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Europe on the Quick: A Long Weekend in Stockholm
In winter, airfares to Europe, and Scandinavia in particular, drop dramatically. Then again, so does the temperature. Would you want to spend 10 days there, strolling city streets in a parka? Perhaps not. But a long weekend can be absolutely refreshing, as Erik Torkells discovers in Stockholm.
  |   February 2006 issue

  • Kaffebar Skåningen Skånegatan 92, 011-46/8-642-29-00, espresso $1.25
  • Activities


    Stockholm is spread over 14 islands. Sodermalm was once a working-class neighborhood; in recent years, it's been gentrified by artists and hipsters (Martin Adolfsson)

  • Stadshuset Hantverkargatan 1, 011-46/8-508-290-58
  • Moderna Museet Skeppsholmen, 011-46/8-5195-5200, modernamuseet.se, free
  • Vasamuseet Djurgården 011-46/8-519-548-00, vasamuseet.se, $10
  • Sturebadet Sturegallerian 36, 011-46/8-545-015-00, sturebadet.se, 20-minute massage $52
  • Shopping

  • Svenskt Tenn Strandvägen 5, 011-46/8-670-16-00
  • Granit Kungsgatan 42, 011-46/8-21-92-85
  • Asplund Sibyllegatan 31, 011-46/8-662-52-84
  • DesignTorget Kulturhuset, 011-46/8-21-91-50
  • Grandpa Södermannag 21, 011-46/8-643-60-80

  • Note: This story was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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