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Fotografiska Muséet
Photographical Museum • Stora Tullhuset, Stadsgårdshamnen 22 • Daily 10am-9pm • 110kr •
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fotografiska.eu • Slussen T-bana
A mere five minutes' walk from Slussen along Stadsgårdsleden towards the Viking Line
ferry terminal, Stockholm's latest attraction, the
Fotografiska Muséet
, is housed inside
one of the city's former red-brick customs warehouses. Spread across three floors of airy
exhibition space, the museum showcases the work of world-renowned photographers
both in print and on film. Exhibitions change frequently though there's every chance
that one of the big names will be on display when you visit: recent displays have
included Robert Mapplethorpe, France's Sarah Moon and Scottish photographer Albert
Watson, whose work featured on over two hundred magazine covers, including
Vogue
.
For unsurpassed views of the Stockholm waterfront, head up to the museum's top-floor
café
where the vistas are as breathtaking as the photographic work downstairs.
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Katarina kyrka
Högbergsgatan 13 • Mon-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm; Oct-March closed Mon • Medborgarplatsen T-bana
The Renaissance-style
Katarina kyrka
stands on the site where the victims of the
so-called “Stockholm Bloodbath” (see p.357) - the betrayed nobility of Sweden who
had opposed King Christian II's Danish invasion - were buried in 1520. They were
burned as heretics outside the city walls, and it proved a vicious and effective coup,
Christian disposing of the opposition in one fell swoop. In 1723, a devastating fire tore
through the church, reducing it to ruins, an event that was repeated in 1990 when the
building fell victim to another tragic blaze. Painstaking rebuilding work was finally
completed five years later when the building reopened.
Mariatorget
Södermalm's main square,
Mariatorget
, is a pleasant leafy space surrounded by grand
Art Nouveau buildings on all sides. This is one of the most desirable places for
Stockholmers to live, close to the stylish bars and restaurants that are the favourite
haunts of Stockholm's young and terminally hip, in particular Benny Andersson's
Rival
hotel and bar (see p.67).
Långholmen
Get to Långholmen by taking the T-bana to Hornstull and then following signs to the youth hostel, or on bus #4, which crosses Västerbron
on its way from Södermalm, Kungsholmen, Norrmalm and Östermalm - incidentally, this bus ride is an excellent way of seeing a lot of the
city for very little cost
True to its name, which means “long island”,
Långholmen
is a skinny sliver of land
that lies of the northwestern tip of Södermalm, crossed by the mighty Västerbron
bridge linking Södermalm with Kungsholmen. There are a couple of popular
beaches
here (see box, p.74). Leafy and peaceful, Långholmen is a delightful place to take a
walk; on the way you'll also get some stunning views of the city towards Stadhuset and
Gamla Stan.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
STOCKHOLM
The main company operating buses into Stockholm is
Flygbussarna, who run all day to Stockholm's long-distance
bus station, Cityterminalen, every 10-15min (40min; 119kr
single;
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lygbussarna.se). Taxis from the airport into town
(30-40min) cost around 520kr. If you pick up a rental car and
drive into central Stockholm you will be subject to a
congestion charge; cameras register vehicles automatically
and your credit card will be debited accordingly.
BY PLANE
Arlanda airport
Most flights to Stockholm arrive at
Arlanda airport (
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08 797 60 00,
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arlanda.se/en), 45km
north of Stockholm. Trains operate all day long every 15min
from the two dedicated Arlanda Express stations beneath the
airport (Arlanda Norra for Terminal 5, Arlanda Södra for the
other terminals), the trip to Central Station in Stockholm
taking just 20min (260kr one-way;
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arlandaexpress.com).
