Weekend in Stockholm

Stockholm is an amazingly beautiful city, which is easyPop into a houseboat restaurant along the way or
to get around. Just put on your trainers and take output your feet up in Kronobergsparken park, which
your map and you can easily make your wayalso has a big playground for children. Resturang
between the different attractions while also gettingKungsholmen serves delicious food. This part of the
the full city experience. Why spend time in thecity also has its own indoor shopping centre,
underground or on a hot bus when you can discoverVastermalmsgallerian.
things along the way?Ostermalm/Djurgarden
NorrmalmThe most central part of Ostermalm is Stureplan
The central train station, nightlife hotspot Kungsgatanwhich is famous for its top-notch nightlife and
and the shopping district around Sergelstorg,exclusive shopping. If you are a late-night party-goer,
Hotorget and Drottninggatan, are all located inthis is where you will be around three o'clock in the
Norrmalm. Feel the pulse of the city in this mostmorning. The area also has a food hall,
central area, dotted with restaurants, high-streetOstermalmshallen, which is stuffed with delicacies
shops, cinemas and nightclubs. If you get tired of thefrom around the world. It is located by
crowds, head to Centralbadet for a relaxing spaOstermalmstorg square. If you are walking, avoid the
session. Or why not take rest in the library in theresidential area to the east of Ostermalmstorg and
large culture-venue Kulturhuset? It is not difficult tohead for the waterfront promenade taking you
find somewhere to eat in Norrmalm and there aretowards Djurgarden. This separate island is home to
options for all different size wallets. A good budgetmany key sights, including the Vasa Museum,
alternative is the food court in Hotorgshallen, or HisarSkansen zoo and fun fair park Grona Lund.
fast food, which serves delicious Turkish fast-food.Sodermalm
(visste inte om Hisar var inne i Hotorgshallen eller ettIn Sodermalm everything is a bit more relaxed. When
annat stalle.)you are fed up with high-street chains, head to the
Vasastanstores along Gotgatan, from Slussen up to
Vasastan, just north of Norrmalm is a calmer area.Medborgarplatsen, and the young 'SoFo' area
Here you will find the relaxing, family-friendlysurrounding Skanegatan. At the other end of
Vasaparken park, which has a big playground for theSodermalm is the green island of Langholmen - an
youngest and a number of outdoors eateries foroasis in the middle of the city. Here you can swim in
grown-up enjoyment. In the winter it also has anthe summer or visit the old city prison, which now
ice-skating park. In Vasastan the shops are smallerhomes a hostel and a restaurant. While you are in this
and more individual than in Norrmalm - why not trypart of town, don't miss having a coffee break in the
bargain-hunting in one of many antique stores alongquaint café Lasse i Parken on Langholmsgatan.
Upplandsgatan? In the evening, pay a visit to CliffIf you are by Hornstull and are leaving Sodermalm,
Barnes - the restaurant named after the eternalwhy not take a walk over the bridge Vasterbron?
looser in 'Dallas' - or order a cocktail in Tranan bar atThe view is magnificent and in the other end you will
Odenplan.find Kungsholmen and the big Ralambshovsparken
Kungsholmenpark.
Kungsholmen, home to the gold-tipped Nobel PriceAccommodation in Stockholm
party venue - the City Hall - holds plenty ofOn the website Hotell Stockholm you will find
opportunities for long, beautiful waterfrontinformation about good hotels in Stockholm. This is a
promenades. Walk along Karlbergsstrand on the northgood starting point for your weekend in Stockholm.
side of the island or Kungsholmsstrand on the south.