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If we were to mention ABBA, Björn Borg, Greta Garbo or Santa Claus, what would it conjure up for you? No need to contemplate for long, it’s Sweden, of course! A magical land on the Baltic Sea, as cold as it is unpopulated. Because that’s what Sweden is: a land where there are more pine trees than people, a country undiscovered by tourists and unspoiled by the madness of men. Between stretches of water,&nbsp;sleigh dogs, herds of reindeer, the aurora borealis and royal castles, Sweden offers a dazzling spectacle of beauty and nature, particularly in Lapland. That’s one side. On its other side, you will find urban Sweden, modern and busy, the forerunner of design and the grande dame of music. You will visit the lively districts of the Stockholm archipelago and its 24,000 isles and islands. You’ll be carried away by a very special atmosphere, unique to the north, and perhaps you’ll even be taken for a Viking on the island of Björkö!

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Örebro

Located in Stockholm, this museum is named after its treasure: the immense warship "Vasa". You can explore its 69 metre long keel, its 64 canons and 3 decks.

Musée Vasa

Motala

The capital of Sweden and the largest city in Scandinavia, Stockholm is an elegant and majestic city, made up of both land and sea.

Stockholm

 'Gamla Stan' means 'old town' in Swedish, and for good reason, because it's on this little island in the centre of Stockholm that the old town of the northern capital is found.

île de Gamla Stan 

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Gamla Stan is very busy with tourists, which is to be expected since you can find the city's main monuments there such as the Royal Palace. I visited this part of Stockholm a lot the first time I came several years ago, but now I come here much less, preferring to go discover new districts. Visiting the island is very pleasant, the streets are paved and the houses are brightly coloured. It's also here that you'll find all your souvenirs in the numerous shops. Once I braved the cold and the nights that fall at 2pm to see what Stockholm looked like in winter. I especially went there for St Lucia Day (13th December): several concerts are played in Gamla Stan's old churches and you can warm yourself up with a good mulled wine at the Christmas market in Stortorget Square. It was in this same little square that I visited the Nobel Museum, because, in case you've forgotten, Alfred Nobel was Swedish and it's in Stockholm that the famous prize is given out every year.

'Gamla Stan' means 'old town' in Swedish, and for good reason, because it's on this little island in the centre of Stockholm that the old town of the northern capital is found.

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