Gamla Stan
A massive structure with more than 600 rooms on 11 levels, Kungliga Slottet (the Royal Palace) dominates the north end of Gamla Stan. The official鈥
Must-see attractions in Sweden
Visby
Visby's church ruins contrast with the stoic and utterly awe-inspiring Sankta Maria kyrka. Built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and heavily鈥
Lund
Lund鈥檚 twin-towered Romanesque cathedral is magnificent. Try to pop in at noon or 3pm (1pm and 3pm on Sunday) when the marvellous astronomical clock鈥
Southeastern Sweden
Sweden鈥檚 most famous 鈥榮ummer house鈥, Solliden Palace, 2.5km south of Borgholm town centre, is still used by the Swedish royals. Its exceptional gardens鈥
Stockholm
One of Stockholm鈥檚 most unexpected attractions, 厂办辞驳蝉办测谤办辞驳氓谤诲别苍 (the Woodland Cemetery) is an arrestingly beautiful graveyard set in the soothing pine鈥
Uppsala
One of Sweden鈥檚 largest and most important burial sites, Gamla Uppsala (4km north of Uppsala) contains 300 mounds from the 6th to 12th centuries. The鈥
Dalarna
Falun鈥檚 kopparbergs gruva was the world鈥檚 most important copper mine by the 17th century. Called 'Sweden's treasure chest', it drove the small country's鈥
Around Stockholm
Home to the royal family for part of the year, Drottningholm's Renaissance-inspired main palace was designed by architectural great Nicodemus Tessin the鈥
Dalarna
Don鈥檛 miss Sweden's 'most famous home', located 13km northeast of Falun in the picturesque village of Sundborn. After their deaths, the early-20th-century鈥
厂办氓苍别
If you mourn the passing of big hairy men in longboats, find solace at the fascinating Foteviken Viking Reserve, an evocative 鈥榣iving鈥 reconstruction鈥
Lappland
This illuminating museum is Sweden鈥檚 most thorough introduction to Sami culture. Follow the 鈥榮pokes鈥 radiating from the central chamber, each dealing with鈥
厂办氓苍别
One of 厂办氓苍别's most intriguing and remote attractions, this place has all the mystery of England's Stonehenge without the commercialism. It's Sweden's鈥
Visby
Gotlands Museum is one of the mightiest regional museums in Sweden. While highlights include amazing 8th-century, pre-Viking picture stones, human鈥
Southeastern Sweden
Occupying the site of the world's first IKEA store in 脛lmhult, some 145km northeast of 惭补濒尘枚, is the world's first IKEA Museum, new in 2016, which should鈥
惭补濒尘枚
Located about 2.5km northwest of the Old Town, buzzing, bayside V盲stra Hamnen represents the modern face of 惭补濒尘枚. It's a popular spot to stroll, sip鈥
厂办氓苍别
While you'd never guess from its name, Krapperups Slott is one of Sweden鈥檚 oldest and loveliest estates located 5km south of M枚lle. The manor has an鈥
Uppsala
A wonder cabinet of wonder cabinets, the Museum Gustavianum rewards appreciation of the weird and well organised. The shelves in the pleasantly musty鈥
Gotland
The Bergmancenter, honouring Sweden's most famous film director, the late Ingmar Bergman, a F氓r枚 local, was inaugurated in 2014 and hosts exhibits,鈥
厂办氓苍别
Trelleborgen is a 9th-century Viking ring fortress, discovered in 1988 off Bryggaregatan (just west of the town centre). A quarter of the palisaded fort鈥
Gotland
This remote island nature reserve is home to extensive bird life including thousands of guillemots and razorbills, as well as the maculinea arion (large鈥
厂办氓苍别
This is a large-scale commercial operation encompassing a small museum, a vast shop selling everything from apple mustard to apple cake, an apple orchard鈥
Stockholm
Beautiful 惭颈濒濒别蝉驳氓谤诲别苍 was the home and studio of sculptor Carl Milles, whose delicate water sprites and other whimsical sculptures dot the city landscape鈥
Southeastern Sweden
Northern Europe鈥檚 largest ruined castle, Borgholms Slott looms just south of town. This epic limestone structure was burnt and abandoned early in the 18th鈥
Southern Sweden
Karlskrona鈥檚 star is the extraordinary offshore Kungsholms Fort, with its curious circular harbour, established in 1680 to defend the town. The fort can鈥
Southern Sweden
Bristling with cannons, this fortified tower on the island of Asp枚 was described by Admiral Nelson of the British Royal Navy as 鈥榠mpregnable鈥. You can鈥
厂办氓苍别
It's worth a visit to what's arguably Scandinavia鈥檚 oldest lighthouse (there's been a light of some kind here for more than 1000 years) on the Kullaberg鈥
Southern Sweden
The striking Marinmuseum is the national naval museum. Dive in for reconstructions of a battle deck in wartime, a hall full of fantastic figureheads,鈥
Abisko
Across the highway from the STF Turiststation, a chairlift takes you up Mt Nuolja (1164m), where you can enjoy epic views from the deck of the Panorama鈥
惭补濒尘枚
Focusing on the area around Stortorget (the town square) and lively Lilla Torget (the little square) 惭补濒尘枚's Old Town is a gorgeous warren of cobblestone鈥
厂办氓苍别
One of the finest Renaissance churches in Scandinavia, Trefaldighetskyrkan was completed in 1628 when 厂办氓苍别 was still under Danish control. The light鈥
Visby
One of the most stunning of Visby's medieval churches, it's often used for performances. In winter, local children skate on an artificial ice rink within鈥
Uppsala
The Gothic Domkyrka dominates the city and is Scandinavia's largest and tallest church, with towers soaring 119m. The interior is imposing, with the鈥
Stockholm
From Iron Age skates and a Viking boat to medieval textiles and Renaissance triptychs, Sweden's national historical collection spans over 10,000 years of鈥
惭补濒尘枚
Located within the rambling 惭补濒尘枚hus Slott, operating under the broad banner (and one low admission fee) of the 惭补濒尘枚 Museer, are three main museums鈥
Lappland
Housed in what used to be a nomad school, the tour de force at Arjeplog's Silvermuseet is the vast collection of Sami silver objects 鈥 the most extensive鈥
Gothenburg
Occupying a defunct power station beside 脛lvsborgs bridge, R枚da Sten Konsthall's four floors serve up edgy, contemporary exhibitions showcasing both鈥
Gothenburg
Home to Gothenburg鈥檚 premier art collection, Konstmuseum traverses the Renaissance to the present day, with works by the French impressionists, Rubens,鈥
Lappland
To experience the life of the forest Sami, visit B氓tsuoj, where Tom and Lotta Svensson practise their traditional livelihood full time. You can watch the鈥
Gothenburg
In what is arguably the best museum for kids in Sweden, you find yourself in the midst of a humid rainforest, complete with trickling water, tropical鈥
Lappland
The World Heritage Area includes four national parks and two nature reserves within the districts of Jokkmokk and G盲llivare. The magnificent Naturum鈥
