Biking with Vikings

Tour:

Biking with Vikings

Number of days: 3 days

Length per day: 40 km

25 miles

Price: 300 EUR

Highlights

  • Rock carvings and rune stones
  • Medieval churches
  • Simple, nice cycling in beautiful countryside
  • Good, locally produced food
  • Nice coffee places

The following is included:

  • 2 nights part in double room
  • Sheets & Towels
  • 2 x frukost
  • 1x Pizza Buffé
  • Map with route descriptions

Optional extras

  • Hyra Cykel (pris.ex. 5 vxl. cykel 290 kr/dygn)
  • Single room
  • Picnic lunch
  • Have a basket
  • Grillkväll med ” Kocken i Skogen”
  • Guided tour of Enköping
  • Additional nights – the package can easily be extended by several days
  • Excursion to Älgpark

Experience fascinating, early Scandinavian history including rock carvings, runic stones, burial mounds and the oldest Christian churches. You will be cycling through a smiling, rural agricultural landscape along winding country lanes which, in some places, are those the Vikings themselves used!

Traces of the past are close during three days’ cycling in the countryside around Enköping, one of the oldest towns in Sweden. Among other things, you will see the mysterious and magical Bronze Age carvings on shiny stone slabs and follow the rune carvers Balle och Livsten’s chisel marks on impressive monuments from the Viking Age. In Härkeberga’s impressively painted stone church you will feel close to the lives of people who lived in the Middle Ages in the richly detailed painted treasure.

The cycle tour is aimed at those who like to cycle along winding country lanes and are interested in history and archaeology. Beautiful views, cosy cafes and lovely farm shops make the outings a pleasure. And the cycling is easy – this is a landscape with few hills, and the trips take you along quiet lanes with very little traffic. Both overnight stays of your tour are at Jädra Gårdshotell which makes packing for your day trips light and easy. Jädra Gårdshotell is situated a short and convenient cycle ride from Enköping.

Day 1

Första dagens tur tar dig till fantasieggande runstenar, vackra naturområden och Härkeberga kyrka med måleri av den framstående 1400-talskonstnären Albertus Pictor. Lunchen intas t.ex. vid den gamla herrgården Landsberga. Dagen avslutas med en Pizza Buffé på Jädra Gård. På kvällen väntar ditt trevliga rum med sköna sängar.

Cycling distance: approximately 40 km

Day 2: 

Du besöker flera spännande och vackra platser med hällristningar från bronsåldern. Under dagen finns också möjlighet till ett svalkande bad vid den långgrunda sandstranden i Bredsand. Både på morgonen och i slutet av turen bekantar du dig med staden Enköping, där dagen förslagsvis avslutas med middag på en trevlig restaurang. På kvällen väntar ditt rum med skön säng på Jädra Gårdshotel.

Cycling distance: approximately 35 km

Day 3

Cycling along winding country lanes you reach a Viking-era ford and the medieval kings’ coronation route, Eriksgatan. The medieval churches in Tillinge and Sparrsätra stand nestled in lush greenery and invite silent pause and reflection. You will also have the opportunity to visit a charming little farm shop with yarns of all kinds.

Cycling distance: approximately 25 km

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