Riddarholmen
Riddarholmen is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Riddarholmen is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden. The island forms part of Gamla Stan, the old town, and houses a number of private palaces dating back to the 17th century. The main landmark is the church Riddarholmskyrkan, used as Sweden's royal burial church from the 17th century to 1950, and where a number of earlier Swedish monarchs also lie buried.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Stockholm Cathedral
- 02Riddarholmen Church
Riddarholm is the ancient core of Stockholm and this is the city's oldest building - though no longer the oldest church, as it's nowadays simply a museum.
- 03German Church
- 04Royal Palace
At times referred to by Swedes at the "Royal Castle".
- 05Christina Gyllenstierna
Kristina Nilsdotter (Gyllenstierna) led Sweden's uprising against Denmark in the 1510s, after the death of her husband Sten Sture (Sweden's acting head of state).
- 06Slottsbacken
Slottsbacken provides an astounding view of Stockholm's inner harbour.
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Things to do
- 01Rooftop Tour
1 hour 30 min tour, April–September only.
- 02Storkyrkobadet
A small secret hidden in what once was a wine cellar in the old town, where you can take a bath beneath 18th century vaults.
- 03Musikvalvet Baggen
A cellar for intimate cross-genre concerts.
- 04Musikvalvet Brinken
A second stage with the same concept as Musikvalvet Baggen.
- 05Old Town Walking Tour
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Where to eat
Many of Gamla stan's restaurants are high-end, and those around Stortorget can be a bit overpriced. The least costly eating options are the fast food places.
- 01Coop Järntorget
A supermarket, with both groceries and ready-made food.
- 02Munkbrohallen
Munkbrogatan 8.
- 03Tasty America
American food and soft drinks for homesick travellers.
- 04Chokladkoppen & Kaffekoppen
Kaffekoppen and Chokladkoppen (literally, the Coffee Cup and the Chocolate Cup) are two LGBT-friendly sister cafes situated on the Stortorget in Gamla stan, just off the touristy Västerlånggatan.
- 05Café Sten Sture
The building used to be a monastery, until it was dismantled following the Protestant Reformation.
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Getting to Riddarholmen
- Airports
- Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN), 37 km · Stockholm Västerås (VST), 86 km · Stockholm Skavsta (NYO), 89 km
- Stockholm / Västerås → Riddarholmen86 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · kr100–130
- Nyköping → Riddarholmen88 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · kr95–125
- Linköping → Riddarholmen173 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · kr185–250
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Riddarholmen
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 Riddarholmen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextHop on the overnight ferry to Helsinki and walk along Mannerheimintie.
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