Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60240 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Turtleback
• 232 pages

Customer Reviews

Best guide to Stockholm I've seen
I usually don't like these glossy, visual travel guides: I prefer those thick guides with too many pages, full of historical and cultural contexts.

This book is an exception to my general rule. DK Publishing has done a really good job of presenting this beautiful city in stunning color photography, good maps, and enough words to present the city completely and accurately. A visual guide to Stockholm makes sense because Stockholm is such a visually appealing city. It works. The aerial photograph of Gamla Stan that opens the catalog chapters of this guide will just blow your hair back!

Obviously, those readers and travelers who enjoy art and architecture will also enjoy this book.

The coverage is good, with chapters dedicated to Gamla Stan, the City Center, Blasieholmen, Skeppsholmen, Djurgarden, and (especially) Sodermalm. I was slightly disappointed that the "excursions" chapter did not include pieces on Visby and Uppsala, without a doubt the best excursions from Stockholm. The guide includes particularly good sections on Stockholm's many superb museums.

Listings are not entirely comprehensive, and tend to focus on the excruciatingly expensive luxury segment. If you're most concerned about a pragmatic guide with comprehensive listings covering the entire range of prices and options, the Rough Guide will be a better choice (but be sure to get a recent edition! Rough Guides go out of date quickly since they tend to focus on the quirky, "off-the-beaten-path" options).

Useful Information
This book provides a lot of useful information on the sites, getting to and from the airport, taxis, trains, currency issues etc. as well as good maps on how to get around. It is worth the money if you are going to Stockholm.

A Great Guide to Stockholm...
This is the updated version of the comprehensive Eyewitness Travel Guide to Stockholm, capital of Sweden and a remarkable destination. As with other guides in this series, "Stockholm" features an information-packed format that includes maps, photographs, narrative, and diagrams of important attractions.

The guide opens with maps that place Stockholm in its geographic context on the Baltic Sea and an historical essay that establishes its place as Sweden's ancient and modern capital. A breakout of Stockholm's most interesting historical and tourist attractions follows by area, including excursions near the city. Among the highlights: the Nordiska Museum, detailing everyday life since the 1500s; the Vasamuseet, containing the well-preserved remains of a 17th century Swedish warship; and the Skansen, Stockholm's huge open-air folk museum. The guide closes with some practical information on traveling to and around Stockholm.

This guide is very highly recommended to anyone planning a trip to Stockholm.