Stockholm Photo: Pixachi/Shutterstock.com Stockholm is a city of contrasts. Trends in music, design, fashion, and technology are born here, and innovations that spread worldwide are invented here. Trendy bars and world-class restaurants are shoulder-to-shoulder with historic cafes and cozy neighbourhood pubs. Stockholm is simultaneously urban and close to nature and water is an ever-present feature in this city where lake and sea meet. The atmosphere is open, tolerant and welcoming, and diversity and innovation are encouraged. Stockholm is a city for everyone. Goncharovaia/Shutterstock.com Top 5 Hidden Stockholm Unlock the secrets of Sweden’s beautiful capital on a Stockholm walking tour. Sample traditional market fare, explore narrow b... The Nobel Museum Be inspired by ideas that changed the world. The Nobel Museum contains all e... The Bergian Garden Oleksiy Mark/Shutterstock.com The Bergian Garden is a botanical garden with greenhouses. Experience plants from all over the world: Edvard Anderson’s greenh... Old Town - Gamla Stan Stockholm’s oldest attraction is much more than the ultra-touristy street of... Royal Swedish Opera Kungliga Operan has been the Swedish national venue for opera and ballet sin... Adisa/Shutterstock.com Updated 25 February 2020 Destination: Stockholm Publishing date: 2020-02-25 THE CITY DISTRICT GUIDES Mikael Damkier/Shutterstock.com sigurcamp/Shutterstock.com Stockholm, one of the most beautiful capitals in Stockholm is divided into many distinctive the world, is built on 14 islands connected by 57 neighbourhoods and quarters each with their bridges. The buildings, cutting-edge design, hip own unique character. Here you can learn more style, the fresh air and the proximity to the water about some of the most popular ones. are distinctive traits of this city. Ekoparken, the rst National City Park in the world, is a green Vasastan space that breathes for the city, and a constant The streets of Vasastan presence in the crush of the city. With its 750 have a homey feel to year history and rich cultural life, Stockholm them, as this is mostly a oers a wide selection of world-class museums residential area. An and attractions. Most of the city’s attractions can abundance of small local be reached on foot, and there’s a good chance of restaurants populates the experiencing a lot of things in a short time. area, mainly concentrated around Odenplan and Experience big-city life, the history of civilization St. Eriksplan. Rörstrandsgatan is a street worthy and natural scenery, all in the course of the of a closer look. same day. Photo: Arndale/Shutterstock.com Address: Vasastan, Stockholm Djurgården Many of the most popular museums and attractions are situated on the green island of Djurgården, which is also part of the Royal National City Park. Djurgården is a popular recreation area, too. The island oers excellent walks, jogging, cycling and paddling, and is a lovely place to enjoy a picnic. In addition, Djurgården has loads of Destination: Stockholm Publishing date: 2020-02-25 restaurants and sightseeing options. If you are Norrmalm/City traveling with children, Djurgården is a must: Norrmalm is Stockholm's here you will nd the city's best attractions for land and water public children, all within walking distance of one transportation hub. Major another. malls and department stores are located here, Photo: Oleksiy Mark/Shutterstock.com and the City is also Address: Djurgården, Stockholm densely packed with hotels and meeting venues. Södermalm Photo: Albert Jankowski/Wikimedia Commons (image Stockholm's bohemian cropped) neighbourhood is like a Address: Norrmalm, Stockholm city within the city. The Gamla Stan neighbourhood also has numerous parks and Gamla Stan, the Old fantastic panoramic views Town, is one of the largest and best of the city. The streets around Skånegatan form preserved medieval city the SoFo-neighbourhood, where visitors will nd centers in Europe, and a string of small shops, bars, cafés and one of the foremost restaurants. Götgatan, Mariatorget and Medborgarplatsen are also popular areas. attractions in Stockholm. This is where Södermalm has many of the city's best bars and Stockholm was founded in 1252. nightclubs, plus popular gay and lesbian clubs. Photo: Estea/Shutterstock.com Address: Gamla Stan, Stockholm Photo: Sergey Dzyuba/Shutterstock.com Address: Södermalm, Stockholm Östermalm Kungsholmen The city's exclusive Head to this primarily neighbourhood is the residential island to mix place to be for fashion with the locals. Lots of and design lovers. lively restaurants, bars Stureplan, one of and cafés are found on Stockholm's Kungsholmen, especially entertainment hubs, is also found here. Find along Hantverkargatan and Fleminggatan. Swedish fashion brands in Bibliotekstan and international brands along Birger Jarlsgatan. Photo: Anette Andersen/Shutterstock.com Some of the best design shops and big auction Address: Kungsholmen, Stockholm houses are also found in the Östermalm and Norrmalmstorg areas, as well as in Stureplan. Photo: byggarn.se/Shutterstock.com