Scandinavian Performance Tour

3 Nights – 4 Days  

Day 1) STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Welcome to Stockholm, the Royal Capital of Sweden. Discover a city like no other – a city built on 14 islands, where you are never far from the water. Well-preserved medieval buildings stand alongside modern architecture. Stockholm is also home of the Nobel Prize. Stockholm is a city of contrasts – water and islands, history and innovation, small town and big city, short winter days and long, light summer nights – with a dazzling array of impressions. Thanks to the city’s compact size, you can see and do most things in a short space of time.  

City orientation tour of Stockholm and then check in at the hotel in Stockholm downtown.

Walking tour of Stockholm‘s historic section Gamla Stan, (Old Town). Go back 750 years in time and feel the medieval atmosphere of the Old Town as you wander through the narrow streets.

Day 2) STOCKHOLM

B = breakfast buffet

After breakfast to Vasa museum, Scandinavia’s most popular tourist attraction! The warship Vasa was lost on her first voyage in 1628. The preserved ship is today exhibited in her own museum in Stockholm.

The Museum was inaugurated in 1990. In the large ship hall stands the warship Vasa – the only remaining, intact 17th century ship in the world. The lower rig has been rebuilt, complete with masts, stays and shrouds. Just like the Vasa would have looked like when set for winter in harbor. The wreck, salvaged in 1961, is now once again a complete ship.

Also visit Stockholm City Hall. Architecturally the City Hall is one of Sweden’s foremost examples of “national romanticism”. After twelve years of construction overseen by architect Ragnar Östberg, the building was inaugurated on Midsummer’s Eve in 1923.

City Hall’s largest banquet room is the Blue Hall. The Blue Hall houses one of Northern Europe’s largest organs which has some 10 000 pipes and 138 stops. The Blue Hall is probably best known as the venue for the world-famous Nobel Banquet which takes place on December 10 every year. Following the Nobel Prize ceremony at Stockholm’s Concert Hall some 1,300 guests make their way to City Hall for the sumptuous banquet.

Lunch and some free time to enjoy the city on your own this afternoon.

Day 3 STOCKHOLM

B = breakfast buffet, included 

After breakfast to Uppsala, unique cultural treasures and an exciting history are to be found in the city of knowledge and inspiration. Uppsala has retained its small-town charm while offering a big city’s selection of shops, restaurants, and thing to do.

Tour Uppsala Cathedral. Construction began around 1260, with consecration taking place in 1435 after 175 years of work. Now the largest Cathedral in Scandinavia, with several unique architectural details here and a large number of exquisite artistic objects from eight centuries. Pilgrims have made their journey to the reliquary of Erik the Holy ever since the cathedral was new. Here lie the graves of many famous Swedes: King Gustav I (Vasa), Carolus Linnaeus, Nathan Söderblom, and others.

Travel through the beautiful Swedish countryside, with its gentle meadows, forests and lakes, to Öregrund and Lövstabruk.

Öregrund is a region of islands and idylls. Picturesque wooden houses with lovely gardens blend with boutiques, restaurants and cafés. Art, music and other events fill the calendar during cheery summer months.  

Lövstabruk, the largest ”forging village” in the region. It was founded by Louis De Geer during the 1620-ties. The buildings you see today are from the 18th century. Manor, park inn, store houses. The church with the world famous baroque organ built by Johan Niclas Cahman1728.

Day 4) STOCKHOLM

Before transfer to Arlanda Airport time for shopping .

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Scandinavian Performance Tours. EMJ, Högbergsgt 5, 742 31 Östhammar Sweden.

emj.roger@swipnet.se www.emj-travels.com

 

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Day 3) OPTIONAL ÅLAND FINLAND

B = breakfast buffet, included L = included D = on your own

In the morning two hours Cruise to Åland Finland, the world’s largest archipelago.

Sailing through the unbelievably beautiful Swedish archipelago viewing thousands of picturesque islands. You will have plenty of time to enjoy yourself on board the ship.

Lunch buffet on the ship, “Swedish Smorgasbord Grand Buffets”.

(Back to Stockholm in the evening).

Tour by coach to visit some interesting parts of Åland.

The fortress of Bomarsund, in the Åland Islands off the south-west coast of Finland, was a key outpost for the Russian forces during the Crimean War. In 1809, it was recommended by a fortification expert that a permanent fortified garrison be built immediately at Bomarsund, to house a defensive force to counter threats from the west. This was built on the easternmost part of the island, serving as a bridgehead with the mainland. Building began in earnest in 1832, and was to include a new harbour, where large battleships could be accommodated, and several linked towers, including around fifty batteries of four guns each. However, at the outbreak of war in 1854, the fortress was still unfinished.

Also visit Åland museum. The Museum is Åland´s ”national museum”. It has an unusual arrangement, and in 1982 it received the European Museum of the Year Award. The museum provides an excellent survey of the history of Åland from prehistoric times to the present day.

Under the same roof is the Åland Art Museum, with a permanent exhibition presenting visual arts on Åland.

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Scandinavian Performance Tours. EMJ, Högbergsgt 5, 742 31 Östhammar Sweden.
emj.roger@swipnet.se www.emj-travels.com

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