I WALKED INTO VISBY’S PRETTIEST ALLEY… THEN GOT COMPLETELY LOST IN HISTORY!

This is not your grandma’s day trip. This is VISBY — with vegan tacos, Viking towers, and drag queen drama on the medieval wall. 🌊🍦🌮💅

I’m Joakim Clifton Bergman — content creator, vlogger, and passionate explorer of magic in everyday places. In Part 3 of my Birka Gotland series, I disembark into the heart of Visby, Gotland’s crown jewel. This city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and once you step inside its 3.4 km medieval ring wall, you’re stepping into another century. 🏰

We start at Österport, the eastern gate to the city — built in the 13th century, it served as a fortified entryway and now welcomes travellers like us with open stone arms. From there, I meander (as always) in search of food. But first — Visby Cathedral (S:ta Maria Domkyrka): built in 1225 by German merchants and still active today, with warm sandstone towers and a view that steals your breath.

Next: lunch at Mirells, a vegan-friendly gem where I indulge in a plant-based Mexican feast bursting with color 🌮🌶️. Meanwhile, Magnus takes a detour for meat elsewhere — it’s all part of the drama! He rejoins me for dessert: two scoops of delicious vegan sorbet at Gute Glass, a local favorite. 🍨

We make our way to Sankta Karins kyrkoruin, an open-air gothic dream built by Franciscan monks in the 13th century. Towering arches, ivy-clad walls, and ghostly echoes await 👻. Then: the Visby Domkyrka, glowing with stained glass and spiritual gravitas. It's not just a cathedral — it’s a sanctuary of stories. ✨

We detour through modern Visby to visit actor Isak Bendelin, who now slings bottles with flair at Systembolaget. 💁‍♂️🎭💥 Back in time again, we explore Kvarntornet (grindstone glory), Skolporten (where knowledge once flowed), Tjärkokeriet (a place once used to boil tar), and the magnificent Stor Cristin, the largest of Visby’s towers, standing proud and tall like a gothic Beyoncé.

This is not just travel — it’s theatre. Stay tuned for Part 4, as we continue the cruise and uncover even more Visby gems.

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