What to see in Visby

Visby highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. City walls

   Almost complete, a World Heritage Site.

2. Church ruins

   Dozens of them inside the town.

3. Botanical garden

   Next to the ruins.

4. Fårö

   An island of raukar (sea stacks).

5. Medieval Week

   In August.

Day trips from Visby

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Gotland

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Typical food of Visby

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Visby from your kitchen).

Saffranspannkaka

Gotland’s dessert: a baked rice pudding with saffron and almonds, served with cloudberry jam (or blackberry) and cream.

• Serves 6
• 1 h 15 min

Ingredients

• 150 g pudding rice
• 1 l milk
• 1 g saffron
• 3 eggs
• 80 g sugar
• 50 g chopped almonds
• 200 ml cream
• Blackberry or raspberry jam and whipped cream

How to make it at home

1. Cook the rice in the milk over a low heat for about 30 minutes, until creamy. Leave to cool.
2. Crush the saffron with a little sugar and dissolve it in the cream.
3. Beat the eggs with the sugar and mix with the rice, cream and almonds.
4. Pour into a greased dish and bake at 175 °C for about 40 minutes, until set.
5. Serve warm with jam and whipped cream.

The trick: It’s Gotland’s Christmas dessert, but it’s eaten all year round.

Frequently asked questions about Visby