Sweden Travel

Stockholm, the capital of the country, always welcomes new guests, because it has much to offer the visitors. It is located on 14 islands, while the archipelago with more than 24 000 islands is located on the Baltic Sea side of Swedish capital. Stockholm is rather unique city, because it has both the world-leading IT, telecommunications industries (one American magazine labeled it "Europe's Internet capital") and picturesque nature, which is difficult not to admire (traditionally Sweden has been ranked as "Beauty on water"). The Old Town (Gamla Stan) in Stockholm, the largest of all old towns in Northern Europe, is a must-visit place in this city. Here you will find many historical buildings, monuments, famous Royal Palace, built in the 18th century, nowadays it is a site for official celebrations and events. The capital is characterized by excellent restaurants, hotels, and great opportunities for shopping. Where to do Christmas shopping? Of course in Stockholm, this is the very place, where you can not only buy the things you need, but also enjoy the feeling of the holiday. Every year in the middle of Stockholm at Kungsträdgården the Christmas market is held. Among other attractions of Stockholm Drottningholm castle with its beautiful park; Skansen, the world oldest open air etnographical museum; Junibacken, the kids theme park with all the characters of Scandinavian authors. Stockholm is the motherland of the Nobel prize, that’s why do not miss the opportunity to visit the City Hall, which is considered to be the home of the Nobel dinners. You can order any of the Nobel dinners, which are served in the City Hall restaurant.

It is not only Stockholm, which makes Sweden so popular among the tourists from all over the world. The Island of Gotland usually takes one of the top tourists’ destinations. The island is so famous because it has several types of terrain. Here the visitors can admire the agricultural regions of modern as well as ancient times; there are also moors with the open pine forests, for those, who like swimming and sunbathing, - beautiful sandy beaches, for the climbers - rock formations. The attractions of Gothenburg include Gustaf Adolf’s Square, opera house, the shipyard of Eriksberg, the fishing harbor and the docklands. If you plan to visit Gothenburg during summer months, choose the time to relax on the beach of Askimsbadet or the Näsets Badplats beach, which are very close to the city. Breathtaking nature panoramas as well as ancient and medieval historic sights are waiting for you in Sodermanland. This region can boast having more than one thousand lakes and several big rivers. So, if you appreciate low-land nature and all kinds of ecotourism – this province is what you exactly need to be fully satisfied with the vacation. A trip full of adventures, great variety of flora and fauna, wild streams and steep rocks – all these can be found in the province of Dalsland, which borders the biggest lake in Sweden.