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Drottningholm Palace

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Drottningholm Palace! My parents are currently visiting me as well as the other hateful solar daytime I decided to accept them to i of my favorite places to visit: Drottningholm Palace . Not alone is the palace the electrical flow residence of the manlike somebody monarch as well as queen of Sweden, it is every bit good a UNESCO World Heritage site (one of 3 inwards Stockholm). The palace was built inwards the slow 1600's as well as is a non bad representative of European architecture of this period. Interior of palace. Photo by: Alexis Daflos While it is opened upward for Blue Planet year-round, it is during the summertime that i actually should take in the palace. They guide maintain to a greater extent than generous opening hours (daily from May through September) during the summertime as well as it is every bit good the best fourth dimension to explore the beautiful gardens surrounding the palace. The gardens are massive as well as incorporate both French & English lingu...

Stockholm Metropolis Hall - Stadshuset

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Stockholm City Hall , or Stadshuset , is i of the most famous Stockholm landmarks together with is belike best known for existence the venue for the annual Nobel Prize banquet. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 pop tourist destination, it is equally good the performance city hall together with from where Stockholm is governed. Completed inward 1923, using almost 8 i grand 1000 ruby bricks, the edifice is i of the best examples inward Sweden of national romaticism inward architecture. The exclusively means to see the interior of the edifice is past times taking component subdivision inward one of Earth tours  (recommended!), which are offered daily, or past times booking a somebody tour . The world tours are given inward several languages together with the cost for admission for an adult is 60-90 SEK depending on the fourth dimension of year. The 106 meter tall City Hall Tower tin endure visited equally good betwixt May together with September together with costs an additional xl SEK...

Museum Tre Kronor

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Entrance to museum I took the chance the other twenty-four hr menstruation to see a museum hither inward Stockholm that I had never been to, but had ever been curious about... Museum Tre Kronor . You would recall that I accept visited all 80+ museums inward Stockholm, but I am notwithstanding working on it! This museum is dedicated to the master copy castle inward Stockholm, called  Tre Kronor , which burned downward inward 1697. The electrical current Royal Palace is built on the site of the one-time castle. The museum is located  in Gamla Stan nether the northward fly of the palace ( much of which survived the fire)  in parts of the master copy Tre Kronor structure. Besides recounting the history of the castle, in that place is data close the construction of the castle as well as life within the walls. It was quite interesting, though I would recommend possibly a see to the nearby Medieval Museum offset to larn an overview of the history of Stockholm at the time. Tre ...

Vikings, Vikings And... To A Greater Extent Than Vikings!

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Guided tour through grave champaign at Birka The most famous era of Swedish history is the Viking Age (approx 800-1100 AD) as well as Vikings direct keep popular off somewhat of a symbol for Sweden... fifty-fifty if they are most oft portrayed incorrectly alongside horned helmets! There are enough of museums, tours as well as activities to produce inwards the Stockholm expanse tied inwards to Viking history. I direct keep already written almost most of them hither inwards this blog, but inwards the past times calendar week I direct keep re-visited Birka as well as dined at Aifur as well as I had the thought to collect all Viking "experiences" inwards i post. Historiska Museet (the history museum)- This museum has a neat exhibition on Vikings including artifacts such equally weapons as well as jewelry. The Gold Room is of particular interest, showing the gilt as well as silverish hoards industrial plant life throughout Sweden. During the summertime (12 to 4:30pm until August...