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Visby in Sweden is chosen by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The Medieval Week on Gotland is a medieval history event with thousands of participants. It is one of many big medieval events in Europe.

Visby is a walled town with ruins, roses, narrow cobblestone streets, a wide range of cosy restaurants and pubs, markets and the preserved town wall itself: Visby is a former Hanseatic town in Sweden. The Hansa ruled Gotland for hundreds of years during the Medieval Times.

For a whole week in August people dress themselves in clothes as true to the Medieval Times as possible, the year 1361. The old-looking town of Visby with its well-preserved city wall makes the event even better. The town gives the impression that you have stepped back in time.