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    Insight Guides Explore Stockholm (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Explore Stockholm (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Guides Explore Stockholm (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Take a fresh approach to Stockholm with this brand new Explore guide. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book features 15 fantastic self-guided routes, written by a local expert and packed with great insider tips. Whether you are new to the city or a repeat visitor, whatever your interests, and however long your stay, this book is the perfect companion, showing you the smartest way to link the sights and taking you beyond the beaten tourist track. All the routes come with clear, easy-to-follow full-colour maps. A 'Key Facts' box at the start of each tour highlights the recommended time needed to enjoy it to the full, plus the distance covered and a start and end point; all this makes it simple to find the perfect tour for the time you have to spare. Try some of the hand-picked places to eat and drink and sleep, or refer to the clearly organised A-Z of practical information to get to grips with the city.

    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

    'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781786717757
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      Insight Guides Explore Stockholm (Travel Guide eBook) - Insight Guides

      How To Use This E-Book

      This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With ­top-­quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.

      Best Routes

      The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex­cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.

      We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.

      Introduction

      The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.

      Directory

      Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, plus a handy language guide and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.

      Getting around the e-book

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

      © 2017 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Recommended Routes For...

      CITY VIEWS

      CHILDREN

      ESCAPING THE CROWDS

      MUSEUM BUFFS

      MUSIC LOVERS

      PARKS AND GARDENS

      ROYAL STOCKHOLM

      WORLD HERITAGE SITES

      Explore Stockholm

      Geography and Layout

      Getting around

      Architecture

      Developments for the 21st century

      Climate

      Population

      Politics

      Economics

      Culture and Social Life

      Children

      Confident City

      Food and Drink

      Local Cuisine

      The seasons

      Breakfast

      Where to Eat

      Restaurants

      Budget options

      Vegetarian

      Cafés

      What to Drink

      Alcohol

      Shopping

      Where to Shop

      Department stores and malls

      Markets

      What to Buy

      Design and interior decoration

      Souvenirs and handicrafts

      Entertainment

      Music and Dance

      Theatre

      Cinema

      Nightlife

      Festivals

      Outdoor Activities

      Watersports

      Winter Sports

      More Activities

      History: Key Dates

      Early Years

      The Vasa Era

      The Golden Age

      20th Century

      A New Millennium

      Gamla Stan

      Stadshuset

      Government Buildings

      Changing of the Guard

      Storkyrkan

      The Royal Palace

      More Royal Palace gems

      Stortorget

      Site of the Stockholm Bloodbath

      Around Gamla Stan

      The smallest statue

      Tysyska Kyrkan

      Streets of Gamla Stan

      Riddarholmen

      Riddarholmen palaces

      Modern City Centre

      Dansmuseet

      Sergels Torg

      Kulturhuset

      North of the City Centre

      Hötorget

      Hamngatan

      Blasieholmen and Skeppsholmen

      Kungsträdgården

      Jakobs Torg

      Medeltidsmuseet

      Blasieholmen

      Nationalmuseum

      Skeppsholmen

      ArkDes

      Östasiatiska Museet

      West Djurgården

      Djurgården Museums

      Junibacken

      Vasa Museum

      Spritmuseum

      Liljevalchs Konstall

      ABBA: the Museum

      Amusement Park

      Skansen

      Djurgårdsbron

      East Djurgården

      Waldemarsudde

      The collection

      Rosendals

      Rosendals Trägårdar

      Theilska Galleriet

      The National Romantic Movement

      Östermalm

      Hallwylska Museet

      Hallwyl home

      The collection

      1896 Steinway piano

