Worth a Detour
Drottningholm Palace
The royal family's home on an island in Lake Mälaren, with baroque gardens and an 18th-century theater, a UNESCO site.
- Open
- Most days in summer; weekends in winter
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Drottningholms slott, 178 02 DrottningholmDirections
- Getting There
- A boat from City Hall, about an hour, or the Metro and a bus.
Why Go
Built in the 17th century, the palace is the private home of the Swedish royal family; parts of it are open. Its court theater of 1766 still uses its original stage machinery.
The best way to arrive is by boat from the city.
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