Architecture!
| With over 1000 years of recorded history and two dozen geographical provinces, one experiences in Sweden a tremendous variety of buildings. Houses with tile, thatched, or shingled roofing; manor houses, cottages, and castles; little country churches and great cathedrals. The tour will take you through approximately 1500 miles of Sweden. Stops will be made often for all kinds of buildings of cultural and historic interest. There will be a chance occasionally to have a private tour of old buildings to see their layout and construction. Sweden's neutrality in the World Wars kept it from having its old buildings destroyed, as happened in France, Germany, and other countries. Many buildings hundreds of years old are still in daily use. You will find a tourist office in a 12th century castle, modern religious services in ancient churches, and stores and homes in 18th century buildings. A visit may be made to the world's acoustically best outdoor theater - in an abandoned quarry miles from any towns. |
| A typical half-timbered house with thatched roof in the far south of Sweden. |