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Visby

Gateway to Visby walled medieval town (UNESCO), church ruins, Botanical Garden.

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The short answer

Visby is a medieval walled town on the island of Gotland. It is small and walkable. Expect cobblestones and slopes.

Getting ashoreDock or tender
Distance to townWalking distance to the walled town (unverified).
Gateway forVisby walled medieval town (UNESCO), church ruins, Botanical Garden.
Walk to Walled townnot confirmed · Free
On the chart

Where Visby lies

Antique-style chart of The Baltic Capitals with ports markedVisbyCopenhagenHamburgKielOsloStockholmWarnemündeAarhusGdańskGothenburgHelsinkiKlaipėdaRigaSkagenTallinn

Where your ship docks

Visby has a cruise quay run by Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) since 2018. Two ships can dock at once, up to 340 m long. Whether some ships still tender is not confirmed. Tourist office staff meet ships at the quay with free maps.

Shuttle. Not confirmed. Tourist office staff are at the cruise quay on arrival. Check your planner.

From the gangway

Getting to the sights

The wayTimeCost
Walk to Walled townnot confirmedFree

Walk to Walled town

Time not confirmedCost Free
  1. Walk from the pier or tender landing to the town wall gates.

Walking distance from the quay to the wall not confirmed by an official page.

Worth the trip

What to see

Town wall

About 3.4 km medieval wall with towers (unverified).

How
Walk.
Time
1 hour
Tickets
Free

St. Mary's Cathedral

Still-used medieval church.

How
Walk.
Time
20 minutes
Tickets
Unverified

Church ruins (St. Karin, St. Nicolai)

Medieval church ruins.

How
Walk.
Time
30 minutes
Tickets
Free outside

Gotland Museum (Fornsalen)

Viking picture stones and treasures.

How
Walk.
Time
1 hour
Tickets
Unverified
A day ashore

Your day, hour by hour

Planned for a typical call. Check your ship's all-aboard time and be back an hour early. The ship will not wait.

  1. Walk in through a gate.
  2. Cathedral, ruins, Stora Torget square.
  3. Museum.
  4. Walk the wall outside.
  5. Back 30-60 minutes early (more if tendering).
Wise counsel

What goes wrong, and how to avoid it

Beware

  • Tender in wind.
  • Steep cobbled lanes.
Practical matters

Fees, money and access

Accessibility

Hilly and cobbled.

Money

Swedish krona (SEK). Nearly cashless, use a card.

Onward

More of the The Baltic Capitals

TallinnEstonia Ship docksHelsinkiFinland Ship docksStockholmSweden Dock or tenderRigaLatvia Ship docksGdańskPoland Ship docksKlaipėdaLithuania Ship docksCopenhagenDenmark Ship docksWarnemündeGermany Ship docks
Sources & what we could not confirm · 2 sources · checked 2026-11
Still being confirmed
  • Tendering
  • Walk time quay to wall
  • Attraction prices
  • Wall length