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GAMLA STAN

relics of stockholm’s early history as a town standing majestically around slottsbacken
in the 13th century can still be found on underline stockholm’s role as a capital city.
stadsholmen, the largest island in Gamla stan this area has a special atmos phere with much
(old town). the whole island is one huge area to offer: from the bustling streets of souvenir
of historical heritage, with the many sights shops, bookstores and antiques shops to
just a few metres apart. elegant palaces, churches and museums. many
the royal Palace is the symbol of sweden’s medieval cellars are now restaurants and cafés,
era as a great power in the 17th and early while the narrow streets recall a bygone era.
18th centuries (see pp20–21), and its bridges lead to riddarholmen, with its
magnificent state rooms, apartments and 17th-century palaces and royal crypt, and to
artifacts are well matched to the roman helgeandsholmen for the newer splendours
baroque-style exterior. the historic buildings of riksdagshuset (the Parliament building).
Sights at a Glance
Palaces and Museums Streets and Squares Restaurants pp166–71
1 Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace) 6 Stortorget 1 Bistro & Grill Ruby
pp50–53 8 Mårten Trotzigs Gränd 2 Bistro Pastis
2 Livrustkammaren 9 Västerlånggatan 3 Den Gyldene Freden
3 Kungliga Myntkabinettet e Evert Taubes Terrass 4 Djuret
4 Tessinska Palatset Churches 5 Frantzen
0 Postmuseum 6 Magnus Ladulas
w Wrangelska Palatset 5 Storkyrkan 7 Mr French
t Stenbockska Palatset 7 Tyska Kyrkan 8 Pubologi
u Bondeska Palatset q Riddarholms-kyrkan 9 Le Rouge
o Medeltidsmuseum 10 Vapiano Gamla Stan
Historic Buildings Norrström STRÖM-
PARTERREN
r Birger Jarls Torn NORRBRO Ström-
bron
y Riddarhuset Riks-
i Riksdagshuset bron RIKS- Norrström
PLAN
L OGÅRDS-
Helgeands- TRAPPAN
SL OTTSKAJEN
holmen Stallkanalen LEJONBACKEN
Vasa- INRE LOGÅRDEN
bron KANSLIKAJEN MYNT- BORGGÅRDEN
Stallbron
Central- RIDDARHUSKAJEN
bron RÅDHUSGRÄND YTTRE SLOTTSBACKEN
NORRA RIDDAR- RIDDARHUSGRÄND MYNTGATAN TORGET HÖGVAKTSTERRASSEN TELEGRAFGRÄND
BORGGÅRDEN
HOLMSHAMNEN
TRYCKERIGATAN Riddarholmskanalen RIDDARHUS- STORKYRKO BRINKEN KÄLLARGR. BOLLHUSGR. BREDGRÄND
TORGET
Riddarholms- TRÄDGÅRDSG.
BIRGER bron ST. GRÅMUNKEGR. PRÄSTGATAN KÖPMAN- NYGRÄND
JARLS KÖPMANSGATAN TORGET BRUNNSGRÄND SKEPPSBROKAJEN
TORG GÅSGRÄND BRÄNDA
TOMTEN
WRANGELSKA BACKEN MUNK- YXSMEDSGR. KÅKBR. GAMLA DRAKENS GRÄND B R O N
SKOTTGRÄND
KINDSTUG.
BRON
KÅKBRINKEN
STAN
RIDDAR- STORA NYGATAN VÄSTERLÅNGGATAN SVARTMANGATAN SJÄLAGÅRDSG. BAGGENSGATAN ÖSTERLÅNGGATAN FERKENS GRÄND
HOLMEN GAFFELGR. K E P P S Strömmen
PRÄSTGATAN
SKOMAKARGATAN
SÖDRA
SCHÖNFELDTS GR. TYSKA BRINKEN BRUNNS- JOHANNESGRÄND S
TYSKA
RIDDARHOLMSHAMNEN
GYMNASIEGR.
PLAN
Riddarfjärden MUNKBROGATAN TYSKA PACKHUSGRÄND
LEJONSTEDTS GRÄND STALL-
LILLA NYGATAN
PLAN
Gamla MÄLARTORGET TULLGRÄND
Stan KORNHAMNS- JÄRN-
TORG TORGET N. BANKOGR.
MUNKBROHAMNEN
MUNKBROLEDEN
Central- S. BANKOGR.
bron KORNHAMN S. DRYCKESGR.
SLUSS- RÄNTMÄSTAR-
Söderström
PLAN TRAPPAN
KARL
JOHANS SKEPPSBRON
0 metres 250 TORG Slussen
See also Street Finder
pp206–18 0 yards 250
Detail from a striking stained-glass window in Storkyrkan For map symbols see back flap
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