Cross Djurgårdsbron into the Royal National City Park and walk east across the island: the Nordic Museum and Vasa Museum, the garden of Rosendals trädgård, Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde, Ernest Thiel's gallery and the eastern point of Blockhusudden over Lilla Värtan. One way, about 5 km plus museum time.
Best time: A weekday from late morning; Waldemarsudde and Thielska are closed on Mondays. The Rosendal garden café is open daily 11-16
The route, stop by stop
- 1Djurgårdsbron
The bridge carrying Narvavägen onto Djurgården; a bridge is first marked here on a map of 1696. 5 min.
- 2Nordic Museum
Sweden's largest cultural-history museum, in Isak Gustaf Clason's building of 1889-1907; founded by Artur Hazelius, who also founded Skansen. Even from outside the building is worth the stop. 10 min outside, 90 min inside.
- 3Vasa Museum
The only almost fully intact 17th-century ship ever salvaged: the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. Open daily 10-17 September-May (Wednesdays to 20) and 8:30-18 June-August. 75 min.
- 4Rosendals Trädgård
The garden west of Rosendal Palace, on the site of the Swedish Horticultural Society's garden school of 1861-1911. Garden café, plant shop and wood-fired bakery open Mon-Sun 11-16; card or Swish only. 45 min.
- 5Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde
Prince Eugen's palace of 1905 by Ferdinand Boberg and its gallery, a museum since 1948 with about 7,000 works, mainly Swedish art, and a flower and sculpture garden on the water. Open Tue-Sun 11-17, Thu to 20, closed Mon. 60 min.
- 6Thiel Gallery
Ernest Thiel's villa (Boberg, 1907) with Swedish art around 1900 (Liljefors, Josephson, Larsson, Zorn) and one of the largest Munch collections outside Norway. Open Tue-Sun 12-17, Thu 12-20 May-October, closed Mon. 60 min.
- 7Blockhusudden
The easternmost point of Djurgården, an island in the Middle Ages, where a blockhouse guarded the harbour entrance in Gustav Vasa's time and the Stora sjötullen customs station stood until 1881. Watch the ships in the harbour entrance (Stockholms inlopp) to the south. 15 min.
More walks in Stockholm
- Gamla stan beyond the crowds: Riddarholmen, Stortorget and the back lanes
- Söder heights at sunset: Mariaberget, Monteliusvägen and Skinnarviksberget
- East Södermalm: Fjällgatan, Vita bergen and the 18th-century wooden houses
- Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen: the museum island and the citadel
- Östermalm and Strandvägen: Hallwylska, the market hall and the waterfront boulevard
- Kungsholmen waterfront: City Hall, Norr Mälarstrand and Rålis to Västerbron
- Långholmen and Reimersholme: the prison island and the bathing rocks
- Hagaparken: Gustav III's pavilions and the Copper Tents on Brunnsviken
- Vasastan: Strindberg's Blue Tower, the observatory hill and Asplund's library
- Skogskyrkogården: Asplund and Lewerentz's Woodland Cemetery (UNESCO)
- Tunnelbana art ride: T-Centralen, Kungsträdgården, Rådhuset, Solna centrum, Stadion, Tekniska högskolan