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| AQUARIA WATER
MUSEUM Wander trough a series of living water worlds - rainforest with tropical thunderstorm, mangroves, sea aquarium with sharks and corals, nordic river with sea trout that swimp up from the Baltic to spawn inside the museum. Guidefilm, café & giftshop Tel +46 (0)8 660 90 89 www.aquaria.se |
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| CIRCUS This building that dates from 1891 is home to Stockholm’s largest theatre stage, auditorium and restaurant all in one. Popular musicals, concerts, congresses and conferences are the most often-held events at Cirkus. Tel +46 (0)8 587 987 00 www.cirkus.se | ||
| GRÖNA LUNDS
TIVOLI See your favourite artists on our stages. Challenge your family and friends to a pentathlon. Eat candyfloss and get dizzy on our carousels. Tel +46 (0)8 587 501 00 www.gronalund.com | ||
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VÄNNER (THE FRIENDS OF HANDICRAFTS) HV is a driving force in the production of textile art and handicrafts of the finest quality. The school it runs, HV Skola, provides training for textile craftsmen. Its atelier, HV Ateljé, is the country’s largest studio for the production of textile art, and HV Galleri exhibits textiles. Tel +46 (0)8 545 686 50 www.hv-atelje.com www.hv-skola.com |
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| JUNIBACKEN Adventure bubbles over in this fairy-tale house. The fairy-tale train will take you on an indescribable trip through Astrid Lindgren’s wonderful world. Pippi Longstocking’s house, Villa Villekulla, is also located here, along with a café and Sweden’s largest bookshop for children. Tel +46 (0)8 587 230 00 www.junibacken.se |
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| LILJEVALCHS
ART HALL Liljevalchs konsthall, a museum of Swedish and international art, has Stockholm's most beautiful exhibition environment. Every year it is host to four exhibitions of contemporary and modern art. Recurring features are the Liljevalchs mid-career retrospectives as well as the Spring Salon. The museum opened in 1916 and is owned by the City of Stockholm. Liljevalchs is the Stockholmers' own museum - one that is equally welcoming to visitors from around the country and abroad. Blå Porten (The Blue Gate) and its garden, located in conjunction with the museum, is a favorite destination for restaurant and café-goers. Blå Porten, with its award-winning cuisine, always houses one of the museum's smaller exhibitions. Tel:+46 (0)8 508 313 30 www.liljevalchs.com |
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NORDISKA MUSEET
The present museum building, which opened it’s doors in 1907, is built like a Scandinavian renaissance palace and it is a well known silhouette in Stockholm. The name of the architect is Isak Gustaf Clason. It is a magnificent experience to enter the museum’s great hall, which is 126 metres long, 15 metres wide and reaches 24 metres up to the beautiful ceiling. The hall is unique of its kind. In the evenings it may be rented for private banquets, mingling, fashion shows, product launches and weddings.
The museum is open Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 10-16, Wed 10-20 (free admission 16-20), Sat-Sun 11-17. From June to August daily 10-17. Tel +46(0)8 519 546 00, guided tours for groups +46 (0)8 519 545 50.
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| PARK THEATRE Since 1942, Stockholmers of all ages have been able to enjoy plays, operas, musicals, ballet and concerts in Stockholm’s many parks, free of charge. Tel +46 (0)8 506 201 00 For information: +46 (0)8 506 202 99. For personal service: +46 (0)8 506 202 95. +46 (8) 506 202 92 www.stadsteatern.stockholm.se |
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| PRINS EUGENS
WALDEMARSUDDE The beautiful former home of Prince Eugen (1865-1947) is today an art museum with a unique collection of Swedish art from the turn-of-the-century 1900. The Museum also hosts temporary exhibitions all year round and is pleasingly situated at the inlet of Stockholm harbour. Surrounded by a park with gardens and sculptures, Waldemarsudde is a truly artistic experience for all the senses. Tel +46 (0)8 545 837 00 www.waldemarsudde.se |
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| ROSENDALS GARDEN Rosendal's Garden is an open garden, where everyone is welcome. Here, you can see and learn about ecology and the biodynamic cultivation of flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees; buy plants and pots, organic food, and our own stone-oven bread; enjoy a cooking class or host a private party; eat and drink in our legendary garden café... or just sit for a while under the old apple trees. Phone +46(0)8 5458 1270, e-mail information@rosendalstradgard.se www.rosendalstradgard.se |
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| ROSENDALS PALACE This castle serves as a unique document of the Empire style in Europe. Built in 1820 for King Karl XIV Johan, Rosendal was the out-of-town residence to which the royal family could retreat and enjoy the summer in Djurgården. Tel +46 (0)8 402 60 00 Open: june 1 - aug 31 tuesday-sunday, visitors are shown over the castle 12 pm, 13 pm, 14 pm and 15 pm. www.royalcourt.se |
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| SKANSEN Skansen is a living history museum founded in 1891. Feel the beating of history’s wings as you inspect the farmhouses, tools and utensils of a bygone age. See wild and domestic animals, including bears, wolves and lynxes in Stockholm’s only zoo. Every year, the major holidays—Walpurgis Night, Midsummer, St Lucia, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve—are celebrated in the traditional way at Skansen. The park is open every day all year long, except on Christmas Eve. Tel +46 (0)8 442 80 00 www.skansen.se |
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VASA MUSEUM The Vasa is the world’s only surviving 17th-century ship. With over 95 percent of its original parts preserved, and ornamented with hundreds of carved sculptures, the Vasa is a unique art treasure and one of the foremost tourist sights in the world.
