Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ers can enjoy the harborside Strandvägen promenade, which leads from Ny-
broplan directly to the island.
This is Europe's original open-air folk museum, founded in 1891. It's a huge
park gathering more than 150 historic buildings (homes, churches, shops, and
schoolhouses) transplanted from all corners of Sweden.
Cost and Hours:
150 kr, kids-60 kr, less off-season; park open daily May-
mid-June10:00-19:00,mid-June-Aug10:00-22:00,Sept10:00-18:00,Octand
March-April 10:00-16:00, Nov-Feb 10:00-15:00; historical buildings gener-
ally open 11:00-15:00, June-Aug some until 19:00, most closed in winter.
Check their excellent website for “What's Happening at Skansen” during your
visit(
www.skansen.se
)orcall08/442-8000(press1foraliveoperator).Gröna
Lund, Stockholm's amusement park, is across the street (described later).
Music:
Skansen does great music in summer. There's fiddling (30-minute
performances June-Aug Tue-Fri at 18:15), folk-dancing (June-Aug Tue-Fri at
19:00, also Sat-Sun at 16:00), and public dancing to live bands (Mon-Sat from
20:00, call for that evening's theme—big band, modern, ballroom, folk).
