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STOCKHOLM - Sightseeing Highlights

The Royal Palace - in the original heart of Stockholm
Situated in the heart of Stockholm, on the central island of Riddarholmen, the Royal Palace is the official residence of the monarchs of Sweden and the chief venue for official state events. It is used as a residence and a place of work at the same time as it is open and accessible to members of the general public. With 608 rooms, it is among the largest surviving palaces in Europe. In addition, the changing of the guard at the palace is as much of a spectacle in Stockholm as it is in London

Although the palace is still used by the King as a place of work, he and his family have elected to reside in the palace at Drottningholm.

Vasa Museum
Sweden’s most visited museum enshrines the warship, Vasa, sunk inside Stockholm harbour while on her maiden voyage in 1628. The ship was built to the order of the great Vasa king, Gustavus Adolphus, and was the most powerful war galleon of her age. She was raised whole from the harbour bed in 1961. Carefully preserved, the ship now rests intact in the museum’s main hall. Displays recreate life on board the ship and a film shows how the salvage operation was carried out.

City Hall
Voted by the Swedes as the country’s finest building, Stockholm’s City Hall was begun in 1911, to an Art Nouveau design. Its interior has grand civic apartments, including the Golden Hall, with its glass and gold mosaics, while its tower gives a sweeping panorama of Stockholm. The building’s Blue Hall – which is actually red – is the venue for the annual Nobel Prize banquet.

Stockholm Cathedral
Situated in the Old Town is the Cathedral which is 700 years old and, together with Riddarholmskyrkan is Stockholm's oldest building. On display are art treasures such as the wood sculpture of St. George and the Dragon as well as the Mock Sun Painting. Riddarholmskyrkan is a burial place and memorial for Swedish kings.

Stockholm Metro
Known as the ‘world’s longest art exhibition’, Stockholm’s metro is in fact famous for the quality of its subway art. From the mid-1950s, it was official policy to decorate the network with originally commissioned art. Kungsträdgården and Stockholm Centralmetro stations are particularly ornate.

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