SCANDINAVIA
Copenhagen
Stockholm • Copenhagen • Roskilde • Fredericksborg Palace
Stockholm & Copenhagen Once two of Europe’s strongest nations, rich with the footprints of the Vikings and the Hanseatic League wonderfully contrasted modern Scandinavia – you’ll love their cultured atmosphere. Colourful waterfronts hark back to the great Viking traditions of yesteryear to the ultra-modern of today.
Your itinerary
Stockholm
We visit the Royal Palace, the king’s official residence and the unmistakable jewel in Stockholm’s crown. This combination of current royal residence, workplace, museums and historic monument is open to the public, making it unique amongst European regal palaces. You will also see the Royal Apartments, great corridors, historic rooms and three separate museums including the treasury’s crown jewels. After our visit to the palace, there’s time for lunch before we enjoy a visit to the Vasa Museum on the island of Djurgården. The most visited museum in Scandinavia, it is dedicated to the
Frederiksborg Palace
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DAY 1 – Arrival in Stockholm Arrive at the airport for your flight to Stockholm from where you will be taken to your hotel. DAY 2 – Stockholm city tour & Vasa Museum Stockholm is a fascinating city tumbling across an idyllic archipelago on the shores of the Baltic Sea. This morning we have a city tour when history comes to life and you can really appreciate not only its cultural and architectural highlights but the sheer atmosphere, harmony and evident love of life emanating from virtually everywhere. ‘Gamla Stan’ – the medieval Old Town set around some small islands is the city’s heart.
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