Starting Point: Chokladkoppen
A small cafe just off a main Stockholm square. There is outdoor seating in the summer.
Directions: Chokladkoppen is located on Gamla Stan. If you are staying on this island, you can walk. If not, you can take the subway to Gamla Stan or the Ferry to Slussen.
Stortorget
Stortorget (Grand Square) is a public square in Gamla Stan. It is the oldest square in Stockholm, the historical center on which the medieval urban conglomeration gradually came into being. The square never was the stylish show-piece occupying the centre of many other European cities during the Middle Ages; it was created gradually, buildings and blocks around the square, still sloping west, occasionally added haphazardly. The exception being the Stock Exchange Building taking up the northern side of the square and concealing the Cathedral and the Royal Palace.
Directions: Stortorget is located just outside Chokladkoppen.
Stuténska huset
Description
Directions: Facing the Nobel Museum, go towards the left and take Trångsund straight ahead.
Storkyrkan
Storkyrkan (The Great Church), officially named Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Church of St. Nicholas) and informally called Stockholms domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral), is the oldest church in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic. Storkyrkan was first mentioned in a written source dated 1279 and according to tradition was originally built by Birger Jarl, the founder of the city itself. The most famous of its treasures is the dramatic wooden statue of Saint George and the Dragon attributed to Bernt Notke (1489).
Directions: Continue on Trångsund. Storkyrkan is located on the right.
Royal Palace
Stockholms slott or Kungliga slottet (Stockholm Palace or the Royal Palace) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. This royal residence has been in the same location since the middle of the 13th century when the Tre Kronor Castle was built. The current palace was erected on the same place as the medieval Tre Kronor Castle which was destroyed in a fire in May of 1697. Due to the costly Great Northern War which started in 1700, construction of the palace was halted in 1709, and not recommenced until 1727—six years after the end of the war. The palace was completed in 1728 and first occupied in 1754.
Directions: Continue on Trångsund and turn right on Storkyrkobrinken. Curve right on Källargränd and turn left on Slottsbacken. The entrance should be on the left, although check website in case the entrance has changed locations.
Royal Armory
The Royal Armoury (Livrustkammaren) is a museum containing many artifacts of Swedish military history and Swedish royalty. It is the oldest museum in Sweden, established in 1628 by King Gustavus Adolphus when he decided that his clothes from his campaign in Poland should be preserved for posterity.
Directions: From the entrance to the palace, you will go to the left on Slottsbacken. The armory is located in the same building and the entrance is on the street level.
Lunch: Tak
Tak is a restaurant, a raw bar, and a rooftop bar all rolled up into one. The menu mixes Japanese techniques and Swedish ingredients with a breathtaking view of central Stockholm.
Directions: Take a left on Skeppsbron and another left on Slottskajen. Turn right on Norrbro. Go towards the left at Gustav Adolfs torg and take Malmtorgsgatan. Veer towards the right at Brunkebergstorg.
Skeppsholmsbron
Skeppsholmsbron (The Skeppsholm Bridge) connects Blasieholmen to Skeppsholmen. It was the first forged iron bridge to be constructed in Sweden, manufactured in 1861. You can get a great view of the city from here!
Directions: From TAK, go left on Brunkebergstorg and continue on Malmtorgsgatan. Turn left on Jakobsgatan. Turn right and left on Jakobstorg. Turn right on Karl XII:s torg. Turn left on Strömgatan and continue on Södra Blasieholmshamnen. Arrive at the bridge.
Ferry:
Get another great view on the ferry from Östermalm to Gamla Stan.
Directions: Return and board the ferry at Strömkajen. Take the Slussen – Strömkajen ferry to Slussen.
Mårten Trotzigs Gränd
Mårten Trotzigs gränd (Alley of Mårten Trotzig) is an alley in Gamla stan. The width of its 36 steps tapers down to a mere 35 inches, making the alley the narrowest street in Stockholm.
Directions: Go towards the left on Skeppsbron. Turn left on Sodra Bankogrand. Turn right on Järntorget and continue on Österlånggatan. Turn left on Prästgatan. Arrive at Mårten Trotzigs gränd and go left.
Västerlångatan
Västerlånggatan is a street in Gamla stan that follows the course of the city’s now demolished 13th-century defensive wall. It is renowned as one of Gamla stan’s most picturesque and busy tourist magnets.
Directions: At the borrow of the stairs, turn right on Västerlånggatan.
The German Church
The German guild of St. Gertrude was founded on the location for the present church in the 14th century. While the guild was created by German merchants, their Swedish counterparts were often invited to take part in its activities. Though there was an abundant number of German merchants and craftsmen in Stockholm during the Middle Ages, they didn’t possess a separate site for their religious services until 1558.
Directions: Continue on Västerlånggatan and turn right on Tyska brinken.
Riddarholmen Church
Riddarholm Church (Riddarholmskyrkan) is the church of a former medieval abbey in Stockholm, Sweden. The church serves as the final resting place of most Swedish monarchs. The congregation was dissolved in 1807 and today the church is used only for burial and commemorative purposes. It is one of the oldest buildings in Stockholm, parts of it dating to the late-13th century, when it was built as a greyfriars monastery.
Directions: Return on Tyska brinken and turn right on Västerlånggatan. Turn left on Storkyrkobrinken and veer right at Riddarhustorget. Cross Riddarholmsbron.
City Hall
The Stockholm City Hall is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet. The construction took twelve years, from 1911 to 1923. Nearly eight million red bricks were used.
Directions: Cross Riddarholmsbron and turn right on Monkbron. Enter the subway at the Gamla Stan stop. Take the T13, T14, T17, or T18 to T-Centralen. Switch to the T10 or T11. Take this to the Rådhuset stop. From the station, go left on Bergsgaten. Turn right on Kaplansbacken and left on Hantverkargatan.
Drinks: Mälarpaviljongen
A restaurant, bar and alfresco section, located on the pier, waterfront and a barge at Norr Mälarstrand with a stunning view of the waters of Riddarfjärden.
Directions: Walk along the waterfront and continue on Norr Mälarstrand.
Dinner: Operakallaren
Operakällaren is a classic and exclusive restaurant in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm.[1] It is owned through the Nobis corporation by Alessando Catenacci. Operakällaren opened in 1787, and during its first decades it was an ordinary restaurant. In the 1830s, it became known for its clientele, many of which were artists and politicians. In the 1870s, Operakällaren was refurbished into a more exclusive restaurant.
Eternal Horizon 