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ULFK847
This is a very unusual arena for all kinds of performances including Gotland Chamber Music Festival in July each year. This year we attended a show with Christmas Carols.The ruin is from the 14-th Century.Recommended.
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AgnetaYUP
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.
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davided300
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
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chhas2014
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.
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TriumphTim
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.
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Jolyon67
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.
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Nancy171717
Enjoyed wandering the streets of Visby on a sunny Sunday morning...most of the town was deserted, silent, and peaceful, and it was relaxing to explore the cobblestoned streets and view the many ruined churches and other buildings. The Botanical Gardens were interesting as well, and contained many types of exotic plants and flowers. The city center provided opportunities for shopping and eating; an enjoyable stop on our Baltic cruise.
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Rudbeckius
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...
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JonPaulJ
Visby is full of old ruined churches, which are really incredible to see. They are open free of charge between 12:00 and 16:00 during May - Aug, with an earlier opening (10:00) in July. The ruins are really atmospheric, and blend in perfectly with the cobbled streets and town wall to transport you back into medieval Visby. Some of the larger ruins have restaurants and can be rented out (for wedding etc), while the smaller ones are pretty much "as is". It is well worth grabbing a map of the town from the Tourist Center by the harbor and going for a walk to see all of them, there are ~14 ruins in total. There is one (St. George?) just outside the town wall - we recommend crossing out the snackporten (gate in the town wall on west side), which gives the best view over the wall and the ocean, and then a really nice walk to the ruin.
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392nadiab
Truly worth visiting, area is charming and people are so nice. Its like you are in a different world, just like a movie