Activities and Attractions on Gotland

Gotland is more to offer than limestone stacks safari and lazy days on the beach! Amongst activities is everything from diving, cave exploring, soccer golf, wind surfing, shooting and ocean kayak to horseback riding and kite-flying. Other attractions are the steam train railway and the Christmas market in Visby. Gotland has almost unlimited resources of leisure and recreation to discover!

Yearly Events
Every week, there are always events on Gotland. From variety shows and the kite festival to big events like Round Gotland Ocean Race, organized by The Royal Swedish Yacht Club. One big event is the Medieval Week.Visit The Medieval Week


Gotland Organ Week in the Cathedral St Mary of Visby is a week of organ music with concerts in the Cathedral and in the parish churches in the countryside. Other musical events are the Children’s choir week on Fårö, the Volym Rock festival, the Gotland Chamber Music Festival with many international artists and the international Gotland Country and Folk Dancing Festival.

There are many motor sports and racing events on Gotland. Gotland Grand National dirt bike competition in Tofta is Sweden’s biggest motorcycle competition. Gotland Ring is a multifunctional state-of-the-art motor facility. Many other events are organized every year on the island of Gotland.


Adventure and Sports
Horseback riding, nature trails, boat hire, ocean fishing, hiking area and trail biking. The list of adventure activities on Gotland is very long! Stångaspelen, Gotland’s very own “Olympic Games”, is a competition in Gotland sports with activities including tossing the caber and the Gotland pentathlon. Also, golfers have many courses to choose from.



Beautiful Coastline and Silky Sand Beaches
Beaches lie within cycling distance and the ride along the cliffs is easily worth the negligible cost of bike hire. If you get really tired, you can even take your bike on the bus. Gotland has many sandy beaches but also stony coastlines. Relax with long walks along the beaches. By the way - Gotland has Sweden’s sunshine record.


Arts, Museums and Theatre
Summertime the Roma Theatre ensemble performs Shakespeare’s plays in the monastery ruins of Roma. For more theatrical performances - visit the Gotland County Theatre. Baltic Art Center is an international centre for contemporary visual art with special focus on the Baltic Sea Region. Other places to visit are the Gotland Museum of Fine Arts, the Muramaris artist villa and Bottarvegården, a cultural centre in the south of Gotland. Close to Visby are two car museums and Gotlands Aviation museum.


Discover Our History
Gotland has many historic monuments, museums and ruins of churches and abbeys. More buried treasures have been found here in modern times than anywhere in the world. The Historical Museum of Gotland shows treasures from the Viking era. Here you meet the islands 8000 years of very rich history with storys of brave medieval knights and Gotland’s last pirate. Another very special museum is the stone quarry museum in Bläse. All museums have guided tours.

Learn about the history of the Vikings at the Viking Village, one of many exciting historical activities in the Gotlandic countryside. Also, the island has almost one hundred medieval churches, one in every parish. Take a guided walk through enchanting Visby and hear the city's tales and legends. Visby Tourist Information Center sells tickets to sightseeing.

Spa Gotland - Suderhälsan
 

Tourist information Oskarshamn

Golf on Gotland