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DJURGÅRDEN
Once a royal hunting ground, Djurgården recreational park during the 18th century,
is an island right in the centre of Stockholm and in the time of troubador Carl Bellman
covered by a natural park. It has very few (see p98) many inns appeared. The Gröna
buildings with only around 800 permanent Lund funfair was estab lished just a few
residents and forms part of Stockholm’s decades before Artur Hazelius founded the
Royal National City Park, the only one of its fascinating outdoor museum of Skansen
type in the world (see p123). and Nordiska museet in around 1900. Today,
From 1580 parts of Djurgården were a there is a wealth of museums on Djurgården
royal animal reserve, where Johan III kept offering a mixture of nature, culture and
reindeer, red deer and moose. A century later entertainment. A royal connection survives
the area was fenced off by Karl XI to be used in the beautiful Rosendal Palace, which has
for hunting. It developed into a popular magnificent Empire-style decor.
Sights at a Glance
Museums & Galleries Historic Areas Restaurants pp166–71
2 Junibacken e Djurgårdsstaden & Beckholmen 1 Hasselbacken
3 Nordiska museet pp92–3 t Rosendals Slott & Trädgårdar 2 Solliden Skansen
5 Spritmuseum Memorials 3 Spritmuseum Restaurant
6 Vasamuseet pp94–6 4 Estoniaminnesvården 4 Ulla Windbladh
7 Museifartygen 5 Villa Godthem
8 Biologiska museet Bridges
9 Vikingaliv 1 Djurgårdsbron
0 Liljevalchs Konsthall Amusement Parks
q ABBA The Museum w Gröna Lund
r Skansen pp100–101
y Waldemarsudde
u Thielska Galleriet
See also Street Finder
pp206–18
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
KÄRLEKS- R O SENDALSVÄGEN
GALÄR- UDDEN
PARKEN ROSE N D A L SVÄ G E N
DJURGÅRDSVÄGEN
GALÄR-
KYRKO-
GÅRDEN DJURGÅRDEN
HAZELIUSPORTEN SIRIS HO V S VÄGEN ORANGERIVÄGEN
BOLLNÄSTORGET
ALKÄRRET
BELLMANS VÄG
ALLMÄNNA DJURGÅRDSSLÄTTEN SINGELBACKEN BELLMANSRO DSVÄGEN
VALMUN
GRÄND
DJURGÅRDSVÄGEN
DJURGÅ R D S VÄ G E N
Beckholmssundet Beckholms- Ryssviken
bron FRISENS PARK
Beckholmen Saltsjön
0 metres 500
0 yards 500
Reindeer at Skansen For map symbols see back flap
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