Wadden Abbey
Vadstena, Slottsvagen, 30Vadsten Abbey in Stockholm is visited by all, even the religious tourists far from religion. The Catholic monastery has a rich history (it was founded in the middle of the 14th century) and for a long time remained a male and female abode.
Globen Arena
Stockholm, Globentorget 2Globen Arena - a favorite attraction in Stockholm. And not so much because it is one of the world's largest spherical structures, where prestigious competitions in various sports are held, and also give concerts of a world-size star.
Vasa Museum
Galärvarvsvägen, 14The collection of the Vasa museum is represented by the only sailing ship of the 17th century that has survived to the present day, as well as nine exhibitions related to it. The Vasa Ship is one of Stockholm's most popular sights and is of unique artistic value.
Nobel Museum
Börshuset, Stortorget, Gamla stan.The Nobel Museum is dedicated to the Nobel Prize and its founder, Alfred Nobel, as well as to the laureates of the award and their achievements. The museum was opened in 2001, to the 100th anniversary of the award and since then it has gained wide popularity - after all, everything here is admirable!
National Museum of Sweden
Stockholm, Sodra Blasieholmshamnen 2Do you want to visit the largest art gallery in Sweden? Then welcome to the National Museum, which is located in Stockholm. About 16 thousand paintings and sculptures are collected here and twice as many exhibits of decorative and applied art.
Skansen
Djurgardsslatten 49-51, StockholmIf you are in Stockholm and you have a few hours of free time, then there is also the opportunity to "stroll" all over Sweden! It would have been impossible, if not for Skansen - a museum of Swedish culture in the open.
Stockholm Architectural Museum
Stockholm, Exercisplan, 4Only boring and absolutely uninformed personalities may think that architectural museums are created exclusively for professionals. Nothing like this! Where, how not in the Architectural Museum, you can see the most bizarre and interesting buildings of the city, having planned a visit to at least a couple of them?
Gamla-Stan
Gamla stan, StockholmGamla-Stan once represented a separate city full of medieval alleys, cobbled streets and archaic architecture. Today Gamla-Stan or the Old Town, located on the island of Stadsholmen, is just one of the historical districts of Stockholm and has about 3 thousand inhabitants.
Stockholm City Museum
Stockholm, Ryssgarden, 116A museum with a Russian trace, a confusing collection and indecent visual aids. Approximately so it is possible to characterize the Museum of the city of Stockholm, which, you will agree, is at least strange. But everything is really explained simply: his collection is located in the palace on the square named "Russian Compound"
Gripsholm Castle
Mariefred, 31Standing on the island in the middle of Lake Mälaren, the charming castle Gripsholm differs from other castles in Sweden by the bright carmine color of the walls. During its 400-year history Gripsholm knew many glorious moments and invariably remained the favorite residence of the Swedish kings.
Drottningholm Castle
Drottningholm, Drottningholm slott"Queen's Island", the castle Drottningholm is often called Versailles in miniature, and for this there is every reason. The magnificent residence of the Swedish monarchs on the picturesque lake of Mälaren boasts luxurious interiors, its own theater and the fabulous Chinese Pavilion.
Kalmar Castle
Kalmar, Kalmar Slott, Kungsgatan 1The Kalmar Castle is one of the most powerful fortifications in Sweden with a long and rich history, including the historical union of Denmark and Sweden in the 14th and 16th centuries, called the Kalmar Union.
Melsaker Castle
Mariefred, Malsaker slottSituated 80 km from Stockholm in the middle of the picturesque countryside, Melsaker Castle seems to have miraculously teleported to the shores of Lake Mälaren straight from France. Elegant baroque architecture, jewelry "with dignity" and a wonderful park - these are its distinguishing features.
Stromsholm Castle
Stromsholm, Stromsholm slottLike a fabulous gingerbread palace, the castle of Stromsholm rests comfortably on a small island on Lake Mälaren, where it meets the turbulent waters of the Kolbak River. Like other creations of the famous court architect Tessin, Stromsholm was one of the residences of the Swedish royal family.
Orebro Castle
Orebro, Kansligatan, 1The castle with the fabulous name Orebro is the citadel and soul of the town of the same name on the River Svarton, located 180 km from Stockholm, and also one of the most visited sights of Sweden. The history of the castle begins in the 13th century, and for the past seven hundred years, he has been vigilantly watching all those crossing the river to his mighty walls.
The Historical Museum in Stockholm
Stockholm, Narvavagen, 13-17As well as many other museums in Sweden - the Historical Museum is a little childish, and therefore very illustrative. Due to this, he enjoys just a crazy popularity among children from 5 to 70 years old. Well, that is, to try on a Viking costume is just the tip of the iceberg.
Cafe Xoko
Rörstrandsgatan 15, 113 40 StockholmIn Stockholm there is a special cafe, the owner of which has been preparing sweet dishes for Nobel Prize guests for decades.
Livrustkammaren
Stockholm, Slottsbacken, 3The royal treasury with the mysterious name of Livrustkammaren is not located anywhere, but in the most real palace. Not surprisingly, its exhibits - weapons, jewelry, outfits and coaches - are of an imperial nature, amaze with their magnificence and richness of decoration.
Millesgården
Lidingo, Herserudsvagen 32Whichever time you are in Stockholm, be sure to visit the open-air museum called Millesgården. This is an amazing place, where both the picturesque nature of Sweden and the sophisticated works of art are combined, most of which are sculptural compositions and fountains.
