French: Ville hanséatique de Visby
The Hanseatic Town of Visby is a World Heritage site in Sweden defined by the UNESCO in 1995 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 273 (68, 72) in our monthly survey..

"A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. Its 13th-century ramparts and more than 200 warehouses and wealthy merchants' dwellings from the same period make it the best-preserved fortified commercial city in northern Europe."
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