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| About
Gotland
as
a
holiday
destination |
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| There
is
a
lot
more
to
Gotland
than
just
bathing
and
sunbathing.
There
are
many
activities
for
all
ages
and
interests.
Amusement
parks,
adventure
land. |
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The
Medieval
week
and
the
Almedal
week-
where
Swedish
political
party
leaders
gather
for
debates
and
discussions,
Stockholm
week
and
many
other
interesting
events
happens
throughout
the
summer.
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| Even
throughout
the
rest
of
the
year
a
lot
is
happening.
Sport
events,
lectures,
exhibitions,
art
exhibitions,
theatre
and
markets. |
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| Even
throughout
the
rest
of
the
year
a
lot
is
happening.
Sport
events,
lectures,
exhibitions,
art
exhibitions,
theatre
and
markets. |
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Delicacies
from
Gotland |
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Food
from
Gotland
is
well-known,
for
pastries,
bread
and
dishes.
The
bakery
Gutebollen
is
famous
for
it's
delicious
biscuits,
cookies
and
pastries,
but
the
most
famous
is
probably
Peter
Gudinge's
yummy
chocolate
mallow
made
in
a
elliptic
tin. |
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| Gotland
savoury
bread
is
famous,
especially
the
variety
"Gotlandslimpa".
Pay
a
visit
to
the
home
bakery
Sylvis
döttrar
on
Fårö
where
you
can
buy
what
is
probably
Gotland's
best
bread.
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| Other
good
local
food
include
sausages,
lamb
burgers,
roast
lamb
with
mint,
beer
brewed
locally,
wine
made
from
grapes
grown
in
Gotland,
delicious
ice
cream
and,
of
course,
saffron
flavoured
pancakes.
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| Many
flavourings
and
spices
are
grown
locally
and
some
are
blended
into
fine
teas.
Flavours
like
"Guteblandning"
"Gotländsk
sommarblandning"
and
"Kalkstensdrömmar"
to
name
a
few
are
very
popular
teas. |
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| Gotland
moorlands
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| Gotland
is
party
covered
by
a
dry
moorland
type
of
geological
habitat,
but
its
drier
and
more
barren
than
what's
commonly
knows
as
a
moorland. |
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| The
Gotland
moorland
consists
of
limestone
rock
covered
by
a
thin
layer
or
grass
and
moss.
There
are
large
moorland
areas
mainly
on
Fårö,
some
are
also
on
northern
and
southern
Gotland. |
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| The
Gotland
moorlands
are
dry
and
burren,
but
some
species
of
insects
and
mammals
as
well
as
plants
and
trees
enjoys
this
habitat.
The
Apollo
butterfly
is
one
of
them.
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| Take
care
as
you
trek
on
the
moorlands,
they
are
fragile
and
easily
damaged
as
the
layer
covering
the
rock
is
so
thin.
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| The
moorlands
offer
stunning
scenery.
In
crevices
and
cracks
many
species
thrive,
even
trees
like
juniper
bush
and
dwarf
pine. |
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| The
coastal
cliffs
on
Gotland's
west
side |
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| On
the
west
coast
of
Gotland
there
are
dramatic
and
sharply
steeping
cliffs
(klint).
The
view
from
them
are
often
breathtaking,
but
be
careful,
the
cliffs
steep
tens
of
meters
straight
down
in
the
ocean.
Keep
an
extra
watchful
eye
on
the
children. |
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| Millions
of
years
of
erosion
from
sun,
wind
and
water
have
hollowed
the
soft
limestone
and
left
harder
types
of
rocks,
forming
the
cliffs.
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| The
highest
of
the
cliffs
is
Högklint,
reaching
50
meters
above
sea
level.
We
would
especially
like
to
recommend
a
visit
to
Högklint,
Häftingsklint
and
the
cliff
by
Hallshuks
fishing
harbour. |
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| The
garden
along
the
road |
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| Foliage
and
flowers
along
the
roads
are
of
special
interest
in
Gotland.
On
purpose,
the
verges
aren't
cut
more
than
necessary
for
visibility,
as
the
rich
vegetation
contributes
to
the
special
milieu
of
Gotland. |
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| How
Gotland
became
Gotland |
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| Gotland
took
shape
in
a
warm
ocean
by
the
equator
approximately
400
million
years
ago
in
the
silurian
geological
time
period.
Because
of
the
continental
drift
Gotland
has
extremely
slowly
moved
to
it's
current
position
in
the
Baltic
Sea. |
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Sometimes
Gotland
is
referred
to
as
"limestone
Hawaii".
It's
an
accurate
name,
as
the
limestone
the
island
consists
of
is
made
from
coral
and
fossiled
vegetation.
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| Defence
towers
on
Gotland |
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A
common
type
of
defence
towers
is
called
"kastaler"
in
Gotland.
They
are
often
but
not
always
located
by
churches.
They
are
believed
to
have
been
erected
under
the
late
Viking
age
or
the
early
Medieval
era.
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Visby
-
a
world
heritage
site |
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| In
1995,
Visby
was
admitted
into
the
UNESCO
World
heritage
list.
This
means
that
Gotland
is
obliged
to
preserve
the
heritage
town
of
Visby
for
coming
generations.
Visby
ring-wall
is
northern
Europe's
best
kept
medieval
defence
wall. |
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| In
Visby
the
heritage
from
the
past
is
ever
present,
probably
most
so
in
August
every
year,
when
a
Medieval
week
is
organised.
For
a
visitor,
the
feeling
of
having
stepped
into
history
is
evident.
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| Many
visitors
and
all
participants
are
dressed
in
medieval
clothing.
A
market
is
usually
held
a
short
distance
from
the
Botanic
garden
-
and
nearly
all
goods
sold
are
goods
that
could
have
been
sold
on
a
real
medieval
market.
Many
return
to
the
Medieval
week
year
after
year. |