The Natural History Museum of Stockholm
Stockholm, Frescativagen, 40The Natural History Museum of Stockholm, perhaps, is the best that you can offer horror how curious and asking a million important, but such pesky questions to children. In a word, if from the fairy-tale world of Junibaken the guys have already grown up, then this wonderful science museum will make their trip unforgettable.
We offer a guided tour for 5 days and not only in Stockholm from 395 EUR.
Excursion panoramic tours.
Stockholm for May holidays
Severe Scandinavian nature, snow caps of mountain chains, malachite, covered with a gray haze of the forest - this land truly captivates the restrained, royal beauty of frozen landscapes, which dared to disturb the hand of a man, daringly stroked cities, clinging to each other .Stone fortresses, temples and cathedrals rushing to heaven, the mansions cover the wavy sea of the hills, reminding of their bellicose, gloomy look about the recent times of bloody battles and luxurious prim jumps that accompanied the era of the rule of cold-blooded, proud Swedish kings .
Stockholm
European pride, the capital of Sweden Stockholm, a unique city whose indescribable beauty is a parable. The geographical originality of its location already anticipates an amazing meeting with a fount of architectural and historical monuments: Stockholm occupied 14 islands on the shores of Lake Mälaren and Norström Strait.
Stadsholmen Island
Artfully carved, piercing the sky with numerous spiers of buildings The old part of the city - Gamla-Stan stretched out on the island of Stadsholmen .This is a promenade territory, cobbled pavements between the Royal Palace with its royal chapel and the Gustav III Antique Museum, the Palace Church, the Cathedral of St. .Nikolay (13-15 cc .), which is the place of coronation of the Swedish monarchs .The historical values of the Armory Chamber, Royal Mint, Treasury buildings are no less entertaining .The restrained pomposity of the Teccinski Palace (Stottbakkena) and the monumentality of the Stokholm Stock Exchange on the square of Styoptroy will complete a very informative walk .
Piddapholmen Island
Further on, the road lies to the neighboring island of Piddapxholmen ("Pizza Island"), the abode of stunning palaces, among which are the Dvopec Brapnela (here the Szczedek Apiaryación cyde), Dvorec Stenbokk (Bepxovny administrative garden) and Dvopets Bynde (Bepxovny cyd). The building of the Parliament can be visited on the island of Helgindsholmen ("the island of the Holy Spirit"), especially in its cellar is the underground museum of medieval Stockholm.
The island of Juppöden
The island of Jupgården is the most visited district of the capital. The blame for this is the famous Rozenendaal palace and the mosque beneath the uncovered Skancein, as well as the grandiose Eco Park. Rayon Kyongxxolmen ("Kopolevsky Island") is crowned with the Town Hall, in which annually it celebrates the solemn reception of the Nobel Prizes. Unbelievably rich in the museum property of Stockholm: there are about 75 museums and 100 art galleries, so you will not be bored here.
Göteborg
The large spacious city of Gothenburg is shrouded in a golden haze of unspoilt beaches, along the entire coastline hundreds of picturesque islands are scattered. The residence of the bishop of Sweden can boast of a large number of ancient buildings and remains of serf ditches. You can walk for hours on the extensive Art Gallery. An inexpressible pleasure will deliver a pompous visit to the opera house "Stora Theater" or to one of the best concert halls of the planet Concert Hall.
Flocks of pigeons stroll along the cobbles and stone tiles of Gotaplatsen Square around the beautiful fountain "Poseidon". Against the background of the venerable buildings of the Town Hall, the artillery arsenal of Krunhyuset, the Morsoy Tower and the church of Christina, the "Gothenburg Utkiken" skyscraper, painted in a red and white bold palette, looks ultramodern. All the entertainment is concentrated on the main street - Avenue, departing from Gotaplatsen.
Bjorko Island
At 50 km from Stockholm on the island of Bjorko once were found the remains of the first city of the country - the Birki, so tourists, savvy in history and archeology, are eager to personally see the remains of the ancient fortress, city ramparts, burials of the Viking Age. Nearby is the first capital of the Swedish state - Sigtuna, founded in 980 AD. in the territory of which the tower of St. Lars, the Gothic Church of St. Mary, the excavations of the ancient streets and the palace of Roertsers have been preserved.
Uppsala
The symbol of classical European education - the University of Scandinavia is located here, after the inspection of which tourists usually visit the building of Gustavianum, the Gothic cathedral, the Church of the Holy Trinity and the Uppsala Castle. The visit to the museum of wax figures "Vase Vinetes" is curious, and in the house museum of Karl Linnaeus "Hammarby" the legendary "Mora stones" are kept.
5 km to the north of the city is the "Old Uppsala", which is the religious and political center of ancient Sweden, which is reminiscent of the Old-Uppsala church and the grave hills of the 4th-12th centuries. If you turn to the southwest and cover 3 km, you will reach the "Mound of King Bjorn" or "Haga Hill", where the remains of the noble Scandinavians of the "Bronze Age" lie, 4 km to the north - "boat" burials of the 6th-9th centuries. , or rather "Cemetery Walsgerde."
Yukkasjärvi Ice Hotel
With the onset of cold weather in Sweden, there is a unique attraction: residents erect an icy "needle" or Ice hotel. Building material: 1000 tons of ice and 2,000 tons of snow, of which a church is gradually being born, a golf room, a cinema and a bar "Ice Absolute". Guests of an unusual hotel sleep in sleeping bags on a cushion of spruce lapnik and deer skins. Here you can ride on dog sleds and snowballs. Upon departure from the room, guests receive a residence certificate.