Soon it is midsummer and tomorrow there will be the royal wedding and from many European cities you can get fairly cheap tickets to get to Stockholm.
Accommodation you can get in expensive hotels as well as in youth hostels and private accommodation.
Gamla Stan © flickr/Olof S
If you want to do a lot of sightseeing in Stockholm, you should purchase the Stockholm Card. With the card you have fee admission to 80 museums and attractions, free public transport, free bicycle sightseeing in summer, free trips on the Hop-On-Hop-Off boat and sightseeing by boat in summer and a free guide book.
But not only in summer, in winter too is Stockholm a pretty attractive city.
You will have to walk over no less than 57 bridges before you can say you really have experienced the city on 14 islands. Stockholm is 750 years young and has something to offer for everybody. There are numerous museums and sights and the vibrating city life is something special.
You really shouldn’t miss a walk through Gamla Stan, the historical city centre founded in 1252. There you find narrow alleys, small shops, galleries and cafés. There also are the Royal Palace and the Storkyrkan (Grand Church).
In the Vasa Museum you can see the 69 meter-long warship Vasa which sank on its maiden voyage. It is the only preserved 17th century ship in the world. The Vasa Museum is the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
On the green island of Djurgården you can visit Skansen which is the oldest open-air museum in the world. There you can visit historical Sweden in miniature. There are 150 farms and dwellings from different parts of Sweden. And traditional feasts like Midsummer, Walpurgis Night and Lucia are also celebrated at Skansen. There are also several restaurants and cafés.
And of course also worth a visit is the Stockholm Zoo at Skansen with all the animals native to Scandinavia. Besides that you have a great view of Stockholm from Djurgården.
Stadhuset © flickr/mrlins
Lovers of art should pay the Moderna Museet a visit. There you can find a great collection of 20th century art with works of Picasso, Dali and Matisse.
Especially at the time of sun rise and dawn the Monteliusägen ist great for a walk. It is about 500 Metres long and you have a great view of the city hall (Stadshuset), Lake Mällar and the island of Riddarholmen.
The city hall is one of the attractions of Stockholm and certainly one of the most photographed buildings. It is open to the public through guided tours.
There are no less than 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Stockholm: Birka, Drottningholm Palace and Skogskyrkogarden.
And if you like the detective stories by Stieg Larsson you can follow the traces of his trilogy either alone or on a guided tour. It is cheaper alone with the Millennium-Map which you can get in the Stadsmuseum. www.stadsmuseum.stockholm.se
You should also experience the Stockholm archipelago by boat. The best way to do it is to travel by ferry from island to island. There are several tickets available. There are even old steam boats running.
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