Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Färingsö (Sweden). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Färentuna kyrka, Svartsjö Slott, and Sånga Church. Also, be sure to include Uppland Runic Inscription 35 in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Färingsö (Stockholm).
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Färentuna kyrka
The Färentuna runestones are 11th century runestones labelled U 20, U 21, and U 22 in the Rundata catalog that are located in Färentuna, Uppland, Sweden. Runestones U 20 and U 21 were registered separately although they come from the same original runestone and consequently are called U 20/21. The runestone U 20/U 21 is probably most interesting as it, together with the Hillersjö stone and the Snottsta and Vreta stones, tells the story of the family of Gerlög and Inga. All of the Färentuna runestones are inscribed in the younger futhark.[1]
Address: Färentunavägen 403, 179 98 Färentuna
Svartsjö Slott
Also known as: Svartsjö slott
Conference center in Sweden. Svartsjö Palace is a Rococo palace situated in Svartsjö on the island of Färingsö in lake Mälaren. It lies just outside of Stockholm.[2]
Address: Svartsjövägen 2, 179 95 Svartsjö
Sånga Church
Also known as: Sånga kyrka, Stockholms stift
Church in Svartsjö, Sweden. Sånga Church is a medieval Lutheran church on Färingsö island, close to Svartsjö Palace in the Diocese of Stockholm in Stockholm County, Sweden.[3]
Uppland Runic Inscription 35
Also known as: Upplands runinskrifter 35
This memorial runestone, listed as U 35 under Rundata, is located in Svartsjö, Uppland, Sweden, and dates from the Viking Age.[4]
Eldgarnsö
Nature reserve in Sweden. Eldgarnsö Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Stockholm County in Sweden.
Eldgarnsö Nature Reserve consists of Eldgarnsö island in Lake Mälaren. A 6-kilometre-long (3.7 mi) trail runs around the island. The nature reserve consists of on the one hand an area of broad-leaf forest, and on the other of an area which is more mixed, containing arable land, coniferous forest and beach meadows with shallow water overgrown with reeds.[5]
Hilleshög Church
Also known as: Hilleshögs kyrka
Church in Sweden. Hilleshög Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Diocese of Stockholm. It is located in Hilleshög, Ekerö Municipality just outside Stockholm, Sweden. Hilleshög Church is one of the most well-preserved Romanesque churches in Stockholm County, together with Markim Church.[6]
Hässelby Villastad
Hässelby Villastad is a city district of Stockholm, in the north-western part of the Swedish capital Stockholm. It forms part of Västerort, Stockholm Municipality. Stretching west to Lake Mälaren, it is largely a high-class area with notable landmarks being the central commercial area Åkermyntan, and the big landfill Lövsta, which was used for all of Stockholm's refuse from the late 19th century to about 1950.[7]
Upplands runinskrifter 43
Runic inscription U 43 is a rune stone that stands on the left side of the entrance road to a farm in Törnby in Skå parish and Ekerö municipality in Uppland. The stone was placed there in 1937. Its original location was a little further away and out in the field at the side of the road.
Hillersjö stone
Also known as: Upplands runinskrifter 29
The Hillersjö stone, listed in the Rundata catalog as U 29 and located at Hillersjö, which is about four kilometers north of Stenhamra on Färingsö, is a runic Younger Futhark inscription that tells, in Old Norse, the tragic real life family saga of Gerlög and her daughter Inga. It is the longest runic inscription in Uppland and the second longest one in Sweden after the Rök runestone.[8]