Visby

Introduction

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Visby is the capital of Gotland and one of the best preserved medieval cities in Scandinavia. It has about 23,000 inhabitants.

Sights and Activities

The medieval part of the town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is one of the best examples of medieval architecture in northern Europe.

Weather

Visby's climate is comparable to that of Sweden but is known for being a very nice and sunny destination in summer and just like much of the island of Gotland it has a microclimate with milder winters as well.

Getting There

By Plane

Visby Airport (VBY) operates quite a few flights, mainly to all three of Stockholm's airports, as well as flights to Helsingborg, Norrköping, Gothenburg and Riga, seasonal flights to Berlin, Ronneby, Växjö, Hamburg, Helsinki, Sundsvall and Oslo, and charter flights to Burgas, Rhodes, Enfidha, Antalya and Palma de Mallorca. Seasonal and charter flights are mostly in the summer season (April-October).

By Boat

Destination Gotland operates a three-hour ferry ride from Oskarshamn in Småland and Nynäshamn near Stockholm. During summertime the ferry also runs to Grankullavik on Öland.

Keep Connected

Phone

See also: International Telephone Calls

Post

Posten AB is the Swedish postal service, with fast and reliable services. They have a wide range of services including a track and trace system and different options regarding the sending of postcards, letters and parcels. There are both express and economy services and if you are not in a hurry the latter option is fine enough. The postal service was abandoned at the public post offices in 2001. The public today deals with its postal business at Postal Service Points. Mail and parcels can now be picked up at a number of places, including gas stations, supermarkets and kiosks. Look for the blue and yellow sign above or by the entrance of outlets providing this service. You can also buy stamps and there are quite a few more services in these places, many of which stay open late in the evening and on weekends. Yellow post boxes are for national and international letters and blue for regional letters.
Postal Service Centres are maintained for business clients and Svensk Kassaservice, a chain which deals with simple financial transactions but offers no postal services. There are also traditional post offices offering the full range of services. They are usually open between 9:30am and 6:00pm and may have extended opening hours once or twice a week.
On of their competitors is Bring Citymail AB, formerly privatised but now nationalised by Norway.