Lojsta Träsk

Gotland


Stop off at Lojsta to see the deepest lakes in Gotland, the remains of an early medieval fortress and a fine church.


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1. Uggarde Rojr

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On the eastern coast near Ronehamn, Uggarderojr is a huge, late–Bronze Age cairn with nearby traces of settlement. The cairn, probably a navigation marker…

2. Ljugarn

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Ljugarn is a small east-coast seaside resort. There are impressive raukar formations at Folhammar Nature Reserve, 2km north. Southwest of Ljugarn and the…

3. Torsburgen

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Torsburgen, 9km north of Ljugarn, is a partly walled hill fort (the largest in Scandinavia) measuring 5km around its irregular perimeter.

4. Romakloster

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5. Leonettes Konst & Keramik

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6. Stora Karlsö

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7. Öja Kyrka

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8. Södra Hällarna

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