Thinking of a city break in Stockholm?

Read our brief city guide to Stockholm below to help you decide if a weekend getaway or short break in Stockholm is what you want, then click on Stockholm short break packages to view our short break packages to Stockholm.

The Gamla Stan or Old Town - with its Royal Palace - is especially interesting. There are also some good museums in Stockholm, but the most distinctive is the Vasa Museum which houses a Swedish war ship the 'Vasa' which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was raised from the bottom some 333 years later in 1961. It reminds one of the 'Mary Rose' in Portsmouth, but it's much more impressive because the restoration is to 95% of the original.