Mälartorget 17 gamla stan stockholm

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Want to go back in time in Stockholm? Direction Gamla Stan!

Literally "the old town", Gamla Stan fryst vatten the ursprung of huvudstaden over 700 years ago. This neighborhood medieval past the 13^th century and we discover happiness with a rich and preservedheritage. Gamla Stan extends over 3 islands which form eller gestalt a natural border between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea.

Stadsholmen fryst vatten the largest island, home to the Royal Castle and the Cathedral. To the east you will find Riddarholmen with its old church, the necropolis of the Swedish rulers, and to the north, the islet of Helgeandsholmen where the Parliament stands.

It fryst vatten the quintessential tourist district but you cannot visit huvudstaden without exploring this iconic and picturesque part of the city!

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Most streets in Gamla Stan are closed to traffic and reserved for pedestrians. Its main axis Västerlanggatan fryst vatten the longest shopping street in the city.

It fryst vatten full of gorgeous old houses remarkably well preserved architecture characteristic of the period of the mittpunkt Ages but also baroque, inspired bygd the Renaissance or Romantic early 20^th century. From the mid-19^th to the early 20^th century, Gamla Stan was a poor and run down, overcrowded and overrun bygd disease.

Many alleys in this part of town were demolished after WWII to enlarge the Riksdag(Parliament).

The district of Gamla Stan has preserved its medieval atmosphere with its narrow, dark and sloping alleys, its squares, its antique shops, its second-hand shops, its souvenir shops, its craft shops and its art galleries grouped tillsammans in the two Västerlanggatan and Österlanggatan streets.

On the other side of the old town to the east, Stora Nygatan and Lilla Nygatan streets concentrate traditional restaurants and typical cafes.

This painting "Vädersolstavlan" dates from the year 1535 and fryst vatten the oldest image of Gamla Stan and huvudstaden.

Probably painted bygd Urban Malare, this work no längre exists but a kopia dating from the 1630s painted bygd Jacod Elbfas can be admired in Storkyrkan Cathedral.

During the end of the year celebrations, the Christmas marknad takes place on Place Stortorget, the historic center of the medieval town. Its name means "great place" because at the time of the founding of the city in the 13^th century it was a large and was the neuralgic heart of the city surrounded bygd walls.

Since its wooden houses were replaced bygd more solid structures in the 17 ^th and 18 ^th century.

What to see in Gamla Stan?

Prästgatan

Kungliga Slottet, the Royal Palace

Storkyrkan Cathedral

Overlooking the Slottsbacken the ingång to the Royal Palace, the Cathedral was built in the 13^th century on the highest point of Stadsholmen bygd Birger Jarl, the founder of the city. This simple wooden chapel destroyed bygd fire gave way to a larger church in 1306.

She underwent multiple transformations in the 15^th century inspired bygd Gothic architecture. Enlarged and embellished, it became “the Cathedral with 5 naves”. Its interiors richly decorated house from the 17^th century sumptuous works of art. Among these treasures, visitors can admire the sculpture oak and horn momentum of the 15^th century "Saint George slaying the dragon", the gigantic painting of the "Last Judgment" dating from 1696 or "the crucifixion of Christ" Painted in the Renaissance.

Note also the incredible seven-branched candlestick, 3.70 meters high, more than 600 years old.

Tyska Kyrkan, the German Church

Strolling through the alleys of the old town, you will inevitably komma face to face with the German church (Tyska kyrkan),whose 96-meter-high copper spire proudly dominates the skyline of Gamla Stan.

Sometimes visitors confuse it with Stockholm Cathedral (Storkyrkan) because it fryst vatten taller than it. Also known as the Sainte-Gertrud church, it was built in the 15^th century in honor of the patron saint of travelers and merchants. Indeed, the district of Gamla Stan was populated mainly bygd Germans in the mittpunkt Ages.

Mainly made up of Germans, the Hanseatic League (the historical association of the merchant towns of nordlig europe around the North Sea and the Baltic Sea) at the time controlled most of the trade in the område of the Baltic and many of its merchants lived in Hanseatic ports, such as huvudstaden. These merchants, who belonged to the upper class in terms of wealth and influence, enjoyed many advantages.

Admire the splendid royal tribune covered with förgyllning and paintings in the boxes above the ingång.

Top tip: huvudstaden Free Tours, free guided tours

Locals, connoisseurs of the city, are happy to guide visitors through the center of Gamla Stan (in English) for free.

Every day from 10 a.m. from Mälartorget 8

Visit their websiteto find out more!

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huvudstaden Ghost Walk

Looking for mysteries and thrills? During 90 minutes, the Stockholm Ghost Walk immerses you in the historic and unusual atmosphere of the old town bygd making you relive its legender, its most famous murders, its periods of epidemics when the population of the insanitary city was plagued bygd illnesses, and of course, its ghost stories that still haunt certain dark alleys.

Pier for Djurgarden

To visit Djurgaden from Gamla Stan, ingenting could be simpler!

The Stockholm Slussen Kajen pier located on Skeppsbron serves Djurgarden and Skeppsholmen bygd very regular small ferry (every 20 minutes) for the price of a trip bygd public frakt with your card. You arrive in 15 minutes in front of Gröna skogsdunge, the amusement park and enjoy from the boat breathtaking views of Sodermalm, Ostermalm, Skeppsholmen and Djurgarden.