Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There:
Catch the T-bana to Ropsten, then take bus #207 to within
a five-minute walk of the museum (allow about 45 minutes total each way).
▲▲Drottningholm Palace (Drottningholms Slott)
—The queen's 17th-
century summer castle and current royal residence has been called “Sweden's
Versailles.” Touring the palace, you'll see art that makes the point that
Sweden's royalty is divine and belongs with the gods. You can walk the two
floors on your own, but with no explanations or audioguides, it makes sense
to take the included guided tour.
Cost and Hours:
100 kr, May-Aug daily 10:00-16:30, Sept daily
11:00-15:30, Oct and April Fri-Sun only 11:00-15:30, Nov-Dec and mid-Jan-
March Sat-Sun only 12:00-15:30, closed last two weeks of Dec; free-with-
admission palace tours in English are offered June-Aug usually at 10:00,
12:00, 14:00, and 16:00; fewer tours off-season; tel. 08/402-6280,
Services:
There is no WC in the palace. The closest WC is a three-minute
walk from the entrance, near the café and boat dock. The café serves light
meals, and taxis usually wait nearby.
Getting There:
Reach the palace via a relaxing one-hour boat ride (120 kr
one-way, 175 kr round-trip, 130 kr round-trip with Stockholm Card, departs
from Stadhusbron across from City Hall on the hour through the day, tel.
08/1200-4000), or take the T-bana to Brommaplan, where you can catch any
#300-series bus to Drottningholm (54 kr one-way, allow 30-45 minutes from
