Sweden
Gamla Stan Walking Tour
Gamla Stan Walking Tour Through Stockholm’s Old Town Our Gamla Stan walking tour will take you through Stockholm’s medieval heart. It is one of Europe’s best-preserved historic centers. However, it is not a quiet museum piece. Instead, this district thrives with life, shops, and grand landmarks. Consequently, visitors encounter colorful 17th-century houses leaning over winding…
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Exploring Stockholm Beyond Old Town Everyone tells you to see Gamla Stan, and you should. Exploring Stockholm still rewards wandering beyond it. The city spans fourteen islands, and water touches nearly every corner, so it holds far more than the guidebooks show. Here is what we found, in no particular order. Södermalm and Mosebacke Terrassen…
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Sweden Travel Guide Featuring Cities, Castles, and Summer Islands Ask most people to picture Sweden and they’ll land on snow, IKEA, and long winter darkness. Spend a week there in July, though and you get almost the opposite. Use our Sweden travel guide and discover nearly round-the-clock daylight, a capital city spread across fourteen islands,…
Click to Explore and DiscoverDiscover Stockholm from Old Town Charm to Royal Palaces
A Guide to Discover Stockholm and the Swedish Archipelago Discover Stockholm and its fourteen islands that are connected by more than fifty bridges. Stockholm is one of those rare capital cities where the water is never more than a few steps away. One-third city, one-third parks, one-third water is the ratio that makes Sweden’s capital…
Click to Explore and DiscoverStockholm Vasa Museum on Djurgården
A ferry ride past Gröna Lund, a stop at ABBA The Museum, an aquavit tasting, and an afternoon inside the Stockholm Vasa Museum The ferry docked, close up on the hull and bow. The journey to the Stockholm Vasa Museum started with a walk through Gamla Stan’s narrow streets down to Slussen. Ferry Line 82…
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