Visit Sigtuna

Getting here

From Arlanda in half an hour on bus 579, from Stockholm in an hour via Märsta. Car, boat and parking.

One or two days

Three ready-made plans: an afternoon from Arlanda, a full day from Stockholm, a weekend with children.

With children

The playgrounds, the beaches, the rune stone hunt, adventure golf, the bike arena, Skokloster's play park and Humbacken. Sorted by age, plus what works in the rain.

Guided tours

Town walks with the museum's guides in twelve themes, open walks in summer, a bike tour to Viby and Wenngarn, castle tours.

Museum and history

Sigtuna museum, the Town Hall, Lundströmska gården, the mint, the rune stones and Stora gatan itself.

Churches, ruins and rune stones

St Mary's from the 13th century, the ruins of St Peter, St Olof and St Lawrence, and the town's 35 rune stones.

The castles

Wenngarn, Steninge, Rosersberg, Skånelaholm and Skokloster. Five castles around the town, all different.

Farms and countryside

Österby farm with pick-your-own, Wenngarn's kitchen garden, Viby village, the riding centre and the farm shops.

Swimming, nature and outdoors

The beaches, the pool, the waterfront path, Munkholmen, Rävsta with Embarsboda, Hällsboskogen, canoeing, golf and skating on the ice.

Restaurants, cafés and bars

Båthuset on the jetty, 1909 at the Stadshotell, Farbror Blå by the Town Hall, Tant Brun, the bakeries, after work.

Shops

The bookshop, the sweet factory, Bahrmans bod, the goldsmith, the sports shop, second hand and the arcade at Steninge.

Where to stay

The Stadshotell on the street, the Foundation on the hill, Sigtunahöjden with the view, the castles around.

Getting married

Civil weddings in Sweden's smallest town hall, the church and the ruins, the castle chapels, and where to hold the reception. Prices, booking and capacity.

History

Why the town is here, what happened in 1187, and why everything then moved to Stockholm.

Markets

Sigtuna Möte on a Saturday in late August, the Christmas market on four Advent Sundays, the Stone Barn, Wenngarn and Skokloster.

Events and venues

What's on over the next few weeks, what comes back every year, and where it happens: the Gröna Ladan cinema, St Mary's, the Sigtuna Foundation.

Sigtuna town and Sigtuna municipality are not the same thing. The municipality is called Sigtuna but its main town is Märsta, ten kilometres away. Type "Sigtuna" into the sat nav, not "Sigtuna kommun", or you will end up at a shopping centre.
The town is small. Stora gatan is a little over a kilometre end to end, and from the bus station to the harbour is a five-minute walk.
Summer and winter are two different towns. June to August means pavement cafés, boats and people in the street. November to March is quiet, beautiful, and some places close on weekdays. The Christmas market on the Sundays of Advent is the exception.