Gotland is a large Swedish island and province in the Baltic Sea. It is located about 90 km / 56 miles east of the Swedish mainland and about 130 km/81miles from Latvia. 

On arriving at the cruise port we disembarked and decided to walk into the main town. As luck would have it a hop-on-hop-off bus arrived and was touting for business. We negotiagated a good rate and climbed up on to the upper deck. It’s usual price is approx £35 per person.

The bus took us along the coast to a holiday village which looked very nice. After which we went quite away along a quiet road looking at the flora and fauna. This is an eco/ green island…known as little paradise.

We turned around and came back along the outer side of the walled city of Visby
Visby, is the biggest town on Gotland it is distinguished by its cobblestone streets and well-preserved medieval city wall, (‘ringmuren’).

We disembarked the HOHO bus and entered the walled city of Visby via one of the arches in the wall

Visby is also home to the grand, centuries-old St. Mary’s Cathedral, built at the end of the 12th century.

Visby also has many medieval churches around which include St. Nicolai and St. Karin. Nearby, Gotlands Museum traces the island’s natural and cultural history with art and artifacts.

We wandered around the cobbled streets which make you feel as if you’ve been transported to medieval times. The quaintness of the residential streets of Visby, with their idyllic cottages, contribute to the town’s unique charm.

Finally we wound our way back towards the HOHO bus, stopping to eat a tub of ice cream before being transported back to the ship. A lovely place to spend a day.