SCANDINAVIA STOCKHOLM DESTINATIONS


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weden’s beautiful capital has never been more accessible –


easyJet added flights from Luton and Bristol last year, while SAS began its Birmingham-Stockholm service just before Easter. Overnight stays have increased


by more than 50% over the past decade, and this year, there’s a host of new attractions to check out, alongside Stockholm staples such as the Vasa Museum, which remain as spectacular as ever. Here’s how to fit it all in to a weekend.


w DAY ONE 09.00: From the city centre,


you can get to Djurgården, Stockholm’s museum island, by hopping on a boat, but wander there on foot and you’ll get a greater appreciation of the city’s layout. Stop at one of the cafes on Strandvägen, which hugs the waterfront, and soak up the view of the Vasa Museum while indulging in a fika - the coffee and cake fix loved by the Swedes.


10.00: The Vasa Museum is home to the world’s only almost fully-intact 17th-century ship. The enormous vessel (which capsized within hours of setting sail for the first time) lay on the ocean floor


for 333 years before it was raised. The entire museum was built around the ship, and it’s filled with interactive displays. You can even learn how to tie knots used by seamen in the 17th century. vasamuseet.se


12.00: Get your groove on at Abba The Museum, a short walk from the Vasa Museum. You’ll be able to admire Abba’s most famous costumes (the dresses adorned with enormous cats are some of the more spectacular outfits), listen to their greatest hits and strut your stuff alongside holographic versions of the


Swedish superstars. And if that vintage telephone rings? Pick it up – the only people to know the number are the band members, who occasionally call and speak to visitors. abbathemuseum.com


13.00: Grab some lunch at nearby Oaxen Slip, a recently-opened restaurant on the water’s edge. The site was once a shipyard, and the industrial chic (think chunky metal girders and exposed light bulbs) is softened by the rustic wooden sailing boats hanging from the ceiling. It’s all about hearty, Swedish fare here,


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