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/ The Stockholm Archipelago

Extending 80 km (50 miles) east from the sheltered waters of Norrtälje
Stockholm to the open sea, the archipelago encompasses Kapellskär
tens of thousands of islands of all shapes and sizes, some
inhabited, others not. Many of the inner archipelago’s larger
islands, such as Värmdö, Ingarö and Ljusterö, are linked to the
mainland by bridges and car ferries, making them in parts
little more than city suburbs. But the majority of the Stockholm Stavsnäs
archipelago islands, with their traditional wooden houses,
cosy hotels and youth hostels, and summer sailing regattas,
can be reached by an extensive network of scheduled ferries
departing from Stockholm, Vaxholm, Stavsnäs and Dalarö. 0 kilometres 40
Nynäshamn
0 miles 20
Archipelago Highlights
1 Fjäderholmarna
2 Vaxholm
3 Grinda
4 Finnhamn
5 Möja
6 Sandhamn
Passengers boarding steamships on a Stockholm wharf on Archipelago Boat Day 7 Utö
} Fjäderholmarna P Vaxholm
6 km (4 miles) E of Stockholm. 25 km (16 miles) NE of Stockholm.
Tel 08-718 01 00.g May–Sep from Tel 08-541 314 80. @ 670. g from
Nybrokajen and Slussen. Strömkajen and Nybrokajen. Vaxholm
With the inclusion of the Fortress and Vaxholm Fortress
Fjäderholmarna islands in the Museum: Tel 08-541 718 90. Open
Royal National City Park (see mid-Jun–Sep: 11:30am–5:30pm daily.
p103), the city’s “green lung” has The archipelago’s main
acquired a small part of the community, Vaxholm, is easily Vaxholm Fortress, strategically sited on the
archipelago. The main island, reached by boat from approach to Vaxholm
Stora Fjäderholmen, is only Stockholm on a delightful one-
25 minutes by boat from hour journey through the Cyrillus Johansson, and the
Nybrokajen or Slussen. archipelago. Vaxholm Fortress, hotel on the headland, by
There was an inn here as long on the nearby island of Erik Lallerstedt (1899), has
ago as the 1600s, conveniently Vaxholmen, guards this busy Jugendstil ornamentation.
sited for islanders on their way to port. First fortified in 1548 by The wooden buildings and
the city to sell their wares. Today Gustav Vasa, the more recent shops around the square and
there is an attractive harbour, 19th-century citadel houses a along Hamngatan provide a
restaurants, an art gallery and military museum. pleasant stroll.
museums devoted to boating Two of Stockholm’s best-
and angling as well as the Baltic known architects have left O Grinda
Sea Museum, home to virt ually their mark on Vaxholm. The law 30 km (19 miles) E of Stockholm.
every type of aquatic creature courts were given their present Tel 08-542 490 72. @ 670 from
from Stockholm to Landsort. appearance in 1925 by Östra station to Vaxholm, then boat.
Local handi crafts g from Strömkajen and Nybrokajen.
include metalwork, - 0 (summer only).
weaving, wood- Grinda is a leafy island, typical
carving and glass- of the inner archipelago, about
making. The other one and a half hours by boat
three islands have from the city. It has some
a rich birdlife and excellent beaches and rocks for
one, Libertas, has swimming, as well as good
Sweden’s last fishing. The architect Ernst
remain ing gas- Stenhammar, who designed
powered The Fjäderholmarna islands, a popular summer excursion the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm
lighthouse. just 25 minutes by boat from the city (see p83), built a large Jugendstil
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp284–5 and pp294–5

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