The city of Stockholm spreads across fourteen islands connected by over fifty bridges, where the Baltic Sea meets Lake Malaren in a network of sparkling waterways. Gamla Stan, the old town, centres on the Stortorget square with its colourful merchant houses and the massive Royal Palace. The Vasa Museum preserves a 17th-century warship, nearly intact […]
Stockholm glitters even on the greyest day. The Swedish capital sits on the edge of the Baltic Sea where Lake Mälaren meets the saltwater. Fourteen islands connected by 57 bridges form the city centre, earning Stockholm its nickname as the Venice of the North. The water reflects light in every direction, creating a shimmering effect […]
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Stockholm is a city built on water. Fourteen islands connected by fifty seven bridges, where Lake Malaren meets the Baltic Sea. The first time you emerge from Gamla Stan onto the waterfront and see the city stretching across the islands, pastel coloured buildings reflected in the still water, you understand why it is called the […]
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Sweden is Scandinavia’s largest, most populous, and most diverse country, an open and accepting society that spans from the cosmopolitan streets of Stockholm to the Arctic wilderness of Lapland, from the sandy beaches of the Baltic island of Gotland to the vast forests and thousands of lakes that define the Swedish landscape and the national […]
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Latvia is the beating heart of the Baltic States, a compact, captivating country on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea where Art Nouveau masterpieces in Riga, vast unspoilt forests teeming with wildlife, a 500-kilometre coastline of white sand beaches, and one of Europe’s richest folk music traditions combine to create one of the continent’s […]
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