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This is a more comprehensive tour and includes both boat and bus. Cost: 410SEK ($57/£29). Duration: 3½ hrs City Sightseeing Telephone: (08) 5871 4020 Website: http://www.citysightseeing.com/
Tour
Grand Tour
This is a more comprehensive tour and includes both boat and bus. Cost: 410SEK ($57/£29). Duration: 3½ hrs City Sightseeing Telephone: (08) 5871 4020 Website: http://www.citysightseeing.com/
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stockholmHop-on-Hop off-Bus
Activity
This tour takes you around the city on an open top double decker bus. You are allowed to get on and off as many times as you like along the route. The tour passes through some major sights in the central and eastern part of the city.
stockholmHorse and Carriage Tour
Activity
See Stockholm from a different perspective as you ride through the narrow streets and lively squares on a beautiful carriage that’s more a showpiece than a vehicle. These tours departs from Mynttorget by the Royal Palace.
stockholmStockholm in a Nutshell
Activity
This tour shows you the highlights of Stockholm, including a sail around the royal park at Djurgården. Cost: 310SEK ($43/£22) Duration: 2 ½ hrs Dates: March 24 to Dec 31
stockholmWalking Tours
Activity
Old Town Strolls are conducted by authorized guides who take you through the medieval lanes of Stockholm’s Old Town. The tour departs from the Royal Opera House at Gustav Adolfs Torg. Cost: 90SEK ($12/ £6) City Sightseeing, Skeppsbron 22 Tel. 08/587-140-20 Website: http://www.citysightseeing.com/
stockholmBoat Tours
Activity
Strömma Canal Company Telephone: (08) 5871 4000 Website: http://www.strommakanalbolaget.com/
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Bus Tours
Activity
If you are short on time, then just take one of these bus tours that are the most convenient way to see the highlights of the city. These tours start from the Square of Gustaf Adolff, near the Kungsträdgården.
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stockholmWhat to do with Children in Tow
Activity
Stockholm is one of the most kid-friendly places around! Take the kids to Junibacken, Galärparken for a ride on the story train and be sure to check out the bookshop there! Most museums arrange special attractions and activities for kids and the Observatory Museum lets kids watch the stars through a telescope! The Aquaria Water Museum and the Skansen Open Air Museum are also great to keep kids busy. The Toy Museum is sure to delight the little ones and will be sure to bring smiles onto their faces. The old Viking community, Birka, is sure to fascinate kids as well. Sightseeing by boat is also great for kids and they will definitely love the trip. You can rent your own canoe or pedal boat for excursions in the beautiful waters of Stockholm.
stockholmSödermalm
Town
Once the home of the working class, it is a bohemian area that has the Medborgarplatsen or the Citizens’ Square which is surrounded by restaurants and pubs.
stockholmNorrmalm
city
Norrmalm is the major commercial district of the city with plenty of shops and is a great place to shop for pretty much anything.
stockholmThe Drottningholm Palace
Palace
This magnificent structure will make you gasp in wonder. Built by King Johan III, the palace was destroyed in a fire and was subsequently rebuilt. The interiors have over the years been improved upon. Many fine buildings are part of the palace complex including the Chinese Pavilion, the Court Theatre and the Castle Church. The Drottningholm Palace is now a Unesco World Heritage site. Free admission to the Drottningholm Palace with the Stockholm à la Carte card!
stockholmCity Hall
Building
The building of the City Hall is synonymous with Stockholm. It is the seat of the government, housing the offices of around 200 politicians and civil servants. It is known as one of the most beautiful and well known buildings of the world. The exclusive ballroom is where the Nobel Prize banquet takes place. Its Golden Hall is decorated with 18 million pieces of gold mosaic. A visit to the City Hall is only possible if you are part of a guided tour. Sometimes tours may be cancelled due to receptions. Be sure to visit the Tower museum too, as this is the place from where you get spectacular views of Stockholm.
stockholmga Slottet (Royal Palace)
Palace
The Royal palace is situated in the heart of the city on the island of Riddatholmen. The palace, among the largest surviving ones in Europe, is the official residence of the royal family of Sweden and forms the chief venue for official state events. Built in baroque style, the palace has been designed by Nicodemus Tessin from a 1692 design. Some parts of the older medieval Castle of Three Crowns, however, have been retained. For those interested in history, art and architecture there is a lot to see at the palace: The Banqueting apartments, The Tre Kronor Museum, Gustav the Third’s Museum of Antiquities, the Royal Chapel and The Bernadotte Library. If you’ve enjoyed the changing of guard at the Buckingham Palace, you’ll love the change of guard here too.
stockholmKulturhuset (House of Culture)
Building
Ever since it’s opening in 1974, Kulturhuest has provided culture and art lovers succor in all forms, be it dance, music, art or theatre. The Kulturhuest is a large modernist building located in central Stockholm and is literally the hub of culture in the city. No matter what your age is, you are sure to find something to your liking here: from books, dance shows and exhibitions to theatrical performances, art shopping and kiddie fun. The building also houses the country’s only Comics and Graphic Novels Library.
