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are very much at the mercy of the sea and weather. Although sharing more in
appearance with the denser central archipelago than its more barren northern
counterpart, the
southern archipelago
is generally much quieter in terms of visitor
numbers, because it's harder to reach from central Stockholm.
Vaxholm
1hr from Stockholm by boat
Just an hour from the capital, the island of
Vaxholm
is a popular weekend destination for
Stockholmers. Its eponymous town has an atmospheric wooden harbour, whose imposing
fortress
(daily: June noon-4pm; July & Aug 11am-5pm; 50kr;
W
vaxholmsfastning.se)
once guarded the waterways into the city, superseding the fortifications at Riddarholmen.
Having successfully staved off attacks from the Danes and the Russians in the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries, the fortress is now an unremarkable museum of military bits and
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AROUND
STOCKHOLM
Gävle
Åland Islands
Grisslehamn
SEA OF
ÅLAND
Roslagen
District
Gamla Uppsala
Arholma
Sala
Uppsala
Norrtälje
Tjockö
Rimbo
Arlanda
Skokloster
Enköping
Sigtuna
Märsta
Rödlöga
Västerås
Svartlöga
Bålsta
Vasteras/Hasslo
N Ljusterö
Åkersberga
Finnhamn
Ingmarsö
Möja
S Ljusterö
Sollentuna
Svartsö
Lake
Mälaren
Grinda
Gällnö
Vindö
Sundbyberg
Lindingo
Värmdö
Strängnäs
Birka
Bromma
Eskilstuna
Sandhamn
STOCKHOLM
Drottningholm
Ekerön
Mariefred
Stavsnäs
Saltsjöbaden
N
Södertälje
Gripsholms
Slott
Årsta
Västerhaninge
Ornö
BALTIC SEA
Flen
HIGHLIGHTS
Utö
Gällnö island, Stockholm
archipelago
Birka, Lake Mälaren
Utter Inn, Västerås
Island beaches, Västerås
Uppsala
Gamla Uppsala
Nyköping
Nynäshamn
Skavsta
0
20
Nyköping
kilometres
Gotland
