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Home > Sweden > Tourism > Activities > Heritage Tour

Heritage Tour

Sweden hosts a rich tradition and henceforth a Heritage Tour can really enrich you with pretty good knowledge on the rich culture of Sweden. Your heritage tour of Sweden starts with the visit of Stockholm. The heritage of an archipelago can be explored when you look at Stockholm from the top while reaching Stockholm by an airplane. The archipelago of Stockholm has even earned the nickname of 'Venice of the North' or 'City on Water'. The museums and mansions in the heart of Stockholm has well preserved the cultural heritage of Stockholm. The heritage tour of Sweden gets a starter when you move to the palaces and mansions in Stockholm.

Few of the palaces and mansions in Stockholm where you can start your heritage tour include:
  • The Tessin Palace
  • Riddarhuset (the House of Nobles)
  • Oxenstierna Palace
  • Stockholm Palace
  • The Bonde Palace

    There are various museums in Stockholm which have well preserved the tradition of Sweden. Your heritage tour of Sweden will never be complete if you do not pay visit to the following museums in Stockholm:
  • Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts
  • Skansen
  • Stockholm City Museum
  • The Vasa Museum
  • Museum of Modern Art, or Moderna Museet

    The heritage tour of Sweden gets a pick up when the tourists reach the archipelago of Vaxholm. King Gustav Vasa used the Vaxholm Castle for the defense purposes during his tenure. The tourists reaching Vaxholm can be enthralled to see the Vaxholm Castle which has been well preserved by the concerned authority.

    A heritage tour of Sweden is never thought to be complete if you do not pay a visit to the old town of Stockholm which is named as Gamla Stan. The country of Sweden is no short of heritage which you can discover at every turn.




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