Stockholm is one of the most beautiful capital cities in the world — built across 14 islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea, a water city of pastel-coloured merchants’ houses, majestic public buildings, world-class museums, and the perfectly preserved medieval alleys of Gamla Stan (the Old Town) that is at once cutting-edge modern (Sweden’s […]
Stockholm – one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in Europe | Sweden
Stockholm – one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in Europe | Sweden Updated: October 25, 2020 | By Claire | More The Swedish capital of Stockholm is one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in Europe, and visitors come back again and again for its cool, laid back charm. One thing that […]
Öresund Bridge – the longest road and rail bridge-tunnel in Europe – between Sweden and Denmark
Öresund Bridge – the longest road and rail bridge-tunnel in Europe – between Sweden and Denmark Updated: November 14, 2020 | By Claire | 4 Replies More Engineers have constructed (1995 – 2000) Öresund Bridge (Øresundsbron) to establish the connectivity between Sweden and Denmark. Öresund Bridge is the longest railway and highway bridge in European […]
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Sarek National Park in Sweden – largest area of unspoilt nature in Europe
Sarek National Park is the largest area of unspoiled wilderness in Europe — a vast, roadless mountain kingdom in Swedish Lapland where 2,000-metre peaks, massive glaciers, and deeply carved U-shaped valleys create a landscape so rugged and remote that it has been called “Europe’s last wilderness.” Part of the Laponian Area UNESCO World Heritage site, […]
Mullsjö Alpin – one of the best ski resorts in Sweden
Mullsjö Alpin is one of the best ski resorts in southern Sweden — a family-friendly ski area in the Småland region near Jönköping, offering downhill skiing, snowboarding, and a snow park that makes it the premier winter sports destination in the southern half of the country. The resort’s location, close to the E4 motorway and […]
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Storforsen rapids – the biggest rapids in Europe | Sweden
Storforsen is the largest unregulated rapid in Europe — a thundering 5-kilometre-long cascade system in Swedish Lapland where the Pite River drops 82 metres through a chaos of boulders, chutes, and thundering whitewater in one of Scandinavia’s most powerful and accessible natural spectacles. Unlike most major European rapids, Storforsen has never been harnessed for hydroelectric […]
Drottningholm Palace – one of Sweden’s Royal Palaces
Drottningholm Palace – one of Sweden’s Royal Palaces Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Drottningholm Palace (Drottningholms slott) is a private royal residence located on one of the outlying islands of Stockholm (Lovön), right on the shores of Lake Mälaren. The palace was built by John III of Sweden in 1580 for […]
The rock carvings in Tanum, Sweden
The Tanum rock carvings are one of the world’s most extraordinary prehistoric art sites — a UNESCO World Heritage collection of over 1,500 Bronze Age petroglyphs etched into the glacially smoothed granite bedrock of western Sweden. Dating back 3,000 years or more, these remarkable carvings depict warriors, ships, animals, hunting scenes, and mysterious rituals that […]
Dumme Mosse – nature reserve and one of the largest wetlands in Sweden
Dumme Mosse is one of southern Sweden’s largest and most important wetlands — a vast nature reserve of peat bogs, marshes, and shallow lakes in Småland that is a critical habitat for migratory birds, including cranes that gather here in their thousands during the spring migration, creating one of Sweden’s most spectacular wildlife spectacles. The […]
Njupeskär waterfall – the highest waterfall in Sweden
Njupeskär waterfall – the highest waterfall in Sweden Updated: June 4, 2020 | By Claire | More The tallest and one of the most interesting waterfalls in all of Sweden, is none other than that of Njupeskär. This 93-meter tall fall can be found in the canyon that has been cut into the bedrock by […]
