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Want to visit the ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, but not really a fan of winter weather? Or maybe you’re more interested in seeing the midnight sun than taking a chance on the northern lights. Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A conference and family were the basis for planning a trip to several countries surrounding the Baltic Sea during July and August.
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 …
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 …