Stockholm Travel Guide
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Ask a Stockholmer where they are from, and they will most probably say the name of their closest subway station. Being a city practically on water, it is best getting around its many narrow streets and alleys on public transport. Furthermore, the subway stations separate the different parts of the city. Stockholm is a city of many beautiful faces and each … Read Stockholm introduction
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Malardrottningen Hotel & Restaurant
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Built in 1924, Mälardrottningen yacht is a romantic accommodation. Its in-house restaurant provides a beautiful view of Riddarfjärden. The …
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I studied in Stockholm University for a year and the place is simply awesome! The people are friendly, history and culture is rich, efficient in public service and one can get to places by just ... more
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Introduction
Stockholm is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful national capitals in the world. The Old Town is particularly spectacular, and walking around the city's waterways and parks is a glorious way to spend a week-long stretch of European summer.
Not to miss
National Museum Sweden's largest art museum heaves with painting, sculpture, drawings, decorative arts and graphics from the Middle-Ages through to the present. While there's no lack of continental bigwigs here, from Cézanne to Watteau, come for the Scandi stuff, which includes works …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 760000 Area : 188km² Longitude / Latitude : 18.06264 / 59.32947 Currency : Swedish Krona (SEK) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there Stockholm's Arlanda airport is 45km (28mi) north of the city centre. Skyways and SAS have comprehensive networks of domestic flights. International air services to Copenhagen, Oslo, Bergen, Helsinki, Reykjavik and St Petersburg are run by SAS. Finnair flies to Turku, Vaasa and …
History
Recent History Since the country's entry into the European Union, Stockholm's progress towards becoming an affordable, vivacious tourist destination has continued apace. The easing of licensing restrictions on bars and restaurants, such as hours during which alcohol could be sold, type of …
Weather
Stockholm has a cool, temperate climate with moderate precipitation in all seasons. Summer weather is mild and usually sunny, while winters are cold, dark and often snowy. The long-term average temperature for January to March is -2°C (29°F); for July and August it's 16°C …
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Overview
Positioned where the waters of Lake Malaren rush into the Baltic, Stockholm is one of Europe's most beautiful capitals. Nearly 1.6 million people live in the greater Stockholm area, yet it remains a quiet, almost pastoral city. Built on 14 small islands joined by bridges crossing open bays and …
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