Address: Östermalm, Stockholm Destination: Stockholm Publishing date: 2020-02-25 DO & SEE Photo: Staan Eliasson Address: Stortorget, Stockholm Phone: +46 8 534 818 00 Internet: www.nobelcenter.se The Bergian Garden The Bergian Garden is a botanical garden with greenhouses. Experience plants from all over the world: Edvard Anderson’s greenhouse with plants from Mediterranean climate and the tropics, the world’s largest water lily in the Maridav/Shutterstock.com unique Victoria House. Lush kitchen and herb Big and small. Well-known and unique. Classics garden, Japanese pond and much more. like the Vasa Museum and modern newcomers Address: Gustafsborgsvägen 4, Stockholm like ABBA The Museum and Fotograska. In Public Transport: Subway to Universitetet Stockholm, there are more than a hundred Opening hours: Open all year round attractions to choose from. Phone: +46 8 16 35 00 Internet: www.bergianska.se Hidden Stockholm More Info: Café, restaurant & museum shop Unlock the secrets of Sweden’s beautiful capital on a Stockholm walking tour. Sample traditional Old Town - Gamla Stan market fare, explore narrow backstreets, and Stockholm’s oldest enjoy the city’s famous views. attraction is much more than the ultra-touristy Tours run Wed to Sun. More walking tours are street of Västerlånggatan. available from Urban Adventures. Here you will nd some of the city’s best restaurants Phone: +46 8 642 2491 and several bars with live music. Gamla Stan Internet: www.urbanadventures.com also has small curiosity, antique and handicraft More Info: Holders of this guide receive 10% o. Book online and use promo code AGEU at checkout. shops, a multitude of cafés and small hotels, as well as several gay bars and cafés. The Nobel Museum Photo: Estea/Shutterstock.com Be inspired by ideas that Address: Gamla Stan, Stockholm changed the world. The Nobel Museum contains Royal Swedish Opera all essential information Kungliga Operan has about the most been the Swedish prestigious prize in the national venue for opera world, Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Laureates. and ballet since January Guided tours, lms, and diverse objects take you 18, 1773. You can visit from idea to the Nobel Banquet. Bistro serving Kungliga Operan as a lunch, Nobel ice cream and more. Shop. member of the audience at one of the Destination: Stockholm Publishing date: 2020-02-25 performances or take a guided tour. On the tour, stage, dance it out and catch a virtual reality you will have the opportunity to look backstage, behind-the-scenes glimpse. visit the royal rooms, and peer down into the orchestra pit. Learn about the fascinating history Photo: I'm friday/Shutterstock.com Address: Djurgårdsvägen 68, Stockholm of Kungliga Operan and get a glimpse of what Opening hours: Mon - Tue & Fri - Sun 10am - 6pm, Wed & backstage life is like today. Thur 10am - 8pm Phone: +46 771 75 75 75 Photo: Mario Savoia/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.abbathemuseum.com Address: Gustav Adolfs Torg 2, Stockholm Email: [email protected] Opening hours: Mon - Fri 3pm - 6pm, Sat 12pm - 3pm* Phone: +46 8 791 44 00 Millesgården Internet: www.operan.se/en The spectacular museum Email: [email protected] More Info: * On performance days, open until the start of the built on terraces is the performance former home of artists Carl and Olga Milles. In Vasa Museum the park, some of Carl With over one million Milles most famous visitors a year, Vasa sculptures are on display. Original castings and Museum hosts the only tools are shown in the large studio. Besides, the preserved 17th century museum oers an art gallery, a museum shop ship in the world. This and a bistro. 69-metre long treasure sank in 1628 and was salvaged in 1961, 333 Photo: Holger.Ellgaard/Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) years later. Address: Herserudsvägen 32, Lidingö Opening hours: Daily 11am - 5pm Phone: +46 8 446 75 90 Photo: Hans Baath/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.millesgarden.se/home.aspx Address: Galärvarvsvägen 14, Stockholm Email: [email protected] Opening hours: Mon & Tue, Thur - Sun 10am - 5pm, Wed More Info: Check here for seasonally changing opening 10am - 10pm hours: Phone: +46 8 519 548 00 www.millesgarden.se/opening-hours-admission-fees.aspx Internet: www.vasamuseet.se/en Email: [email protected] More Info: Opening hours can change seasonally National Museum of Fine Arts After years of ABBA The Museum renovations, the National Finally, the music, the Museum of Fine Arts clothes, the lyrics, (Nationalmuseum) has musicals, and lms of reopened in 2018. ABBA have been gathered Located on the peninsula in Stockholm and will be Blasieholmen, it displays drawings, paintings and displayed in a permanent other artworks from the Middle Ages to 1900 exhibition. Try your luck with an impersonation and also features modern art. Except for certain of Sweden's most famous band on the karaoke exhibitions, the admission is free, so do not miss Destination: Stockholm Publishing date: 2020-02-25 out on one of Sweden’s nest museums.