Day trip tips: 10 castles

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Outside view of Gripsholm Castle, in Mariedfred a picturesque town on Lake Mälaren just north of Stockholm. This renaissance castle is a popular tourist attraction and offers romantic grounds, a fallow deer nature reserve and collections of furniture, ha

The exterior of the beautiful renaissance castle of Gripsholm. It has four towers and is located right by Gripsholmsfjärden, a lake in Mälaren.

Located in Mariefred, a picturesque town on Lake Mälaren, this renaissance castle offers romantic grounds, a fallow deer nature reserve and collections of furniture, handicrafts, and interiors from four centuries. Including Gustav III´s theatre and the Swedish National Portrait collection.

Gripsholm Castle

A parlour inside the museum, the wallpaper is light blue with gold patterns. The furniture is delicate and of the era in wood and silk fabrics.

Closed until further notice due to the coronavirus, COVID-19. Visit the homepage for further information.

One of the finest examples of late 18th century Swedish Gustavian style located in beautiful Hagaparken park surroundings. The Pavilion was built as a home for King Gustav III and with an interior decoration completed 1792, the year of the king&#x27;s death. A major part of the pavilion´s original furniture is still in situ. Guided tours only.

Gustav III's Pavilion

Furniture, textiles, and fixtures create an impressive overall effect, designed and manufactured by Swedish artists and artisans. The room in this image is an opulent, colourful example of interior in Swedish Empire-style. Bright yellows and reds are vis

Rosendal Palace is open between June and August each summer.

This royal residence on the island of Djurgården, built for King Karl XIV Johan, is an outstanding example of the Swedish Empire style. Furniture, textiles, and fixtures create an impressive overall effect, designed and manufactured by Swedish artists and artisans.

Rosendal Palace

The grand white, former royal castle of Rosersberg- a castle that has quite recently opened for the public. It was built between 1634 and 1638 in Swedish Empire- style.

Rosersberg Palace is a royal residence with furnishings intact from the reigns of Karl XIII and Karl XIV Johan.The Oxenstierna family built the palace in the 1630s and it has been at the disposal of the royal family since 1762. Today it has a wealth of well-preserved, unique textiles from the late Gustavian 1700s to the Empire style of the 1800s. The vast palace grounds in their Lake Mälaren setting add to Rosersberg&#x27;s charm.

Rosersberg Palace

One of the world’s greatest baroque castles in a beautiful natural setting by Mälaren’s shore near Arlanda. The castle is from the Swedish Empire of the 17th century; it is Sweden’s biggest private palace.

Due to the current situation with the coronavirus COVID-19, Skokloster Castle will be closed until further notice.One of the world&#x27;s greatest baroque castles in a beautiful natural setting by Mälaren&#x27;s shore near Arlanda. The castle is from the Swedish Empire of the 17th century; it is Sweden&#x27;s biggest private palace. Visit the castle&#x27;s staterooms on your own, or take a guided tour through the beautiful rooms and halls filled with original furniture from various centuries.

Skokloster Castle

Located on the Drottningholm Palace grounds and built in the 1750s. This fairytale palace is a remarkable treasure, featuring one of Europe´s best examples of rococo furnishings with chinoiserie, painting a picture of relations between Asia and Europe 300 years ago. Drottningholm with the Chinese Pavilion is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Chinese Pavilion is open during the summer season May-September.

The Chinese Pavilion

The Royal Palace

Welcome to one of the largest palaces in Europe! The Royal Palace is the official residence of His Majesty the King of Sweden, with over 600 rooms.The Palace is open to the public and offers no less than five museums. The Palace was largely built during the eighteenth century in the Italian Baroque style, on the spot where the “Tre Kronor” castle burned down in 1697. Visit the reception rooms with splendid interiors from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Rikssalen (the Hall of State) with Queen Kristina’s silver throne, and Ordenssalarna (Halls of the Orders of Chivalry). You can also see Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities, the Tre Kronor Museum, and the Treasury.The Royal Palace also contains the Armory, with royal costumes and armor, as well as coronation carriages and magnificent coaches from the Royal Stable. Make sure not to miss the parade of soldiers and the daily changing of the guard.

Tullgarns Palace was king Gustav V`.s and Queen Viktorias summer residence, the palace park hosts wonderful greenry and places to picnic. The castle was build in 1720.

The summer residence and favorite palace of Gustav V, built in Vagnhärad south of Stockholm in around 1720.Prince Fredrik Adolf’s State Apartment is particularly well preserved, and the English park dates from the early 19th century.

Tullgarn Palace

Ulriksdal Palace is situated on the banks of Edsviken Lake in the National City Park in Stockholm. The palace was built in the 1600s and visitors to the palace will find traces from many different epochs. The grounds surrounding the palace are worth the 

Ulriksdal Palace is situated on the banks of Edsviken Lake in the National City Park in Stockholm. The palace was built in the 1600s and visitors to the palace will find traces from many different epochs. Several Swedish regents have left their mark on Ulriksdal. Queen Kristina built a pleasure garden in front of the palace and Hedvig Elenora built an Orangery in the park. In the palace grounds, you´ll find the Orangery, with its collection of Swedish sculptures, a café, a nice park, and fresh breezes from the sea. Guided tours are included in the entrance fee.

Day trip tips: 10 castles

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