Discovering Sweden’s World Heritage Sites If you are looking to travel in a European country, you should put Sweden on your number 1 list. Historical sites are some of the most visited places on this Scandinavian country. To give you some tips on which place you should go to, below are some of the popular place that are considered by UNESCO as world heritage sites. Laponian Area: Arctic Circle region of northern Sweden is called home by the Saami, or Lapp, people. This is the largest, and one of the last, area in the world that maintains an ancestral way of life. The movements of the people are based on the seasonal movement of the livestock. In summer the Saami lead herds of reindeer through the mountains. Geological processes re visible in the glacial moraines and the changing water courses. The site was selected for examples of ongoing geological, biological and ecological processes and a great variety of natural phenomena of beauty. Naval Port of Karlskrona: Late 17th century European planned naval city. The site was selected as a well preserved example of a strategic naval town, with elements of earlier establishments. Naval bases were important in the centuries in which naval power ruled. Rock Carvings in Tanum: Works of art carved into rock reveals the life and beliefs of the European people of the Bronze era. The collection of rocks are remarkable of the large numbers and outstanding quality. There are depictions of animals, humans, weapons, boats and other objects on the carved rocks. Skogskyrkogarden, Stockholm County: Cemetery created between 1917 and 1920 by two young architects. The cemetery was built on the site of former gravel pits overgrown with pine trees. Vegetation and architectural elements blend in the design of the cemetery. As a landscape that is adapted to this function, this site has had a profound influence in many of the world's countries. Hanseatic Town of Visby: Former Viking site on the island of Gotland. From the 12th to 14th century, Visby was a main center of commerce of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic. Well preserved warehouses and merchants swellings from the 13th century are on the site. Visby is consider the best preserved fortified commercial city in northern Europe.
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