Jousting knights and juggling jesters will help recreate the spirit of medieval Sweden at the Medeltidsveckan Festival (00 46 0498 29 10 70; www.medeltidsveckan.se), in the walled city of Visby on ...

This is a place for the history buff, with a Viking village, medieval festival and Dark Age abbeys. Twenty minutes drive to the south lies Tofta’s Viking Village (www.vikingabyn.com) where kids ...