This was the Hanseatic Day in Visby!

For four days, everything revolved around culture, history, music and art from the Hanseatic cities in the medieval old town of Visby. At the Hanseatic market near the harbour, the participating cities presented themselves with handicraft products, culinary specialties and tourist information. Performance artists from several Hanseatic cities transformed the city center into a huge stage as part of the HANSEartWORKS festival “Relationships”. A special highlight was the visit of the Kamper Cog, which had sailed from the IJsselmeer through the North and Baltic Seas to Gotland especially for the Hanseatic Day.

The 45th International Hanseatic Day ended on Sunday with a closing ceremony in Almedalen Park, where President Lindenau handed over the Hanseatic flag to the Hanseatic city of Stargard, which will host next year's International Hanseatic Day.

Further information and pictures of the Hanseatic Day can be found here.