The cathedral is an extremely popular destination, almost 300,000 visit the church in the heart of Visby every year. Services, concerts, guided tours, cultural events – the Cathedral is open for visitors daily 9 am-5 pm.
Throughout the centuries, Visby Cathedral Sankta Maria, remains a landmark of Visby and of the whole island of Gotland as well. Millions of people have visited the church. Its walls hold innumerable thoughts and prayers.
Each generation has left its own expressions and so it is also today.
Information for visitors. The Cathedral is open daily 9am–5 pm with few exceptions. When services or concerts, accessibility may be restricted.
Find out more about the history of the ancient Cathedral Sankta Maria.
Join us on a guided tour in the beautiful Cathedral.
The Cathedral’s main service takes place every Sundays and holidays at 11 AM. Visby Cathedral has also a rich musical life, including concerts and choirs for different ages. Concerts every Saturday at 11 am, a half an hour of music.
Welcome to Sankta Maria's Cathedral Shop, the small shop is located just inside the gates of Visby Cathedral. There you'll find a carefully selected range inspired by Visby Cathedral and our fantastic island of Gotland.
800 years of exciting history.
The anniversary year 2025 started on New Year's Day, January 1st, under the heading Words and Tone. Then the events will follow each other throughout the year.
The chest is a unique item in the Hanseatic history and has been kept in Visby Cathedral Sankta Maria for almost 800 years. According to a document from a guild in Dortmund it was named Saint Peter’s chest.
In 2024, the Hansa Organ Project invited to a competition among composers in Hanseatic cities. A jury, chaired by Professor Hans Fagius, approved nine compositions, these musical pieces will have their first performances during the Hansa Organ Festival.
The idea behind the festival Visby Cathedral Parish came together with organists from Lübeck, Krakow and Visby to discuss the possibilities to introduce organ music as part of the program at the Hanseatic Day, 5-8 June 2025.
The Hansa Organ Project is a collaboration between several Hanseatic cities under the leadership of Sankta Maria Cathedral in Visby. The goal of the project is to publish an organ book with new compositions and to establish an organ festival.
All instruments in the church have their own history. The oldest organ is still in use even though it is by now 400 years old.
Above the central altar in the middle of the church there is an oak statue of Christ from the 13th century.
The original now at the Gotland Museum
We are the chaplaincy at Campus Gotland in Visby.
...is for everyone, regardless of faith or background, who wants to raise their voice for peace. Together we can create Gotland's largest art installation and one of Sweden's largest peace demonstrations.
For the sake of peace…
Everyone on this island, guests, associations, school classes, organizations, workplaces and private individuals are invited. (Ten) thousands of doves carrying messages of peace, hope and love. Together they form one big voice inside our beautiful 800 year cathedral.
Create your own peace dove during our opening hours!
Below you will find a calendar ”Visby Cathedral calendar”. Choose a date to see what's on in the Cathedral.
You can use Google translate or use the transalation button in your web browser to translate the calendar.
For more specified information about events, call +46 498 20 68 or visby.domkyrko@svenskakyrkan.se your question.
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