This review is more a statement of the town and ruins in Visby than one particular place. The town has many churches and various towers dating back from the 13th century. If you are in Visby I'd recommend just walking the town and exploring the various ruins, towers, views of the city and the ocean. For me no organized tour was needed. I love a town where you can just wander sans map and know to find my way back to the cruise ship just head downhill to the sea. Beautiful town full of ruins and really nice friendly people.
This church along with many other churches and buildings in the old walled city are wonderful. The city has narrow cobble stone streets and beautiful old buildings.You can easily spend an entire day here just looking at the old buildings and going in the various shops. There is also a botanical garden that is wonderful.This city and island is worth the trip.
A special place where ruins have been revitalized in a clever and effective way. Recomended both in daytime, both in nightime. A crucial step into the Visby experience
These places do not come in plenty - a large Church with wonderful arches - all in ruins! The roof is spared up front and therefore it is rather safe to arrange musical concerts, mingel parties and art performances here. Most of the time it is open for the public and a perfect place for private contemplation, maybe prayer and even a kiss with your most beloved...
One of the best attractions that Visby has to offer, it's a place of interest during the day and a magic place to walk in the nigh time, with all the lights. The restorations have been made in an ideal way, keeping all the original parts. It's very easy to park nearby.
Truly worth visiting, area is charming and people are so nice. Its like you are in a different world, just like a movie
Great thing is that you can rent most of the old ruins in Visby for private events. What a beautiful venue! It's amazing how many old church ruins Visby has.
St Nicolai is one of 8 substantial church ruins in Visby. It was built by Dominicans in 1240. All the churches you see were built around the 13th Century by different denominations. Most are padlocked on Monday's but are open to explore the rest of the week. St Karin (Katarina) was built by Franciscans in 1233 and became the richest church in Gotland. Today you either wander beneath its aisle of soaring arches or climb steps for a unique view from the top of them. Lesser church ruins include St Helga And - an octagonal one with engravings over the entrance. St Peter & St Hans, with a restaurant inside. St Lars (Lawrence) and St Drotten stand facing each other and are called the sister churches. Drotten is an old Norse word for ruler. St Lars is very tall and possibly built by Russian merchants from Novgorod. Finally near the botanical gardens is St Klemens.
We loved this beautiful old city, it's extremely charming. There was a midevil festival throughout the city that added more charm. It's very clean, friendly and exactly as we had hoped. Our daughter has decided that when she is an adult, she's moving there!
My review covers ALL the medieval church ruins in the old town. There are 9-10 of them! All are free to visit. Some of them have stairs you can climb, so make sure you check all the doors. They all look romantic and beautiful.