      Dramaten

      Scenkonstmuseet and Armémuseum

      Strandvägen

      Historiska Museet

      Eastern Östermalm

      Sjöhistoriska Museet

      Tekniskamuseet

      Etnografiska Museet

      Södermalm

      Sradsmuseet

      Katarinahissen

      Mosebacke

      Häckejäll

      Katarina Kyrkya

      Butcher’s House

      Nytorget

      Vita Bergen and Asöberget

      Fjällgatan

      Fotografiska

      Drottningholm

      Drottingholms Slott

      Slottsteater

      Park

      Kina Slott

      More buildings

      Hagaparken

      Hagaparken

      Haga Parkmuseum

      Fjärilshuset & Haga Ocean

      Haga Slott

      Gustav III’s Pavilion

      Further North

      Millesgården

      House and Garden

      Annes Hus

      Fjäderholmarna

      Stora Fjädeholmen

      Distillery and Museum

      Handicraft shops

      Vaxholm

      Fästings Museet

      Vaxholm Centre

      Other highlights

      Vaxholms Kyrka

      Birka

      Birka

      Museum

      Mariefred

      Gripsholms Slott

      Home to the Kings’ Widows

      Portraits

      Castle gardens and deer park

      Mariefred Centre

      Vintage Railway

      Uppsala

      Uppsala Domkyrkan

      University Museum

      Uppsala Slott

      Botaniska Trädgården

      Linnéträdgården

      Gamla Uppsala

      Gamla Uppsala Museum

      Utö

      Mining on Utö

      Utö Today

      Smaller Islands

      Accommodation

      Gamla Stan

      Modern City Centre

      Blasieholmen and Skeppsholmen

      Östermalm

      Södermalm

      Further Afield

      Restaurants

      Gamla Stan

      Modern City Centre

      Blasieholmen and Skeppsholmen

      Djurgården

      Östermalm

      Södermalm

      Further Afield

      Nightlife

      Classical Music

      Opera, Theatre and Dance

      Bars, Clubs and Live Music

      A-Z

      A

      Age restrictions

      B

      Budgeting

      C

      Children

      Clothing

      Crime and safety

      Customs

      D

      Disabled travellers

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and consulates

      Emergencies

      Etiquette

      G

      Gay/lesbian travellers

      H

      Health

      I

      Internet facilities

      M

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening hours

      Public Holidays

      P

      Post

      R

      Religion

      S

      Smoking

      T

      Telephones

      Time zones

      Toilets

      Tourist information

      Tours and guides

      Transport

      Arrival

      Within Stockholm

      V

      Visas and passports

      W

      Weights and measures

      Language

      The Alphabet

      Greetings

      Eating and Drinking

      Menu Decoder

      Accommodation

      On the Road

      Shopping

      Health & Emergencies

      Days of the Week

      Months of the Year

      Numbers

      Books and Film

      Books

      Film

      Recommended Routes For...

      CITY VIEWS

      Climb the stairs up the Stadshuset tower (route 1), walk along Fjällgatan with views of Saltsjön (route 7) or take the lift to rooftop restaurant Gondolen, one of the best in the city (route 7).

      Getty Images

      CHILDREN

      Kids will love the fun amusement park Gröna Lund Tivoli (route 4), Astrid Lindgren’s glorious fairy-tale world at Junibacken (route 4), and making their own inventions at Tekniskamuseet (route 6).

      Julian Love/Apa Publications

      ESCAPING THE CROWDS

      For a more subdued day, venture out to the islands. Vaxholm (route 12), Utö (route 16) and Fjäderholmarna (route 11) all offer lots of things to do away from the city crowds.

      Shutterstock

      MUSEUM BUFFS

      The museum islands of Djurgården (route 4) and Blasieholmen−Skeppsholmen (route 3) feature an incredible variety of museums. Also find dazzling artefacts at the Hallwylska Museet and the Historiska Museet (route 6).

      Julian Love/Apa Publications

      MUSIC LOVERS

      Enjoy classical music or opera at Konserthuset (route 2) or Kungliga Operan (route 3). If pop is more your scene, visit ABBA: the Museum (route 4).

      Pål Allan/ABBA The Museum

      PARKS AND GARDENS

      For a spot of greenery, visit the stunning terraces of Millesgården (route 10), the vast city park of Hagaparken (route 9) or the eastern end of Djurgården (route 5) with wide open spaces to explore.

      Shutterstock

      ROYAL STOCKHOLM

      Have a right royal time at the Kungliga Slottet (route 1). Or get out into the country at Rosendals Slott (route 5), Drottningholms Slott (route 8) and Ulriksdals Slott (route 9).

