Stockholm archipelago Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
archipelago north of Stockholm, Sweden
About Stockholm archipelago
Since the Ice Age ended, the land has been rising from the Baltic Sea, changing the sceneries over generation; seeIce Age traces. By the 2020s, the archipelago consists of at least 24,000 identified islands, islets, and skerries. From the Middle Ages until the end of theCold War, the Swedish military has had troops, ships and fortifications in the archipelago, to defend Stockholm. The only major enemy attack on Stockholm was committed by theRussian Empireduring the Great Northern War, in 1719 to 1721. In the early 2000s, most defense facilities closed down, commemorated by the Vaxholm Fortress Museum, or converted for civilian housing. The local population relied on subsistence fishing and farming, isolated from Stockholm's tremendous progress in the 19th century, as tourists started to co
Top Attractions in Stockholm archipelago
Explore the best things to see and do in Stockholm archipelago:
- ★Archipelago museum
- ★Artipelag
- ★Boat Hall
- ★Bogesund Palace
- ★Finnhamn
- ★Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum
- ★Ötillö
- ★Rydboholm Castle
Where to Eat in Stockholm archipelago
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Blidö Hamnkrog
- 🍴Fjäderholmarnas krog
- 🍴Grekiska Grill & Bar
- 🍴Östanå Sjökrog
- 🍴Röda Villan
- 🍴Sandhamnsrestaurangen
Where to Stay in Stockholm archipelago
- 🏨Gällnö Hotell & Vandrarhem
- 🏨Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden
- 🏨Grinda Wärdshus
- 🏨Kastellet
- 🏨Nässlingen
- 🏨Waxholms Hotell
Stockholm archipelago Travel Guide Sections
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