Visby: Gateway to Gotland and a perfect getaway!

If you live in Scandinavia or the Baltic region, and need a break from the not-so-fast pace of life ;), go to Gotland!

Gotland is situated in the middle of the Baltic Sea, 90 km from the Swedish mainland and 130 km from the Baltic states.
Visby, its medieval capital, was an important trading center as early as the Viking times and flourished during the Hanseatic period.



This city is one of the quaintest places I have ever been to. One finds ruins of beautiful churches in every single block of the old town. And if you have a particular interest in history, Visby will delight the historian in you in exploring it's ruins, including the wall with 44 watch towers that encircles the city.



We managed to escape the summer hoards, and pretty much had the city to ourselves. But I am sure it must be really happening in summers'.
There really isn't much to do in Gotland apart from the ruins, enjoying gazing at the sea and with strolls in the town. In short, it's a perfect getaway.
And that's exactly how it turned out, with long walks by the sea, great Swedish food, lots of sun (did I really say that?!), and miles of smiles.
On the whole, a very relaxed and chilled out Easter break!