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Afternoon variety of boutiques and cafés
After lunch, enjoy Stockholm are located here, with Folkunga-
from the water. An hour canal gatan itself leading towards
cruise to Drottningholm Palace Medborgarplatsen (see p133).
(see pp146–9), the residence Traditional Swedish lunch can
of the Swedish royal family, be had at an outdoor restaurant
provides a waterfront tour of on the square.
the city on the way to the
palace just outside of town. Afternoon
Be sure to visit the Chinese From Medborgarplatsen it is
Pavilion and the beautiful not far to Katarina Kyrka (see
summer gardens in the palace p130) and the characteristic
grounds. “Under the Bridges of 18th-century cottages of
Stockholm” is another popular old Södermalm. For a more
canal tour, which takes two contemporary view of Söder, the
hours and passes all of the stretch of Götgatan between
city’s major landmarks. Coffee Medborgarplatsen and Slussen Having fun at Skansen, an open-air
and cakes are available on has an eclectic mix of shops, museum on the island of Djurgården
board. For both tours, it is many selling Swedish design. The
worth booking in advance area east of here is Mosebacke located on the island of
during peak times (see p204). (see p130). Here you will find the Djurgården. Here you can
Södra Teatern (see p176) and a visit period houses preserved
public terrace, offering amazing and transported from all over
views of the city. A more Sweden, watch traditional glass
glamorous viewing point is the blowing, and walk through
restaurant at the top of Katarina- a typical Swedish town,
hissen (see p129), accessible complete with market and
from Slussen (see p128). post office. After such a busy
morning, take a well-deserved
break in one of the many cafés
A Full Family Day
in the grounds of the park.
Family of 4 allow at least Afternoon
1,800 kr After lunch, make your way
• A trip to the Skansen zoo to Gröna Lund (see p97), an
and open-air park amusement park where you
The busy Stortorget square in the heart of • Amusements at can ride one of the roller
Gamla Stan Gröna Lund coasters, float through the
Tunnel of Love or relax on
A Walk from Nature • The world of Pippi the Ferris wheel. Alternatively,
to Culture Longstocking and a enter the world of celebrated
theatre visit at Junibacken children’s author Astrid Lingren
Two Adults allow at least at Junibacken (see p90) to
300 kr explore her well-loved
• The mountain park of Morning collection of books; little ones
Vita Bergen Start the day at the world’s can play in Pippi Longstocking’s
• Shopping and eating in oldest open-air museum and house, Villekulla Cottage. It also
trendy SoFo zoo of Scandinavian wildlife, has one of Sweden’s leading
Skansen (see pp100–101), children’s theatres.
• Old Södermalm and
Mosebacke

Morning
Begin on the island of Söder-
malm at Vita Bergen (see p132),
a beautiful mountain park. Here
you will find allotment-gardens,
worker’s houses from the early
18th century and the
monumental Sofia Kyrka (see
p132). Then head downhill and
into trendy “SoFo” (the area
south of Folkungagatan). A People enjoying picnics at Nytorget in “rustic chic” SoFo

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