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Uppsala and the dark past

Prostitution, Liquor barons and the Institute for racial biology

Quick Details

  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Location: Uppsala
  • Tour Type: Public
  • Meeting place: : Riddartorget (Knight's Square), just south of Uppsala Cathedral

Adult

Ages 16+

SEK 315

Youth

Ages 10-15

SEK 180

Child

Ages 9 & Under

SEK 100

If you pay with credit card, 6% booking fee will apply

A tour about the forgotten ones and those who were thrown away…

Welcome to a dark and different city walk back in time to the past of Uppsala city and darker Swedish history.

While walking in old alleys among famous buildings you will get to know another side of the city.
Explore as new side of Uppsala as you never seen it before.  This tour is lead by an Authorized Uppsala city guide.

Highlights of the tour:

  • The 19th Century brothels, legal prostitution and mandatory examination of the woman body
  • Slavery and poor people locked up in “correction houses”
  • How liquor barons ruled the city
  • Black death horrified the town 1710
  • The Swedish Institute for Racial biology – forced sterilization and lobotomy operationsDo you have a private group or a company group?
    We can adapt the tour to meet your needs and arrange services such as restaurant or transport.
    Give us a call – 0046 766 457 075 or email to: info@swedenhistorytours.se

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