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Valsgarde - Uppsala, Sweden

The burial mound in Valsgarde eight kilometres north of Uppsala rises above the surrounding clay plain.  The entire grave field measures around 100 x 150m.  Traces of 80 or so graves are visible as mounds and elongated depressions.  There are remains of chamber tombs, casket burials, boat burials and cremations.  Those buried at Valsgarde belonged to society's elite.  These people maintained their burial traditions conservatively over several centuries and the graves can be seen as an expression of an aristocratic lifestyle and identity. The grave field in Valsgarde was used for 700 years from around 400 AD to 1100 AD Valsgarde was strategically located next to a major transport route, the river Fyrisan, which made long journeys to countries on the continent possible.  The men in the graves took their battle equipment, household objects, tools and a number of animals with them on their final journey. Resting comfortably on eiderdown beds, they could embark on their final journey

Vikings and their ancestors in the Uppsala region - Sweden

Gamla Uppsala is one of Scandinavia's most noteworthy ancient monuments.  Here are three majestic royal mounds from the 6th century, one of Scandinavia's largest burial places, and ruins of a cathedral built in the 12th century.  The area is surrounded by myths, with legends of the powerful Svea kings who were descended from the god Frey, as well as of golden heathen temples, human sacrifice and ancient Nordic blood sacrifices. Today Gamla Uppsala is a popular excursion spot, with the Gamla Uppsala Museum. Odinsborg restaurant, and the open-air museum, Disagarden. During the Iron Age there was a rich and well-developed society around the Uppsala mounds.  There was a royal estate here and the members of the Svea tribe gathered close by to worship their gods. The royal mounds are among the largest grave monuments in Sweden.  Two of them were excavated in the 19th century, and the finds, including fragments of helmets and exclusive gold objects, revealed the very high status o

Emmetten - Switzerland

Hotel Seeblick Tel:   +41 41 624 41 41 Web:   www.hotelseeblick.ch Hotel Engel (Tramli Bar / Touristenlager) Tel:   +41 41 620 13 54

Beckenried (Klewanalp) - Switzerland

Wein & Kultur Dorfplatz 7 Tel:   +41 79 821 65 81 Restaurant Adler Dorfstrasse 9 Tel:   +41 41 620 14 54 Restaurant Schafli Buochserstrasse 41 Tel:   +41 41 620 13 77 Restaurant Klewen - Pub Kirchweg 20 Tel:   +41 41 620 11 30 Rutenenbeizli Rutenenstrasse 160 Tel:   +41 41 610 95 40 Bergrestaurant Alpstubli Sunnigrain 11, Klewnalp Tel:   +41 41 620 31 44 Web:   www.alpstubli-klewenalp.ch

Beckenried (Klewnalp) - Switzerland

Berggasthaus Panorama Klewnalp Tel:   +41 41 6 620 29 22 Web:   www.panorama-klewnalp.ch Berggasthaus Klewenstock Klewnalp Tel:   +41 41 620 17 84 Web:   www.1144,ch Brisenhaus SAC Klewnalp Tel:   +41 41 628 18 91 Web:   www.brisenhaus.ch Cafe'-Bar Schwanen Seestrasse 2, Tel:   +41 41 624 45 10 Web:   www.schwanen-beckenried.ch Christenbeck Cafe' /Conditerel Dorfplatz 3 Tel:   +41 41 620 12 26 Web:   www.christenbeck.ch

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