The Genius Linnaeus in Uppsala, Private Chauffeur Tour from Stockholm

The Genius Linnaeus in Uppsala, Private Chauffeur Tour from Stockholm

Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné, 1707–1778) is one of the world’s best-known scientists. Linnaeus’ was a multi talented scientist that could call himself physician, botanist, geologist, zoologist and philosopher. He travelled, he observed, recorded, tested, analysed and published a large variety of manuscripts on many different topics. He sought a universal classification of all creation, animal, vegetable and mineral. It is called taxonomy: a classification system for the natural world to for the naming of species and order them according to their characteristics and relationships with one another. He spent more than 50 years in Uppsala and we will walk in his footsteps and see and experience some of the things and sights he saw some 300 years ago. Come and see some of the unique legacy he left behind and learn more about him and his contribution to our lives today!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Linnaeus' Hammarby, Hammarby, Uppsala 755 98 Sweden

We will start the tour at Linnaeus' summer residence Hammarby that he bought in 1758. He wanted to escape Uppsala in the summer and make shure that his wife Sara and his 5 children where secure if something happened to him. We will attend a guided tour so we can get access to the gardens and to the historical interiors in the main buildings. There are a souvenir shop and a café for your convenience.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Linnaeus Garden, 27 Svartbaecksgatan, Uppsala 753 32 Sweden

Next stop on this tour is the botanical garden of Carl Linnaeus in the center of Uppsala. When he became professor of medicin and botany in 1741 he also became the head of the botanical garden. During Linnaeus' time in the garden, almost 4 000 different species were grown in the garden. We will also visit the Directors´ lodge which was Linnaeus´ home for 35 years. It became an international centre for scientific research and it was here he wrote his famous books. Today the building houses the Linnaeus Museum that the Swedish Linnaeus Society is running. We will attend a guided tour in english. The garden has a nice souvenir shop.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Botanical Garden, Villavägen 6-8, 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden

The last stop on this trip is the Uppsala Botanical Gardens. It has some 8 000 species that are kept for teaching, research and biodiversity conservation, a magnificent Baroque Garden, and a 200 year old Orangery - The Linneanum, built in honour of Linnaeus. We will explore the gardens but Linneanum will unfortunately be closed at the time we arrive.

Duration: 1 hour