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Steve Vickers

Steve Vickers

British journalist Steve Vickers has researched and written more than 15 guidebooks across Europe and Asia. He’s written about Scandinavia for Rough Guides, The Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and many more, and has spent the past 12 years exploring Scandinavia in search of the perfect cinnamon bun. He’s married to a Swede (an actual Swedish person, not a root vegetable) and he speaks Swedish with an English accent.

Myntkabinettet Money Museum
Gamla Stan see and do

Myntkabinettet Money Museum

If you like money, you’ll love Myntkabinettet – a museum dedicated to the history of coins, notes and economic progress….

Riddarhuset
Gamla Stan see and do

Riddarhuset

Riddarhuset – or the Knights’ House, as it translates in English – was built as a gathering place for Sweden’s…

Riddarholmskyrkan
Gamla Stan see and do

Riddarholmskyrkan

Riddarholmen, the small island that’s joined to Gamla Stan’s western edge by a busy road bridge, is uninhabited. Unless, that…

Schwiezerkonditoriet 6
Gamla Stan restaurants & bars

Schwiezerkonditoriet

One of the cosier cafés
Our score: 6/10

Hermitage 7
Gamla Stan restaurants & bars

Hermitage

Good-value veggie lunches
Our score: 7/10

Victory Hotel 7
Gamla Stan hotels: luxury, Hotels, Hotels in Stockholm

Victory Hotel

Comfortable and classy
1,090–1,990 SEK | Our score: 7/10
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Stampen 7
Gamla Stan restaurants & bars

Stampen

Lively jazz and blues bar
Our score: 7/10

Lord Nelson
Gamla Stan hotels: luxury, Hotels, Hotels in Stockholm

Lord Nelson

Cabin-style rooms
890–1,890 SEK | Our score: 6/10
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Hotel Royal in Gothenburg 10
City centre: midrange, Gothenburg hotels, Hotels

Hotel Royal

Refreshingly independent
795 SEK–1165 | Our score 10/10
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Slottsskogens Hostel in Gothenburg 9
City centre: budget, Hostels

Slottsskogens Hostel

Best for backpackers
195–540 SEK | Our score: 9/10
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    • Denmark
      • Copenhagen
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      • Odense
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      • Helsinki
      • Porvoo
      • Turku
    • Greenland
    • Iceland
      • Reykjavík
    • Sweden
      • Stockholm
      • Gothenburg
      • Malmö
      • Lund
      • Swedish Lapland
      • Central Sweden
    • Norway
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      • Bergen
      • Northern Norway
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