Northern Gotland

The northern part of Gotland is made up of forests and farmlands. Slite and Fårösund are the largest settlements; each of them around a thousand permanent citizens. The smaller villages Lärbro, Tingstäde, Själsö and Väskinde each house a few hundred people.

The rugged coast of northern Gotland stands out for its natural sceneries; the rauks (free-standing rocks on the coast) and the Lummelunda cave system.

Just at Gotland's northern edge is Fårö.

Understand

Slite is the largest town on northern Gotland. It is dominated by a cement factory. It has a pharmacy, a Systembolaget liquor store, and a few shops.

Get in

All attractions in the area are reachable by road. Driving is the most practical way to get around. The flat topography makes cycling a good option at summer.

See

• 🌍 The Lummelunda cave (Lummelundagrottan), Lummelunda Lummelundsbruk (Approx. 15 km north of Visby), ☎ [phone]. It is open to visitors during the summer. A natural reserve that hosts one of Sweden's larges caves. You can also visit the nearby industrial heritage site "Lummelunds bruk", showcasing the largest millwheel in northern Europe. The cave is 140 kr for adults and 70 kr for children. The millwheel is 20 kr. 
• 🌍 Asunden rauk field (By Slite in the north-eastern of Gotland). A barren island, connected to the Gotland mainland by a bridge, with a large rauk field. 
• 🌍 Kyllaj rauk field (In north-eastern Gotland). 
• 🌍 Lergrav and Husken rauk fields (On the north-eastern shore of Gotland). Two nearby rauk fields. 
• 🌍 Lickershamn rauk field and "Jungfrun", Lickershamn (Approx. 25 km north of Visby). There is a minor rauk-field by the village Lickershamn. However, the rauk "Jungfrun", 500 m from Lickershamn, is the largest rauk on Gotland. 
• Slite Maritime Museum. A very small museum. 
• Gotlands kustartilleriregemente / KA 3 (Fårösund). The Swedish armed forces have had a strong military presence on Gotland since the 19th century. An urban legend from the time of universal conscription says that Gotland had a regiment for homosexual men. The story was probably made up to discourage draft dodgers from simulating homosexuality. 

Do

• 🌍 Blå Lagunen (On the northern tip of Gotland). An old limestone quarry turned into a pool, 500 m southwest of the sea and 250 m north of Gotlands largest lake Bästeträsk. 
• 🌍 Smöjen (In northeastern Gotland). An old limestone quarry turned into a pool, 250 m from the ocean. (updated Oct 2017)
• 🌍 Slite golfklubb. A golf club with a gourmet restaurant. 

Buy

• Slite marknad, an annual fair

Eat

Drink

Sleep

• 🌍 Slitebadens Wärdshus. A classical hotel from the 1870s. 

Connect

Go next

Fårö is a small island with a ferry from Fårösund.