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Wenngarn Castle in Sigtuna - castle park, café and history

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Wenngarn Castle in Sigtuna is a beautiful castle, once built by Magnus de la Gardie. Here you can stroll in the beautiful castle park, or perhaps have a coffee or lunch at the bakery. It is also close to Sigtuna, Sweden's oldest town.

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Rosersberg Castle - a royal castle in Sigtuna, Sweden

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Rosersberg Palace is a royal palace in Sigtuna, north of Stockholm. This castle is one of the eleven royal castles in Sweden and was home to Karl XIV Johan Bernadotte and his wife Desideria. Today the castle is a nice place to visit.

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Ericsberg Castle - and other private castles in Södermanland

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Ericsberg Castle is one of Sweden's most beautiful baroque castles, and the garden is occasionally open to visitors. However, our visit to the castle was not quite as planned, and then the day continued in the same way. Castle after castle was private and more or less closed to visitors. Join us on a (after all) very interesting castle trip!

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Boo castle, Breven's mill and car park in Vingåker

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Boo Castle is a beautiful terracotta-coloured palace reminiscent of a fairytale castle. Not too far away, you can also visit the beautiful Brevens Bruk and see the lots of deer. For our part, it then ended with a castle and campsite in Vingåker.

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Julita farm - mansion and open-air museum

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Julita Farm is a mansion and open-air museum owned by the Nordic Museum. Currently, all tours and events are cancelled, but you can walk around the gardens and historic buildings.

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Stora Sundby Castle - fairytale castle on the banks of Lake Hjälmaren

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Stora Sundby Castle is a fairytale castle with turrets and towers, beautifully situated on the shores of Lake Hjälmaren. The castle is privately owned, but visitors are welcome to the castle park and to walk in the beautiful deer enclosure. Wow, what an amazing place!

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4 Castles in Strängnäs - and a fortress

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Writer: Helena Bergström

We checked out a bunch of castles in Strängnäs during our castle tour by campervan. Some castles are grand and others are smaller - but all have an exciting history. We share our castle experiences in Strängnäs and, of course, tell you about our overnight stop.

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Gripsholm Castle - a royal castle on Lake Mälaren

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Gripsholm Castle is a magnificent and regal castle by Lake Mälaren. The rooms are still here from the time of the Vasa kings and there is also one of Europe's most well-preserved 18th century theatres. In addition, the surroundings are really nice.

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Things to do in the Old Town of Stockholm – our best tips

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Writer: Peter Bergström

Updated September 2026 | I have been walking in the Old Town since I was a child, standing guard at the castle and later showing the same alleys to friends from all over the world. Yet Helena and I still find doors, stories and small details that we have never noticed before. That is perhaps the strangest thing about the Old Town – you never really finish it.

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Ulriksdal Palace and Park - Royal Palace in Solna, Sweden

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Ulriksdal Palace is one of the eleven royal palaces in Sweden and offers a beautiful setting with a palace park, orangery and commercial garden. There are currently no tours of the interior of the castle, but the park and the commercial garden are open to visitors. We took a trip here with the electric bikes!

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