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Drottningholms Slott (Queen's Island Castle)

Drottningholms Slott (Queen's Island Castle) Review

Occupying an island in Mälaren (Sweden's third-largest lake) some 45 minutes from Stockholm's center, Drottningholms Slott is a miniature Versailles dating from the 17th century. The royal family once used this property only as a summer residence, but, tiring of the Royal Palace back in town, they moved permanently to one wing of Drottningholm in the 1980s. Today it remains one of the most delightful of European palaces, reflecting the sense of style practiced by mid-18th-century royalty. The interiors, dating from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, are a rococo riot of decoration with much gilding and trompe l'oeil. Most sections are open to the public.

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  • Phone: 08/4026280
  • Cost: SKr 80
  • Hours: May-Aug., daily 10-4:30; Sept., daily 11-3:30; Nov.-Mar., weekends noon-3:30; Oct. and Apr., 11-3:30; guided tours in summer only.
  • Website: www.royalcourt.se
  • Location: Drottningholm

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