What to do and see in Skane County, Sweden: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites

Every year more than 700,000 people visit Lund Cathedral, Swedens most visited Church. People of all ages and types are attracted here for a variety of reasons. Besides those who attend services or seek spiritual renewal, there are many tourists groups from different countries, school classes as well as visiting parties from other churches and congregations. Lund Cathedral was consecrated in 1145, and contains many well-known artifacts and features of considerable historical interest. Please don´t miss to visit the Cathedral Forum, Domkyrkoforum, a brand new modern building just south of the Cathedral. Here you can see two films about the Cathedral, drink coffee/tea, and get information.

The 72-meter-high tower spire of the All Saints Church together with Lund Cathedral's two towers is a well-known silhouette, visible far out on the Skåne plain. The church, designed by Helgo Zettervall, is built in a Neo-Gothic style and has around 1,200 seats. The foundation stone was laid in 1887 and on All Saints Day 1891 the church was inaugurated by Bishop W Flensburg. Since 1962 it is parish church for the Lund All Saints Assembly.

This ancient monument consists of a rectangle of stones. It's built around a natural height and thus the hill is rounded up of giant greystones. The sides of the rectangle measures up to 50 meters. From the beginning it was around 250 stones but today only 95 remains, of which 23 are still standing. Opinions differ on what the purpose was to the stone formation. Maybe the purpose has changed over time. Ideas have been put forward that the monument have been about sun worship. Another idea is that it was a pagan sacrificial site. A third theory is that it is an old Pagan burial site. Most scientists agree that the stones were erected during the Viking era to show that the land was sacred and meant for burial of unburned dead. The third weekend in September there's a Viking market that takes place with thousands of Vikings, traditional food and much more. Enrty fee to the market.

Experience one of Skånes oldest surviving castles - with events and exhibitions throughout the year, terraced gardens, a park with animals, ancient trees, playgrounds and rowing boats, a garden café and restaurant serving delicious local food, and our own boutique shop.