About Stockholm Published 2009 07 07 | Print Print
 
Stockholm
Stockholm is one of the world’s most beautiful capitals and is often called “The Venice of the North” it is built on 14 islands around one of Europe’s largest and best preserved medieval city centres. The Swedish capital is superbly positioned, with stunning and extremely varied scenery in every direction.
 
Stockholm offers a wealth of museums, theatres, sights, attractions and events, whether your interest lies in history, art, opera, modern dance, traditional handicraft, contemporary design or virtually anything else.
 
Every year the eyes of the world are on Stockholm when the Nobel prizes are awarded.

 

View of Stockholm

Beauty on water

 

  

 
 
Museums open till 8 pm
Armymuseum -  Riddargatan 13, www.armemuseum.se
House of Culture (Tue –Fri) -  Sergels Torg www.kulturhuset.stockholm.se/
Liljevalchs art gallery -  Djurgårdsvägen 60 www.liljevalchs.stockholm.se
The Mediterranean museum - Fredsg 2. www.medelhavsmuseet.se
The Modern museum - Skeppsholmen www.modernamuseet.se
The National museum - Blasieholmen www.nationalmuseum.se
The Nobel museum - Börshuset, Stortorget www.nobelmuseet.se
Coppelia ballet at Kungliga operan, Gustav Adolfs torg www.operan.se

 

Restaurants


Recommendations close to the hotel
www.restauranghimlen.se/restaurant - great view
www.pelikan.se/sidor/eng_index.htm - Traditional Swedish home-style food
www.tresanti.se – Italian restaurant (webpage in Swedish)
The area close to the hotel is full of restaurants, bar and pubs, Götgatan, Bondegatan and Skånegatan are popular streets.
 
Recommendations in the city center
www.fredsgatan12.com  - Award winning restaurant
www.eng.operakallaren.se – Guide Michelin star restaurant
www.aquavitgrillrawbar.com – Famous from New York
www.mathiasdahlgren.com – Bocuse d’Or winning chef’s restaurant
 
Recommendations in Old Town (Gamla Stan)
www.martentrotzig.se/eng.html - seventeenth century setting
www.gyldenefreden.se – One of Stockholm's oldest restaurants
www.pontusfrithiof.com/en/bts/index.php - French brasserie
 View of Stockholm by night