      Julian Love/Apa Publications

      WORLD HERITAGE SITES

      Stockholm’s Unesco World Heritage Sites include Drottningholm (route 8), a smaller Nordic version of Versailles, and Birka (route 13), which travels back in time to the Viking Age with extensive 8th-century excavations.

      Julian Love/Apa Publications

      Explore Stockholm

      Sweden’s capital is a city of islands, where palaces and peaceful hideaways line the shores, green spaces punctuate the cityscape and cobbled streets lead to traditional cafés, sleek modern restaurants, and lively cultural attractions.

      At Stockholm’s heart is the water, from its earliest times as a trading port, its naval importance and through to the present day as a magnet for tourism. Boats and bridges link island to island, allowing visitors to wander at will from the cobbled streets of Gamla Stan (Old Town) to the buzzing cafés and clubs of Södermalm. All this water adds to the charm of Stockholm, whether you sail to enchanting Drottningholms Slott, slip back in time at the Viking-era settlement Birka, or visit the Vasa Museum to marvel at its glittering golden warship.

      Cobbled street in Gamla Stan

      Julian Love/Apa Publications

      Geography and Layout

      Dramatically situated at a point where the Baltic and the waters of Lake Mälaren collide, the city has been splendidly endowed by nature. Described by Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf as ‘the city that floats on water’, only the city centre to the north is situated on the mainland, with the rest of it spread gracefully, if unevenly, over 14 islands that are connected by no fewer than 40 bridges.

      Fresh and salt water are separated by the island of Gamla Stan and the great lock gates of Slussen at the southern end. This island barrier is where Stockholm emerged some time before the 13th century. To the east are the thousands of islands of the archipelago, numbering nearly 30,000. Hundreds of small boats bobbing along the edge of the inlets and islands are testament to the passion of every Stockholm family to own and sail a boat.

      Summer at Skansen

      Julian Love/Apa Publications

      Getting around

      Stockholm is fairly compact and the main attractions easy to cover by foot. The public transport system is excellent and the city is served by an efficient metro, bus and tram service. Many attractions and the outlying islands are accessible by ferry or by organised boat trips, most of which are summer only. Unusually for a capital city traffic flows relatively freely, even during rush hour, and many locals use bicycles to get around.

      Architecture

      The oldest buildings in the city are located at Gamla Stan. It was on this island of antiquity at the heart of the city, around 1252, that Stockholm was born. Here you will find perfectly preserved 15th- and 16th-century houses and the Kungliga Slott (Royal Palace), the oldest parts dating from the 1660s. Here, too, is the awesome Gothic cathedral, Storkyrkan, dating back to the 13th century, the oldest church in Gamla Stan, and the scene of many royal occasions and coronations. In stark contrast is the modern city centre, the northern sector of town and location of Sergels Torg with its glass and steel skyscrapers, malls, underpasses and roundabouts, which has both feet planted firmly in the late 20th century.

      Waterside view of Kungliga Palace

      Julian Love/Apa Publications

      Developments for the 21st century

      Stockholm is seeing a boom in building and has more than 100 active and planned projects for new structures and renovations of existing neighbourhoods. The massive junction at Sluseen is undergoing major development to transform it into a safe and efficient junction for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. New public open spaces, walkways and restaurants will transform an ugly traffic hub into a cool new urban environment. Always at the heart of these projects are the environmental impact on the city and Stockholm was the first recipient of the EU’s European Green Capital award in 2010. Green space and fresh air is paramount to Stockholmers and a trip to the city’s Ekoparken (see box) is high on the agenda at the weekend.

      Climate

      Summer is the prime season to visit Stockholm, with temperatures rising above 20°C (70°F) and lots of sunshine and daylight lasting up to 19 hours, but it does mean there are lots of tourists too. In dazzling spring and autumn with its bright colours and clear nights, you’ll find far less visitors. Winter is tempting for sports enthusiasts and Christmas is an unforgettable experience but bear in mind temperatures can fall to -6°C (21°F) or less. The wind off the water can chill to the bone

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