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Best views in Uppsala

11 lookouts and viewpoints in Uppsala.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala
Photo: Kateryna Baiduzha, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Best views in Uppsala

  1. SeeCathedral

    Uppsala Cathedral

    Domkyrkan

    Gothic cathedral, which took a century and a half (1272 - 1435) to build, in the is one of the focal points of Uppsala and it dominates the city skyline. It is simultaneously the largest church in the Nordic countries, the burial site of many Swedish royals, and the seat of the Church of Sweden. Here you can see relics of Eric the Holy and Saint Bridget, and in the far end of the cathedral you will find "Vasakoret" – the royal crypt of Gustav I Vasa, "father of the Swedish nation". The walls of the crypt are covered in national romantic frescoes depicting Vasa's reign and his war for Swedish independence. Other notable burials include the 17th-century polymath Olaus Rudbeck, the 18th-century botanist Carl Linnaeus, the 18th-century mystic Emanuel Swedenborg and the theologian, archbishop and Nobel peace prize laureate Nathan Söderblom. It shouldn't be missed, but given its towering size, how could you? Free English language guided tours are held at 12:30 on the first Saturday of every month and daily late Jun–late Aug, M–Sa 10:00 and 15:00, and Su 15:00.

    08:00–18:00 daily. Mass celebrated at Mon–Sat 12:45 and Sun 11:00; all welcomeFree · Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible · Built 1435

  2. DoConcert hall

    Uppsala Konsert & Kongress

    UKK/Musikens hus

    Uppsala's main concert hall was inaugurated in 2007. By then discussions of building a concert hall had been going on for a hundred years! Since then the building and its modernist design has kept on creating controversy. The concert hall has a varied calendar which includes orchestras, dance performances, modern music as well as conferences and seminars. From the top floor you get a great panoramic view of Uppsala.

    Wheelchair accessible

  3. DoSummit

    Kronåsen

    Ulleråkers vägen

    35 m high

  4. SeeObservatory

    Uppsala Astronomical Observatory

    Regementsvägen 1

  5. SeeObservatory

    Observatoriet

    Hällbygatan 125

  6. SeeObservatory

    Gamla Observatoriet

    Kyrkogårdsgatan 8A

  7. DoSummit

    Kasåsen

    40 m high

  8. DoSummit

    Lötenkullen

    35 m high

  9. DoSummit

    Röboåsen

    40 m high

  10. SeeViewpoint

    Högbyhatt

  11. SeeViewpoint

    Tunåsen

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Uppsala (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps.