Page 12 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Stockholm

10  INTRODUCING ST OCKHOLM

3 Days in Stockholm

• Shop for souvenirs
and handicrafts in
Västerlånggatan
• View Moderna museet’s
interesting modern
art collection
• Amble the quaint streets
of Södermalm, with its
old workers’ cottages
Night view of the Royal Palace
At noon, catch the Changing of Day 1
2 Days in Stockholm
the Guard at the Royal Palace Morning Spend a few hours
(pp50–53), before visiting some at the Royal Palace (pp50–53)
• Explore Gamla Stan’s of its 608 grand rooms. Head and Livrustkammaren (p54) in
historic buildings and west to tiny Riddarholmen, Gamla Stan (pp46–61), leaving
medieval cobbled streets home to Riddarholmskyrkan time for the Changing of the
• Pay a visit to Sweden’s (p58), final resting place of the Guard at noon. Head west to
oldest museum, Swedish sovereigns. Riddarholmskyrkan (p58) to
Livrustkammaren view the ornate vaults of former
Afternoon Visit Stadshuset Swedish monarchs. Wander
• Chill out in
(pp116–17), scene of the annual back east to Stortorget (p56),
Kungsträdgården, Nobel Prize festivities, built in admiring the Baroque façades
the former royal
kitchen gardens National Romantic style. Further of Storkyrkan (p55) and the
east, in City (pp62–75), go to the Hanseatic Tyska Kyrkan (pp56–7),
cultural hub of Kulturhuset then browse the handicraft
(p69) and enjoy one of its free shops in Västerlånggatan (p57).
Day 1 art exhibitions. Take a break in
Morning See the sights Kungsträdgården (p66), the Afternoon Head across the
in picturesque Gamla Stan former royal kitchen gardens, waters to City (pp62–75). Pay a
(pp46–61), starting with the 16th- then admire the Renaissance visit to Kulturhuset (p69) for an
century Tyska Kyrkan (pp56–7), façade of Kungliga Operan art exhibition and relax in the
with its spectacular ebony and (pp66–7) and the opulent park of Kungsträdgården (p66),
alabaster pulpit. A short walk up Grand Hôtel (p81) on the then stop for afternoon tea at
Slottsbacken leads to Stortorget waterfront, before settling in the Grand Hôtel (p81), enjoying
(p56), scene of the Stockholm at Berns (p83), a Stockholm views of Gamla Stan, Kungliga
Bloodbath in 1520. Admire the dining and drinking institution. Operan (pp66–7) and Stadshuset
Gothic and Baroque interior of (pp116–17). Later, experience
nearby Storkyrkan (p55), before Day 2 the thrilling rides at Gröna
heading to Livrustkammaren Morning Take a ferry to Lund’s (p97) amusement park.
(p54), Sweden’s oldest museum. Djurgården (pp86–101) and
spend a couple of hours at Day 2
Vasamuseet (pp94–6). Housing Morning Start the day at
the world’s only preserved 17th- Moderna museet (pp82–3). Next,
century warship, this is one of take a stroll around the former
the city’s must-see museums. naval base of Skeppsholmen
Weather permitting, take a (pp78–9) for a look at the
picnic and have lunch alfresco restored buildings, traditional
in one of the peninsula’s parks. wooden boats and full-rigged
steel ship af Chapman (p81),
Afternoon Visit Skansen now a trendy youth hostel.
(pp100–101), the world’s first
open-air museum, home to Afternoon Take a short ferry
150 historic buildings from ride across to Djurgården to
across Sweden. Here you can visit the open-air museum of
watch craftsmen demonstrate Skansen (pp100–101). Return by
traditional skills. Round off the ferry to Nybroplan for a drink at
day with family favourite Gröna Berns (p83) before taking in a
Bernt Notke’s statue of St George and the Lund (p97), Sweden’s oldest show at Dramaten (pp74–5) or
Dragon in Storkyrkan, Gamla Stan amusement park. Kungliga Operan (pp66–7).

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