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In the Korsbetning (PL D, 5), about 5 minutes’ walk beyond
the S.E. gate of the town, rises a monolithic Cross, 9 ft. in height,
with a Latin inscription, marking the burial-place of the
Gotlan-ders who fell in the battle of 27th July, 1361 (p. 379).
Excubsions. A pleasant drive or sail of 1 hr. may be taken to
the promontory of *H’6gklint (150 ft.), to the S. of Visby.
Pedestrians follow the high-road from the S. gate of the town (PL
G, 5), and take the first turning to the right beyond the memorial
stone erected in honour of the visit of Oscar II. Carriages stop at
the Villa Fridhem, the property of Princess Eugenie, sister of
King Oscar II., with well-kept grounds, open to the public. The
Högklint affords a fine view of Visby, beyond the Buskevik. Steps
ascend on the W. side of the rock to a small pasture (Qetsvältan)
and a Cavern.
The island now possesses a narrow-gauge Kailway, opened in 1879,
which runs from Visby to (55 Kil. or 34 Engl. 31.) Hemse in 3 hrs. (fares
3 kr. 30, 2 kr. 20 Ö.). The station at Visby is on the S. side of the
town (Pl. B, 5). — Stations: 13 Kil. Bardlingbo; 21 Kil. Roma, with an
old Cistercian convent, partly remodelled in the last few centuries: 27 Kil.
lijerges; 32 Kil. Bulle; 40 Kil. Etelhem; 46 Kil. Stånga, with an
interesting old church. Then (55 Kil.) Remse.
Instead of using the railway, travellers are recommended to hire a
carriage and drive round the whole island. We first proceed to the X.,
passing the church and grotto of Lummelund, to Fårösund, the station of
the French and English fleets during the war with Russia in 1S55. Then along
the E. coast to Rute-, Slite, near which are Kyllej and the curious rocks
called the Stenjällar, or Stone Giants; Thorsburg, with an interesting
circular intrenchment, 1600 yds. in circumference; Ronehamn, to the E. of
Henise ; and Re/sudden, the southernmost promontory of the island. The S.
part of the island is destitute of wood, but the curious promontory of
Ho-hurgs Refsudde, with its lighthouse and cavern, will repay a visit. From
Refsudden we may return to Visby viå Klintehamn, a village on the
coast, 30 Kil. to the S. of Visby, visited by sea-bathers in summer
(diligence and steamboat to Visbyj. From Klintehamn a visit may be paid
to the picturesque Karlstiarne. This excursion affords a good
opportunity of studying the handsome Gothic churches of the island, most of them
dating from the 13th century. Their large castellated towers appear to have
been used in ancient times as places of refuge and are therefore probahly
older than the churches themselves (comp, p.378). The best guide-book for
this journey is Gotland’s Konsthistoria by Brunius.
From Visby the traveller may either return to Stockholm by
one of the four steamboats above mentioned, or proceed to
Borgholm and Kalmar (see p. 391), to which a steamer runs from Visby
thrice weekly (to Borgholm 9-10 hrs.; to Kalmar 2 hrs. more).
53. From Stockholm to Malmö by Nässjö.
618 Kil. (383 Engl. 31.). Express Train (between June 1st and Sept.
30th only) in 1 SP/s-iV/? hrs. and fast train in 16-17 hrs. (fares 52 kr. 55,
37 kr. 1Ö, 23 kr. 40 5.); ordinary trains in 38 hrs. (fares 43 kr. 30, 32 kr.
45, 21 kr. 65 o.; a hertli in the sleeping car costs 10 kr. more than a 1st class
ticket). Travellers who wish to break the journey may spend the night
at Linköping, Nässjö, or Norrköping. A pleasanter way of varying the
journey is to take the train to Norsholm, proceed thence by steamer on
the Göta Canal and Lake Vettern (Tues., Thurs., and Sat.) to Jönköping,
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