3. Location
• Stockholm is a European city, capital and largest city in
Sweden. It’s situated between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic
Sea.
• The city has 57 bridges that allow it to circulate between the
different neighborhoods
• Being a Scandinavian city, it’s connected by sea with the other
cities in its environment, such as the coastal cities of Germany
and Poland.
• Stockholm is known for its three zones: center, south and
west.
4. POPULATION
• By 2019 was estimated around:
• 974,073 people
• By the end of 2020 it would be
approximately: 1,018,809.
6. Cuisine in Stockholm Swedish cuisine has a special
attention to breads, they have a
huge variety of breads of different
shapes and sizes, made of rye,
wheat, oat, white or dark
sourdough.
They also usually have fruit
soups with high viscosity,
like rose hip
soup and blueberry soup served
hot or cold.
7. Husmanskost
A genuine Swedish
husmanskost there
must be local ingredients
such as:
-Pork in all forms
-Fish
-Cereals
-Milk
-Potato
-Root vegetables
-Cabbage
-Onions
-Apples
-Berries, etc.
8. In Stockholm and Sweden, meals
consists of breakfast in the early
morning (frukost)…
A light lunch before noon (lunch)…
and a heavy dinner (middag)
around six or seven in the evening.
9. Stockholm’s Culture
• Apart from being Sweden's capital, the Stockholm region is home to
three of Sweden's World Heritage Sites: The Drottningholm
Palace, Skogskyrkogården (The Woodland Cemetery) and Birka.
10. In Stockholm there are
yearly important events
like:
July: The Stockholm
Jazz Festival.
December: The Nobel
Banquet.
12. Morning Itinerary.
• First of all, it’s necessary
to have a breakfast. The
smörgås is an open
sandwich with crisp
breads with hard cheese,
ham, tomatoes, cumber
and butter. In Stockholm
there are a lot of
restaurants, so pass by
and have a very good
breakfast.
13. • The next stop is the Drottningholm Palace, is the private
residence of the Swedish royal family that was originally
built in the late 16th century, apart from being the private
residence of the Swedish royal family, the palace is a
popular tourist attraction.
14. Afternoon itinerary
• A good place to spend the afternoon is the Old Town, Stockholm
was founded on this small island called Stadsholmen, it’s the
historical center of Stockholm with very narrow streets.
• It has a very famous alley, Mårten Trotzigs Gränd, it’s only 90
centimeters wide.
• There are unique restaurants there, some located in old jails.
• This place definitely keeps the essence of Stockholm.
15. We could spend the afternoon
in different places, for
example:
The Fotografiska, the Vasa Museum, the
Modern Museum and the ABBA Museum.
16. NIGHT ITINERARY
• At night, going to the Vasa
Museum is a great idea, there,
you will apreciate the original
pieces and hundreds of carved
sculptures, listening the
exhibitions that tell us their very
short and, at the same time,
very long history about the boat
and the museum.
17. • At the end of the tour, having a nice time in the restaurant that is
in the museum, for eating, they prepare food from scratch on
location and use mainly regional ingredients from Swedish
farmers.
• On the lunch menu they have one traditional Swedish dish, soup
of the day, vegetarian dish and salad.
• If you want something lighter to eat, they have a range
of sandwiches.
• Gluten or lactos-free food for visitors with food allergies can be
ordered in the Vasa Museum Restaurant.
To have museum reminders, go to the
store there and buy an object, clothes
and other museum-related artifacts.