg on Stora gatan in Sigtuna, on the plot where the first royal estate was built in the late 10th century.
Places of worship
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church is a Lutheran church in Sigtuna, not far from Stockholm, Sweden. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Uppsala.
Sankt Olofs kyrkoruin
Church ruin in the churchyard west of St. Mary's Church in Sigtuna, roughly contemporary with the nearby St. Per's Church.
Sankt Perskyrkan, Sigtuna
Ruin of a church completed around 1100 on a rise west of Sigtuna's medieval centre.
Norrsunda Church
Parish church of Norrsunda near Märsta, visible from the E4 motorway between Stockholm and Uppsala.
Skånela Church
Skånela Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in Stockholm County, Sweden. It is one of the oldest churches in Stockholm County.
Skepptuna Church
Skepptuna Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in Stockholm County, Sweden.
Monuments
Uppland Runic Inscription 448
This runic inscription, designated as U 448 in the Rundata catalog, is on a Viking Age memorial runestone located in Harg, which is about 4 kilometers north of Märsta, Stockholm County, Sweden, which was in the historic province of Uppland.
Hargs bro runic inscriptions
The Hargs bro runic inscriptions, or U 309, U 310 and U 311, are 11th century Younger Futhark inscriptions in Old Norse on bedrock in Skånela Parish, Uppland, Sweden.
Näsby Runestone
The Näsby Runestone, designated as U 455 under the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located in Näsby, Uppland, Sweden.
Uppland Runic Inscription 323
Runestone (U 323) standing on a rise beside the entrance to Skånelaholm Castle in Skånela.
Churchyard Runestones
The Kyrkogården Runestones are three Viking Age memorial runestones located at the cemetery of St. Mary's Church in Sigtuna, Stockholm County, Sweden, in the historic province of Uppland.
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