stockholmLivrustkammaren
Museum
Situated in the vaults underneath the Royal Palace, The Royal Armory Museum is truly a historical treat. The museum’s collection spans over 500 years of royal history replete with sagas of love and murder, weddings and death, victory and defeat. While at the museum, you can enjoy everything, from royal costumes, weapons, armors and carriages to preserved stomach contents of conspirators and assassins. Also on exhibit here is King Gustav II’s horse, with its hide fitted over a wooden frame and Karl XII’s hat, complete with the assassin’s bullet hole.
stockholmNobelmuseet
Museum
Learn about Alfred Nobel, the laureates and their ground-breaking discoveries and ideas at the Nobelmuseet. The audio archive has a collection of acceptance speeches and interviews with the prize winners. Readings from laureates like Martin Luther King and Ernest Hemingway also form part of the treasured collection. Don’t be surprised if you find visitors turning over the café chairs; they’ll be doing that only to look at the signatures of visiting prize winners! A free guided tour will help you get the most out of your trip.
stockholmPostmuseum
Museum
This museum, considered one the world’s best, is dedicated to more than 400 years of Swedish postal history. While the mere mention of a postal museum will elicit a not so enthusiastic response from most people, the museum will surprise and engross you will the thrills and adventures of Ms. Letter and Mr. Stamp. The museum also has a special section for kids in the basement where a children’s post office has been constructed. Here children can dress up as postal workers and deliver mock posts and parcels. The museum regularly holds temporary exhibitions on varied interesting themes.
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stockholmRestaurangen
Contemporary cuisine is at its best in Restaurangen. Flavors of the world meet at this urban chic restuarant to literally give the discerning diner a rainbow of tastes. The owner and chef Malker Anderson travels widely and culls out the best of world cuisine and then twists it around to make it his own! The menu is divided into ‘fields of flavor’ such as lemon and coriander and the dishes are divided accordingly. At Restaurangen, there is never a bad meal!
stockholmPontus in the Green House
Comfy inviting sofas and book stacked walls are just some of the reasons that make you want to stay on in Pontus forever. The French inspired cuisine and the choicest wines are the best you will find in all of Sweden. The restaurant has a lavish seven course tasting menu (Sk 995, Sk1890 with wine), with everything from caviar to lobster sausage on offer. Cuisine: Contemporary Location: Österlånggatan 17, Gamla Stan, Stockholm 111 31 Telephone: (08) 545 2733 Website: http://www.pontusfrithiof.com
stockholmHalf Grek Plus Turk
Tiles from the world of Alladin and soft colorful lighting welcome you to the restaurant and literally transport you to the by lanes of Turkey. A couple of mezze dishes per person should transport you to gastronomic heaven. Not to be missed is the basil-fried halloumi cheese with walnut and plum chutney….pure bliss!
stockholmOperakällaren
Carved oak paneling and classic 19th century décor easily qualify the Operakllaren dining room to be among the most breathtaking in the whole of Sweden. The cuisine is largely French with twists of Italian and Swedish. Add an impressive wine list and you have a winner.
stockholmBakfickan
Sharing its kitchen with the uber chic Operakallaren is the trendy Backfickan or “The Hip Pocket” in English. Same great food and much lower prices are absolute deal clinchers. It is easily one of Stockholm’s best kept secrets and serves the best Swedish cuisine and seafood. Finish your meal with moist French chocolate cake and fresh whipped cream and you will go to bed a much happier person. Jakobs Torg 12 Tel: 08/676-58-00
stockholmLao Wai
The vegan homosapien’s best dream come true, Lao Wai is as authentic, light and delectable as Chinese cuisine can be. With dishes like Ma Po Dou and Hong Shao Su Rou, the dishes are definite tongue twisters, but trust us, the effort is more than worth it!
stockholmPrinsen
A favorite with artists located as it is close to the Stureplan, Prinsen is like an art-gallery cum eatery. Also known as “The Prince”, the restaurant has a colorful past quite like the work of its many patrons. The seating is on two levels with very traditional French inspired cuisine. The restaurant has lately gone food-radical and has added contemporary dishes such as licorice soup and snails in chocolate sauce to its menu. Come evening and the Prinsen evolves into a local drinking club, complete with cheer and beer. Mäster Samuelsgatan 4 Tel: 08/611-13-31
stockholmSushi-Ya
On of the most popular restaurant on the street, Sushi-Ya is easy on the stomach and wallet with its light authentic Japanese cuisine. During summers, diners can sit outside and enjoy a fun brunch or an early dinner and watch the city come to life.
stockholmCreperie Fyra Knop
The popularity of this place can be gauged by the fact that it is always packed. Of course being the only creperie in the city helps. The wait for a table, however is more than made up for by the delicious crepes served here. Fyra Knop is a fun place to hang out with young hip students and urban cosmopolitan crowd.
stockholmKi-Mama
Not to get lost among the many sushi bars that have popped up all around the city, the one at Ki-Mama is one of the best. The prices are reasonable with Sk70 for eight pieces and Sk250 for 30 pieces. The menu however consists exclusively of sushi, however on the brighter side, it is one of the only sushi-bars that are open on Sundays.