Stockholm Travel Guide
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Stockholm is a city in the flush of its second youth. In the last 15 years Sweden's capital has emerged from its cold, Nordic shadow to take the stage as a truly international city. What started with entry into the European Union in 1995, gained pace with the extraordinary IT boom of the late 1990s, strengthened with the Skype-led IT second-wave of 2003, and solidified with the hedge fund invasion of the mid-noughties is still happening today as Stockholm gains even more global confidence. And despite more recent economic turmoil, Stockholm's 1 million or so inhabitants have, almost as one, realized that their city is one to rival Paris, London, New York, or any other great metropolis.
Stockholm Hotels
Stockholm is—we'll say it—a relatively stagnant town when it comes to hotel development, with few new openings each year. But, while the hotel...read more
Stockholm Restaurants
The culinary whirlwind that swept through Stockholm's restaurant scene some 15 years ago continues to whip up innovation. What was once a dour landscape...read more
Things To Do in Stockholm
Stockholm can be mapped and interpreted by its archipelago...read more
Travel Deals in Stockholm
- Europe & Iceland from Seattle (R/T, incl. Tax) Icelandair
- Scandinavia Experience IExplore
- 5-Night Mediterranean Cruise w/Free Hotel Stay Priceline.com
- Europe & Iceland from NYC (R/T, incl. Tax) — $595-$915 Icelandair
Stockholm Experiences
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Strömma Kanalbolaget runs sightseeing tours of Stockholm. Boats leave from the quays outside the Royal Dramatic Theater, Grand Hotel, and... Read more
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City Hall (Hantverkarg. 1, Kungsholmen, Stockholm. 08/50829000.)... Read more
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Comprehensive tours of much of Stockholm, taking in museums, Gamla Stan, and City Hall, are available through Strömma Kanalbolaget.... Read more
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Strömma Kanalbolaget (Skeppsbron 22, Gamla Stan, Stockholm. 08/12004000. www.stromma.se.)... Read more
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You can hire your own guide from Stockholm Information Service. In summer be sure to book guides well in advance.... Read more
Travel Blog
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries
Admittedly, Europe's "Big 3" are hard to beat. Read more
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries
If you’re considering a European getaway to a city where biking everywhere is the norm, digging Read more
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My film “Vikings, Tivoli and Trolls” presents the highlights of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, starring Copenhagen’s colorful Nyhavn Canal, entertainment at the Tivoli amusement park; Stockholm’s Read more
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