The ship is displayed in a purpose-built museum
in Stockholm which also houses nine related exhibitions, a well-stocked
shop and a high-class restaurant. The film about the Vasa can be
viewed in sixteen languages. The Vasa Museum attracts more visitors
than any other museum in Scandinavia. It is well worth visiting
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| RESTAURANTS IN SKANSEN At Skansen’s restaurants (with Solliden as the high point) dinners, parties, conferences and al fresco picnics for large and small groups can be arranged. Tel +46 (0)8 566 370 00 www.profilrestauranger.se |
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| CAFÉ BLÅ PORTEN This is a classical meeting place where strollers in Djurgården can enjoy coffee and a bite to eat. You can savour robust dishes from the buffet either inside the building or outside in the pleasant garden next to Liljevalchs Art Hall. Tel +46 (0)8 663 87 59 www.alltomstockholm.se RESTAURANT AMIRALEN Located next to Vasamuseet, Nordiska museet och Junibacken. Restaurant Amiralen offers A la carte, lunch, assembly (banqueting) rooms. Tel 08-660 60 68 www.amiralen.se |
| WÄRDSHUSET ULLA WINBLAD Ulla Winbladh is beautifully situated at Djurgården in Stockholm. Djurgården is a peaceful park, famous for its fantastic nature, the closeness to water and the many museums that are situated here. In these lovely surroundings, you also find Ulla Winbladh. On our menu you will find a variety of traditional
Swedish dishes, made in the true Nils Emil-spirit, for example Swedish
meatballs, Bellman's herring and Biff Rydberg. On our à la
carte-menu, you will also find internationally influenced dishes,
all of which follow the Swedish seasons and traditions and our wine
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| SCANDIC HASSELBACKEN Located next to Skansen, Hasselbacken has the longest tradition as a restaurant in Djurgården. The first-class restaurant offer Swedish cuisine with an international flavour. With the À la carte, brunch and dinnerpartys, it s one of Sweden s best-known restaurants with a view over the park. The hotel has 112 rooms with free access to sauna and cold pool for all guests. Hasselbacken offer also 17 meeting rooms for up to 200 people. Free wireless internetaccess is available in the entire hotel. Tel +46 (0)8 517 343 00 www.scandic-hotels.com/hasselbacken |
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| THE DJURGÅRDEN FERRY The ferry to Djurgården runs all year round from its berth at Slussen, also docking at Skeppsholmen. In the summer, the ferry also plies traffic from Nybroplan to the Vasa pier and Djurgården. For traffic information, call 08-679 58 30 www.waxholmsbolaget.se |
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STOCKHOLM MUSEUM TRAM LINE The streetcar that leaves from Norrmalmstorg offers the most charming trip to and from Djurgården. This is also the cheapest way to go, besides being the most fun. Service all days June – August 11 am – 7 pm, Sat- and Sundays April – December 11 am – 5 or 6 pm Tel +46 (0)8 660 77 00 www.ss.se |
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AB THE KIOSKS AT DJURGÅRDSSLÄTTEN KUNGLIGA DJURGÅRDENS FÖRVALTNING
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