Gamla Stan, Riddarholmen and the City Hall across the water, seen from above on a bright day

Itinerary · Stockholm, Sweden

Three days in Stockholm

The classic first visit: Gamla Stan and the palace, a day on Djurgården, and the City Hall, Södermalm and the art.

Three days

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  1. Day 1, 10:00

    1The Royal Palace

    Gamla Stan·Palace

    The Royal Apartments and the Treasury.

  2. Day 1, 13:00

    2The Nobel Prize Museum

    Gamla Stan·Museum

    On Stortorget (closed on Mondays).

  3. Day 1, 15:00

    3Gamla Stan: Stortorget to Riddarholmen

    Gamla Stan·Walk

    Through the lanes to Riddarholmen.

  4. Day 1, 19:30

    4Den Gyldene Freden

    Gamla Stan·Restaurant

    Swedish classics in Gamla Stan.

  5. Day 2, 10:00

    5The Vasa Museum

    Djurgården·Museum

    The ship of 1628.

  6. Day 2, 12:30

    6Skansen

    Djurgården·Open-air museum

    Old Sweden and its animals.

  7. Day 2, 16:00

    7Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

    Djurgården·Museum

    The painter-prince’s house and gardens.

  8. Day 3, 10:00

    8Stockholm City Hall

    Kungsholmen·City hall

    A guided tour, booked online.

  9. Day 3, 14:00

    9Nationalmuseum

    Blasieholmen·Museum

    Sweden’s museum of art and design.

  10. Day 3, 18:00

    10Fotografiska

    Södermalm·Museum

    Open until 23:00, with a bar over the water.

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