Highlights of Stockholm

The city with its narrow cobbled streets, vast parkland, and scenic waterfront promenades is best explored on foot. Commence your tour of the Swedish capital in Gamla Stan, the historic centre of the city and allow yourself to get wonderfully lost in the maze of medieval lanes.

Continue your tour by hiring a city bike or by taking a leisurely walk or boat ride to the island of Djurgården, home to some of the city’s most popular attractions and museums. One of our personal favourites is the Vasa Museum which houses the 17th century, Vasa warship and a fascinating exhibition. This is a wonderful museum and in our opinion a must for any visitor to the city. Close to the Vasa Museum is Skansen, the most popular visitor attraction in Sweden and the world’s oldest open-air museum – highly recommended.

Before returning to Norrmalm, Stockholm’s ‘city centre’, take a detour to Kaknästornet communications tower from which there is a magnificent view over the city. On a clear day you can see for miles around.

Other sights worthy of a visit include: The City Hall, The Nobel Museum, the National Museum, the Fotografiska Museum and the Modern Art Museum. To get a true feel of life in Stockholm, we would recommend a visit to the residential island of Södermalm with its trendy restaurants, café bars, boutiques, fashion shops and art galleries. Södermalm is also the setting for the Millennium trilogy of books written by Stieg Larsson, now a hollywood film starring Daniel Craig and Roony Mara.

Notes: The months of July and August are the height of the tourist season in Sweden. Please note that outside of these months, many attractions are closed or are open for reduced hours. If you have a specific site or museum that you would like to visit, please contact us to check that it will be open during your visit.