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Touring The Stockholm Royal Palace

08/14/17 | Europe, Palaces, Scandinavia, Solo Travel, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel

I have said it before and I will say it again, Royal Palaces are my favorite.  Any time I visit a new city and it is a nation that has a monarchy I make a point to make  check it out the place.   My visit to the Swedish capital was no different though there was an extra treat that I was able to tour a part of the place while the royals were home in the other part, eek!  I opted for the combination for my visit to the Stockholm Royal Palace which included entrance to the visit to the Royal Apartments, the Treasury, The Slottskyrkan Royal Chapel, and the Tre Kronor Museum. 

My favorite part was the Royal Apartments – mainly because there were so many rooms set up in their original state and because I timed my visit perfectly – I was nearly alone as I wandered through the gorgeous rooms. Why you might ask?  The daily changing of the guards at the Stockholm Royal Palace is quite a site but after talking to a few people I found it was a 45 ceremony so while they tell you to line up at noon for the event thirty minutes later, which people do, you can really just arrive at 12:45 and still catch most of the show.  My favorite room of the Festvåningen, the state apartments, was likely the Charles XI’s Gallery, the long room of chandeliers and mirrors seen below and it was a close second to the thrown room and the original necklace of the Royal Order of the Seraphim!

Courtyard of the Stockholm Royal PalaceTicket for the Royal Palace in StockholmThrown Room at the Stockholm Royal PalaceThrone at the Stockholm Royal PalaceCoat of Arms at the Royal Palace in StockholmTapestries at the Royal Palace in StockholmRoyal Order of the Seraphim at the Stockholm Royal PalaceSashes from the Royal Order in the Stockholm PalaceChandeliers at the Royal Palace in StockholmPaintings in the Stockholm Royal PalaceRoyal Paintings in the Royal Palace in StockholmRoyal Palace in Stockholm State Apartments Charles XI's GalleryKelly at the Royal Palace StockholmBedroom at the Royal Palace in StockholmGrand Room at the Stockholm Royal Palace

As mentioned above after the State Apartments I stopped by the end of the changing of the guard ceremony – I am glad I was able to see 10 minutes of it but also very glad I did not wait around for half an hour waiting for it to start.  And I am sorry to report that while my combination ticket to the Stockholm Royal Palace did include a visit to the royal treasury they had a VERY struct no photos rule so you will just have to believe me when I saw there were quite a few pretty pieces that were heavily guarded! 

Before the Changing of the Guards at the Stockholm Royal PalaceChanging of the Guards at the Royal Palace in StockholmGuard at the Royal Palace in Stockholm

The last stop of the royal palace was a visit to the Slottskyrkan, the Royal Chapel, an elaborate 18th-century church accessible within the main palace.  I loved the gorgeous painting sand the massive organic  Stockholm Palace with paintings & organ music during mass. It was absolutely gorgeous and I was able to spend some time before I had to head off to my next step – the tour of the Parliament. 

Entrance to the Slottskyrkan Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace in StockholmAlter to the Slottskyrkan Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace in StockholmIn the Slottskyrkan Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace in StockholmOrgan in the Slottskyrkan Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace in StockholmOutside the Royal Palace in Stockholm

 

Overall a definite highlight and a must for any visit to Stockholm!

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Comments

  1. Lucy says

    August 16, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    That throne is too pretty and that is so sad you could not take pictures of the jewels – I would have loved to see them!

  2. Pam says

    August 15, 2017 at 9:11 am

    Looks like something out of a Disney movie…so pretty!

  3. Elise says

    August 14, 2017 at 10:27 pm

    You look so cute and that chapel really is quite pretty!

  4. Lucy says

    August 14, 2017 at 8:21 pm

    Wow, it looks like an absolutely gorgeous place! I am so jealous!

  5. Angela says

    August 14, 2017 at 2:48 pm

    It is absolutely stunning!

    xo,
    Angela

Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog founded in 2012.  After six years of living in London I am back in New York with my husband and two littles! 

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