The huge walls of the city palace make it clear from afar that this building plays a major role in Stockholm. The medieval Vasa Castle used to stand here, but …
Bogesund Castle was built between 1642 and 1650 by Count Per Brahe the Younger. He was Sweden's largest landowner at the time and is said to have considered …
Rosendal Castle is located behind the Skansen open-air museum on the island of Djurgården and is one of Sweden's eleven royal castles. It was built between 1823 and 1827 as a summer pleasure palace for King Charles XIV.
A first citadel was build on Kastellholmen in 1660, shortly after Skeppholmen and Kastellholmen became a naval base. The citadel was of great importance as all ships had to pass …
The changing of the guard takes place every day at 12:15 in the semi-circular outer courtyard on the southeast side of the palace. It is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Swedish capital.