Places linked to a character to visit Sweden

Drottningatan 85 was the last home of Sweden's most famous author. He moved there in 1908. He also rented a room on the seventh floor of the same building where he installed his library, which contained about 6,800 volumes. It was in the Blue Tower, so called because of the color of the staircase, that he wrote his last play The Great Road in 1909. 1910 and 1911 were the years of the "Strindberg quarrel", a quarrel over some 500 political articles in which he sided with the working class. And it was here that he received, on his 60th birthday, his first massive tribute from the working classes. Later, when it became clear that he would not receive the Nobel Prize, a collection was organized, which raised 45,000 SEK, and constituted a kind of anti-Nobel Prize of the people. This money was given to him on his ^63rd birthday, and on the evening of January 22, 1912, the workers of Stockholm formed a torchlight march from Odenplan to Tegnérslunden, with 20,000 people in attendance. Strindberg appeared on his balcony, lifted his top hat and gave thanks. He died a few months later, on May 14, and 60,000 people accompanied him to his final resting place. Strindberg's apartment has been reconstructed from eyewitness accounts and photographs of the time. For the sake of preservation, a visit to the apartment requires that you put on slippers to protect the original parquet floor.

This is the home of the famous writer, Nobel Prize winner in 1909, who grew up in Värmland. You will discover, in a charming setting, the rooms that have remained intact, the library where many of the author's short stories were written. A guide will tell you the story of this woman through a visit of the place. The garden is also to be discovered. A café allows you to eat and drink a tea. A very interesting place.

This is where the grand botanist Von Linné was born, and in Växjö he studied up to 20 years. There is also a statue of him behind the cathedral, where his school was located. The location, located in the heart of a natural reserve, has been restored for the tricentennial of the birth of the scientist. This is an opportunity to see what this part of Sweden could look like 300 years ago: the area is completely preserved, around the house, the gardens, the fields, the new orangerie… You can even qualify for a guided tour in French by calling in advance.