Drottningholm

Worth seeing in and around Drottningholm

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Drottningholm Palace

   Drottningholm Palace is a royal palace in Drottningholm, on the island of Lovön in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Built beginning in 1662, it served as a regular summer residence of the Swedish royal court during much of the 18th century and is today the residence of the Swedish royal family.

   400 m · royal palace in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Drottningholm Palace Theatre

   The Drottningholm Palace Theatre is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the few 18th-century theatres in Europe that is still used as a theatre with its original stage machinery.

   300 m · The opera house is one of the few 18th century theatres in Europe that is still used as a theatre with its original stage machinery. · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm

   The Chinese Pavilion, located in the grounds of the Drottningholm Palace park, is a Chinese-inspired royal pavilion originally built between 1753 and 1769. The pavilion is currently one of Sweden's Royal Palaces and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

   1 km · royal Chinese style pavilion and World Heritage Site in Ekerö municipality, Sweden · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Åkeshov Castle

   Åkeshov Palace is located in Bromma, a borough of Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the Judarskogen nature reserve.

   2.7 km · castle in Sweden · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kungshatt

   Kungshatt is a small island in Lake Mälaren, Stockholm, Sweden. Roughly 1.9 square kilometers in area, it has a very small year-round population, and a number of summer houses.

   2.8 km · island in Lake Mälaren, Stockholm, Sweden · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Kyrksjön

   Kyrksjön is a small lake in Bromma, a western suburb in Stockholm, Sweden. Named after its vicinity to the old Bromma Church, the lake was made part of the nature reserve Kyrksjölöten in 1997.

   3.1 km · lake in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Råcksta träsk

   Råcksta Träsk is a small lake in the western suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden. Notwithstanding its location in the vicinity of the Swedish capital and high levels of lead and copper, the lake is considered as an important breeding ground for frogs, of moderate interest to pleasure fishing, and of minor interest for birds.

   3.2 km · lake in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Judarn

   Judarn is a small lake in Bromma, a western suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Surrounded by forest and the Judarskogen nature reserve, it stretches between Åkeshov and Södra Ängby.

   2 km · lake in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Brostugan

   Brostugan is a restaurant in Kärsön, Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in a building dating from the 1700s on the southern side of Nockebybron within Ekerö Municipality.

   900 m · building on Kärsön island, Ekerö Municipality, Sweden · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kanaanbadet

    Grimsta Nature Reserve, is a nature reserve in Västerort, in the municipality of Stockholm, Sweden. Grimsta Nature Reserve is surrounded by Södra Ängby, Blackeberg, Grimsta, Hässelby and Lake Mälaren.

    3.4 km · public beach · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

While the natural sceneries are pleasant in themselves, Ekerö has an impressive cultural heritage, with Sweden's first city, and the residence of the Royal family.

1. 01
   Drottningholm Palace

   While the Royal Palace is in Stockholm's Old Town, the Royal family lives at Drottningholm Palace on the Lovön island in Lake Mälaren.

2. 02
   Birka — For the real Viking
3. 03
   Adelsö
4. 04
   Helgö

   An archaeological site.

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Things to do

Outdoor bathing and hiking throughout the area. Rod fishing in Mälaren is unrestricted, see Right to access.

1. 01
   Drottningholm Palace Theatre
2. 02
   Ekebyhov

   An alpine skiing slope 2 km east of the Ekerö town, with ski rental and a café.

From Wikivoyage: Drottningholm, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Drottningholms
2. 02
   Brostugan
3. 03
   Ekebyhov Palace

   Lunch buffet during weekdays.

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Getting to Drottningholm

Airports

Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN), 36 km · Stockholm Västerås (VST), 77 km · Stockholm Skavsta (NYO), 82 km

Stations

Åkeshov metro station, 2.8 km · Abrahamsberg metro station, 3.9 km · Råcksta metro station, 3.4 km · Blackeberg metro station, 2.7 km · Brommaplan metro station, 3.2 km

• Stockholm / Västerås → Drottningholm

  77 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · kr95–125
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• Nyköping → Drottningholm

  81 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · kr100–135
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• Linköping → Drottningholm

  165 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · kr195–255
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No local-transport research exists yet for Drottningholm

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Drottningholm. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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