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Almedalen was the medieval harbour of Visby. It was the trading hub in the Baltic Sea before Lübeck took over the role. The importance of Visby became too strong.
Behind the city wall was the 42 meters long City hall, known as 'Vinhuset' (The Wine House). At the 2nd floor was the burgher's hall, at its first floor was the market-place and the money exchange offices
and the cellar basement included the pubs and the store rooms for beer and wine. Nothing is preserved above ground of The City hall today.
Several gates in the city wall lead to the impressive warehouses at Strandgatan.
A flower in Almedalen during early autumn.
Nowadays Almedalen is well known, at least in the media world, for its annually political meetings.
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In Almedalen stands the house of the public baths, and in the front what's left of the medieval harbour. Just a small pond.....
In the background is "Kruttornet" (The Gunpowder tower), the oldiest building in Visby, was previously called Lambertz's tower or The lamb tower. For a period it was the prison of town. It is here "The medieval week" starts its parade every year.
One of the big warehouses that still exists in Visby city. 'Gamla Apoteket' (The old pharmacy) stands among other warehouses along Strandgatan. The warehouse is almost 30 m. long, but with narrow stepped gables.
Some of the 9 gates in the harbour that led to the "The Wine house". It was a big market-place, it contained pubs and storerooms for wine and beer, but it was also the City hall of Visby, just close to Almedalen.
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