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area enclosed by its walls. The unused space is covered with
gardens, amidst which stand the imposing and carefully preserved
ruined churches, while the town is still almost entirely surrounded
by its ancient wall (see below"). "Whether viewed from the sea or
the land, the town presents a very imposing appearance. In
summer it is much visited by the Stockholmers for the sake of the
sea-bathing. (See Plan, p. 359.")
Beautiful public. * Walks between the town and the sea,
affording views of both, are offered by the Botaniska Trädgård, the
Student-Allée, and the Strandväg.
Near the tower of Silfverhätta (Pl. B, 0, 2). or Mynt-Tornct, is
a cafe. Immediately above the bath-houses are Slotts-Parken and
Palimderna, and in the town Skolbetningen. Another very
interesting walk is through the Xorra Stadsport to *St. Göran and the
former gallows-hill, whence the finest view of the town and
particularly of the walls is obtained (see p. 381). Even more
pictur-esqueis the survey enjoyed from the Klint, above St. Mary’s Church.
Visby is divided into four rotar or quarters, indicated on the
Plan by varieties of shading. St. llans-Rola, the oldest part of
the town, contained most of the large churches ; Slrand-Rola
adjoins the old harbour, which is now’ filled up and covered with
gardens; Xorder-Rota, the northern quarter, contains the churches
ofSS. Clement and Nicholas; and Klint-Rota forms an upper quarter
of the town, lying between the lower parts and the eastern wall.
The new Inner Harbour (Inre Hamnen; Pl. A, B, 4) affords
but little protection to shipping, while the Outer Harbour (Yttre
Hamnen) is formed by breakwaters (cagbrylare) on the W. side,
which are frequently washed away by storms.
The *Town Walls, erected at the close of the 13th cent, on
the site of still earlier walls, form the most striking feature of
Visby. From the Junyfrutorn (‘maiden’s tower’; PI. C, 1) where,
according to tradition, a treacherous maid of Visby who was in
league with Valdemar, was built into the wall as a punishment,
and the Kames Tower (PI. C, D, 1) on the coast, at the N.W. end
of the town, they ascend the Klint towards the E., traverse the
hill in a slight curve to the 8. gate at the S.E. angle of the town
(PI. C, 5), and by the old castle of Visborg (p. 381) descend to the
harbour at the S.W. end of the town. On the land side the walls
are about 2400 yds. in length, and on the side next the sea about
1970 yds. From the walls, at equal distances, and in several
stories, rise a number of large Towers (Högtornen) 60-70 ft. in
height, provided with embrasures, and resting on the groi
while between them a series of bartizans (Hängtornen. or
Noucf-tornen) stand on the wall itself, being supported externally by
means of corbels. Betw een these towers, and under the roof with
which the wall is covered, formerly ran passages for the use of
the sentinels, resting on beams, the holes for which are still trace-
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