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The World’s 100 Best Palaces

Drottningholm Palace

Stockholm, Sweden

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Drottningholm Palace

Royal residence on an island on Lake Mälaren, reached from Stockholm by boat, bus or metro, where the King and Queen live in one wing. Visitors see rooms with portraits and painted ceilings, Baroque and English gardens, a Chinese Pavilion and a historic theatre.

Highlights

  • Baroque garden
  • Chinese Pavilion
  • Palace theatre

Good to know

  • Gardens are free to enter
  • Audio guide app in English and Swedish
  • Allow three to four hours

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