The highlight of the year in Visby is Medieval Week, held during the first week of August. The city reverts to its medieval roots with jousting tournaments, knights on horseback, fairy tales, crafts, ...
A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. Its 13th-century ramparts and more than 200 warehouses ...