Visitor guides about Lund

Lund is the oldest city in nowadays Sweden, and one of the most interesting when it comes to culture and history. Lund was an important Danish city during the medieval times, but has been a part of Sweden since 1658 when Scania became Swedish after a peace settlement in Roskilde. During the first 700 years, Lund was the unofficial capital of Denmark due to its importance as archbishopric. The mix of Danish and Swedish culture and history makes the city an interesting destination. You will find some pictures of Lund on this page, showing a bit of what the city can offer visitors at a glance.

The visitor experiences are framed like attractions, walks and biking tours. You guide yourself by using the tour guide, developed as mobile friendly web pages. The guides are an important part of the experience since some of what is described are not easily visible if you do not know about it. All visitor guides are free of charge and contain no commercial.

We also offer greeter service in English for smaller groups up to six persons, totally free of charge. Our tourist information is voluntary nonprofit driven by people living in Lund. You are welcome to contact us about our visitor guides or if there are other questions about visiting Lund. Normally, we have short response times.

Experience the medieval churches in Lund

During the Viking and Middle Ages was Lund an important town for the Church. At the end of the Viking era, around year 1060, there were nine wooden churches and two churches made of stone, and some sort of monastic activity in the city. In 1103, when Lund became an archbishopric for a governorate which included the whole Christianized Scandinavia, even more churches were built. Almost 200 years later, there were 22 churches and four monasteries in Lund. After the reformation, which took place 1536 in Denmark and is seen as the end of the Middle Ages, most of the churches and all monasteries were teared down. Today, only two of those churches still remains, the Cathedral and the Cloister church.

Visitor guides

• The Lund Cathedral, attraction 1 hour
  The Cathedral was of course the most important church and dominated the medieval city of Lund. Today, it is the most visited Cathedral in Sweden. In this visitor guide you will find some pictures that help you experience the beautiful Cathedral.
• The Cloister church, attraction 1 hour
  The only remining church from the medieval time, except the Cathedral, is the small but lovely Cloister church. It was a monastery for Benedictine nuns. In this visitor guide you will find some pictures and description about it.

Experience the Lund University city

Without the University, Lund would not have been this cozy city. The University is one of the largest in the Nordic countries with about 45 000 students and more than 8000 employees. The probably best way to explore the university city of Lund is to visit the activities during April Last and May First.

Visitor guides

• The University’s History, stroll 1 hour
  A walk describing how Lund became a university city and where the teaching was taken place during the first 200 years.
• April Last and May First, event 2 days
  The best way to explore some traditional university activities is to spend April Last and May First in Lund. During those days there are a lot of activities like the improvised pick-nick in Lund's City Park, the donning of the Caps ceremony, honoring the Chancellor on University Plaza, and listening to the Lund’s Student-Singers greeting springtime from the stairs at the University main building.
• Lund’s Most Amusing Attractions, stroll 1 hour
  Humor, parody, satire, and absurd comedy have a long tradition in Lund thanks to its university and all students. This is a walk passing a number of humoristic installations made by the students of Lund University.

Further ways to discover Lund

Today, there is almost 100 000 inhabitants in Lund city, still it is cozy walking around in the small medieval city center with its old blocks, mixed architecture and a lot of cafes and restaurants.

Visitor guides

• The old blocks of Lund, stroll 1-3 hours
  A walk along some of the old and picturesque houses and blocks, with paving stones and blooming hollyhocks, lavender and roses during the summertime.
• Lilacs in Lund, stroll 1 hour
  A walk in the park Lundagård and the old university area when the lilacs is blooming as its best.
• Allotment areas in Lund, biking tour 2 hours or more
  Between first of April and last of September all of the allotments in Lund are opened for visitors every day between 08.00 and 20.00. There are lovely small cottages, and during summertime, a lot of plants and blossoms. The allotments are also historically interesting, four of them more than one hundred years old.