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The previous price was S$9 and current price is S$7 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 55m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Embark on a grandiose, cerebral journey through the centuries in Uppsala, a city where the very definition of power has been fiercely contested and rewritten. From the cryptic, pagan runestones of the Viking Age to the soaring, overwhelming spiritual authority of Scandinavia's largest cathedral, and finally to the empirical triumphs of the scientific revolution, this tour uncovers the hidden forces that shaped modern thought. Join a skeptical cultural scholar and a passionate historian as they decode the architecture, the archives, and the gardens where kings, archbishops, and Nobel laureates battled for the ultimate prize: the right to define reality itself.

    • A 2.9 km self-guided tour with 8 stops over 115 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Spirituality, Myth & Nature and History & Memory
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Linnaeus Garden
    • Svartbacksgatan 27,
    • 753 32, Uppsala, Sweden

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Linnaeus garden
    • 27 B Svartbäcksgatan
    • 753 32, Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden

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Podcast Tour Uppsala The Architecture of Authority in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 55 minutes1h 55m
    1h 55m
  • Opening hours: Fri 0:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
S$8.61
S$6.89 x 1 AdultS$6.89
Total
The previous price was S$8.61 and current price is S$6.89
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Linnaeus Garden

  • 10m
The botanical garden where Carl Linnaeus developed his revolutionary system of taxonomy, marking the triumph of empirical science.

University Park

  • 10m
A collection of authentic Viking Age runestones that highlight the transition from pagan oral traditions to written history.

Uppsala Domkyrka

  • 10m
Scandinavia's largest cathedral, representing the overwhelming consolidation of spiritual and royal power.

Museum Gustavianum

  • 10m
The oldest standing university building, featuring a 17th-century anatomical theatre where empirical medical science challenged religious orthodoxy.

Uppsala University Main Building

  • 10m
The grand 19th-century main building of Uppsala University, symbolising the institution's modern academic and intellectual power.

Carolina Rediviva University Library

  • 10m
The main university library, housing the 6th-century Silver Bible and serving as a monumental repository of preserved knowledge.

Uppsala slott

  • 10m
The imposing royal castle that served as the seat of the Vasa dynasty, a site of political murders and royal abdications.

Botaniska Tradgarden

  • 10m
The grand botanical garden donated by King Gustav 3, representing the harmonious culmination of royal patronage and scientific enlightenment.

Location

Activity location

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    Linnaeus Garden
    • Svartbacksgatan 27,
    • 753 32, Uppsala, Sweden

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Linnaeus garden
    • 27 B Svartbäcksgatan
    • 753 32, Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden

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