Walking
tours
Walking tours are presented
by City
Sightseeing (telephone: (08) 5871 4030)
The Old Town Walkabout, a guided stroll through the medieval core
of Stockholm, costs SKr 90 for 90 minutes, departing from Gustav
Adolfs Torg twice a day at 9.30 am and 2.30 pm (from June 28 to
August 31).
Bus Tours
A variety of bus tours are offered by City
Sightseeing (telephone: (08) 5871 4030). These depart from in
front of the Royal Opera House.
The Stockholm in a Nutshell tour is 1 of the most popular at SKr
280. It Combines a 90 minute bus tour around the city centre and
a 1 hour boat cruise to Djurgarden.
Boat Tours
A waterborne tour is as vital for visitors to Stockholm
as it is for visitors to Venice.
The Stockholm Card provides free boat tours on certain services
during the summer.
Strömma Canal Company (telephone: (08) 5871 4000), and
Stockholm
Sightseeing (telephone: (08) 5871 4020), both run various boat
tours of the city, with departure points from quays near the Grand
Hôtel, the Royal Dramatic Theatre and City Hall.
Boat tours of the major waterside sights take approximately 2 hours
and cost SKr 160. A tour around Djurgården lasts approximately
1 hour and costs SKr 100.
Excursions
for half day
Drottningholms
Slott
Just 15 kilometres (9 miles) west of central Stockholm, Drottningholms
Slott (Drottningholm Palace), Flottsforvaltining
(telephone: (08) 402 6280), is 1 of the most magnificent legacies
of Sweden’s imperial age, reasonably compared to Louis XIV’s
Versailles.
Started by the great Swedish Baroque architects, Nicodemus Tessin
the Elder and Younger (in 1662) for the dowager queen, Hedvig Eleonora,
Drottningholm is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It is surrounded by equally splendid gardens containing
the delightful Rococo Chinese Pavilion (telephone: (08) 402 6270),
almost a palace in itself. It also has the world’s best preserved
palace theatre, with its 18th century stage machinery still in working
order, an admired venue for summer concerts and performances.
The palace is closed to the public in winter, and
is the official residence of King Carl Gustaf XVI and the Swedish
royal family. Guided tours in English are available, and admission
to the Royal Palace costs SKr 50 and SKr 50 to the Chinese Pavilion
(concessions are available).
Drottningholm Palace is open:
May to August: Daily from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm
September: Daily from 12.00 am to 3.30 pm
October to April: Saturday and Sunday 12.00 am to 3.30 pm
The palace can be reached by bus number 301 or 323 from Brommaplan
metro station or bus number 177 or 178 to Drottningholm.
There is a regular summer boat service from Stadshuskajen (City
Hall Quay) to Drottningholm, operated by Stockholm
Sightseeing, Skeppsbron 22 (telephone: (08) 5871 4020).
Excursions for a whole day
Thousand Isles
The characteristic excursion from Stockholm, this is a water tour
of the entire surrounding archipelago. The 24,000 islands
and islets of the Stockholm Archipelago are famous for
their beauty and unique atmosphere, especially in summer.
The standard package stops at 4 of the most appealing islands, allowing
the option of an overnight stay on 1 of them.
During the summer Stromma Kanalbolaget operates excursions departing
from Stockholm Nybroplan and costing SKr 875, which includes lunch,
coffee and guided tours:
Stromma Kanalbolaget:
Telephone: (08) 5871 4000
Facsimile: (08) 5871 4044
Website: www.stromma.se |
