Visby

On Gotland, you don’t have to travel very far to see the sun rise and watch it sink into the sea on the same day.

The sea is always close by. The tower of St. Mary’s is silhouetted against the sky as the ferry swings in towards the port of Visby. Now we can see Almedalen and the old warehouses down by the port. We can see the newly built congress hall and the ancient ring wall.

Many of the passengers seem deeply moved as we draw closer. She’s just SO beautiful – the pearl of the Baltic. Visby is a modern county town with a medieval core. Here, innovative design, cutting-edge technology and the old ring wall, now over 700 years old, live comfortably side-by-side. Here there’s partying galore, great shopping and a network of rose-clad lanes. The city that now rises out of the sea to greet us is indeed one of many faces.