Welcome to Stockholm! The city is bursting with life and bustling with activity all year round, offering visitors a rich variety of events and activities, culture, shoping, restaurants and great nightlife. Why not visit some of the city’s around 70museums and sights, 100 galleries, 80 cinemas, 50 theatres or 700 bars.
Spread over 14 islands and surrounded by water so clean you can fish or bathe right in the heart of the city, Stockholm is reallyis Beauty on Water. Stockholm is also gateaway to the 24,000 of the archipelago and to Lake Mälaren with its castles, picturesque small towns and beautifull countryside.
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Most of churches are open to the public and offer Swedishlanguage services at 11.00 on Sunday morning, with many also organising a packed programme of concertes. Some churches also hold services in English and other languages.
Stockholm Cathedral is situated in the old town and it had 700 years old and steeped in history: it was here that the first ever service in Swedish was held, herethat the first international church meeting was held in 1925, and here that King Carl XVI Gustaf married Silvia Sommerlath in 1976. It is also here that you can see the famous 15th century statue of St George and the dragon.
The Riddarholm is situated on Riddarholmen and was built around the end of 13th century and was the burial place of Swedish monarchs and nobility between 1920 and 1950. The walls are lined with coats of arms of the Knights of the Order of the Seraphim, Sweden’s highest decoration. The deth of a knight is marked with his or her coat of arms being hung in the church and the church bell tolling the Seraphim salute in the burial day itself.
A WALK AROUND STOCKHOLM
Startin at Sweden house in Hamnagatan, head through Kungsträdgården park towards the waterfront. In medieval times the park was the royal kitchen garden but later became a favourite place for the royal family to spend time together. Today it is a popular meetin