Stockholm is an easy city for tourists to navigate, as its centre is largely flat and strolling around is a pleasure. For journeys further afield, there is an excellent public transport system with trams, underground trains, buses and ferries servicing all areas of the city and the surrounding towns and villages.
A good place for one to get acquainted with the city is from the Gondola Restaurant, in the Sodermalm district, where over a full gourmet meal or just a drink, visitors can get a good idea of the layout of the city through the venue’s panoramic windows. The focus of Stockholm sightseeing is around the Gamla Stan (or Old Town), which boasts many historical buildings, tourist shops, cafés, as well as the impressive Royal Palace– the largest royal palace still in use in the world. North of the Old Town is the main part of the more modern city, whose districts are home to numerous attractions, such as the impressive City Hall, the Museum of National Antiquities and the Stringberg Museum. Across the water, via ferry, is Djurgarden– a playground with a funfair park, Stockholm Zoo and Sweden’s most visited museum, the Vasa Museum, which is home to a 17th-century galleon that has been impressively raised from the chill waters of Stockholm’s harbour. |