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Painting of lovely Oja Island from #Landsort #Lighthouse in Sweden's Stockholm Archipelago - ExplorationVacation #VisitSweden #landsort #bythesea

Lovely Landsort, Öja Island, Sweden

Posted onJune 9, 2017January 12, 202313 Comments

The Stockholm Archipelago includes more than 25,000 islands and islets along the Swedish coast. All of them seem a world away from Stockholm. And, while many are only a quick ferry ride from the city, Read More …

CategoriesEurope, SwedenTagsislands

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Explore change over time at Sparreholm Castle, Sweden

Posted onMay 1, 2017January 12, 20234 Comments

Sparreholm Castle (Sparreholm Slott) is one of the hundreds of manor homes that wealthy land owners once built in the Swedish countryside around Stockholm. Over the years, Sparreholm has undergone significant changes in both its Read More …

CategoriesEurope, SwedenTagsmuseums

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Särdals windmill, Halmstad, Sweden

Posted onFebruary 6, 2017December 14, 2020Leave a comment

The area around Halmstad, like much of the Swedish province of Halland, is rural. Just inland from the coast, the region becomes a land of small farms and windswept hills. In the 19th century that Read More …

CategoriesEurope, Sweden

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An introduction to Strängnäs, Sweden

Posted onDecember 26, 2016January 12, 20232 Comments

While Stockholm is the largest and most well-known of the towns linked together by Sweden’s Lake Mälaren, travelers would be wise to journey farther along the lake to discover its smaller and less-famous gems. The Read More …

CategoriesEurope, SwedenTagsreligion and religious architecture

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Without a boat at Stendörren Nature Reserve, Sweden

Posted onOctober 7, 2016January 12, 2023Leave a comment

If you are at all like me, you will long for a boat when visiting the coast around Stockholm. The archipelago that sprawls out from the coast here is studded with rocky islands topped by Read More …

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A stroll through Nyköping, Sweden

Posted onOctober 3, 2016January 12, 2023Leave a comment

Despite its name, Nyköping (which translates to “new market”) was founded in 1187, making it one of Sweden’s oldest towns. It’s a great stop for tourists, as the town has a charming center with a Read More …

CategoriesEurope, Sweden

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2016 Baltic travel summer itinerary

Posted onSeptember 19, 2016June 26, 2022

A conference and family were the basis for planning a trip to several countries surrounding the Baltic Sea during July and August.

CategoriesAland, Estonia, Europe, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden

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Face to face with the past at Sweden’s Gripsholm Castle

Posted onSeptember 15, 2016July 27, 2021Leave a comment

Seen from the water, Gripsholm Castle (Gripsholms Slott) looks like a fairytale castle, with huge round towers (complete with onion-dome tops), high brick walls, and lush lawns. But it’s a real castle, one that has Read More …

CategoriesEurope, SwedenTagsmuseums

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Fabulous Fika at Café Grassagården, Strängnäs, Sweden

Posted onAugust 17, 2016July 27, 20214 Comments

Once upon a time, beginning 500 years ago or so, castles in Sweden were surrounded by farms that produced the food needed for the inhabitants of the castle and for trade with other castles. Throughout Read More …

CategoriesEurope, SwedenTagsmuseums

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The many faces of Julita, Sörmland, Sweden

Posted onAugust 14, 2016July 27, 20212 Comments

The countryside beyond Stockholm is home to hundreds of manor homes, the remnants of a time when large landowners controlled agricultural production in this part of Sweden. While many of these elegant manor houses remain, Read More …

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