Vadstena Museum

Vadstena, Sweden

Vadstena City Museum displays the history of Vadstena from the Middle Ages to present. There is also a collection of famous Vadstena laces.

References:
  • Marianne Mehling et al. Knaurs Kulturführer in Farbe. Schweden. München 1987.

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Address

Krabbegatan, Vadstena, Sweden
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Details

Founded: 1949
Category: Museums in Sweden
Historical period: Modern and Nonaligned State (Sweden)

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Ray Elliman (2 months ago)
Closes at 3 pm. There is a cafeteria hotel and art gallery. Plenty of parking and great lake views.
Tomas Brage (3 months ago)
Just wonderful and perfect. Great food, fantastic personell. Worth an extra trip in itself.
Marija Rusaka (3 months ago)
Amazing history treasure! Old castle in Vadstena definitely highly recommended for visit not only history lovers, but all kinds of tourists, families with kids..... every one will find here something to enjoy! History, nature, medieval architecture..... definitely must see place!
Patch Heasman (4 months ago)
Vadstena is a nice little town to visit. And the castle, along with its history, makes it much more worthwhile to see.
Frida Gorreja (5 months ago)
The castle per se is very nice, especially the out side, but tad expensive to visit the inside. It could be preserved better by having people guarding rooms (like in other castles in other countries): there were children running all over with no control and consideration for the expositions and none around to have a look. The souvenir shop was a bit disappointing.
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