Stockholm is a beautiful city. Yet, it s still a city. So when in Stockholm, why not take a break from Stockholm? Outside Stockholm you ll find small historic cities where you can enjoy boutiques, and explore art galleries and craft shops. Some of the royal castles are situated in the region and are open to the public. The castles and manors have all played an important part in the Swedish history and today many of them are beautiful hotels tucked into the landscape. Amongst the many historic treasures you ll find museums focusing on everything from car collections to historic paintings, military history and steam trains. Enjoy local specialties from hunters and farms in the region and dine at renowned restaurants with kitchens that deliver some of the best Swedish cuisines of today. A Stockholm Country Break gives you time to explore the Swedish history as well as the beautiful landscape. Welcome to Sweden. Welcome to Stockholm. And Welcome to take a well-deserved Stockholm Country Break. Accommodation, meals, guides and local transports are included in the price. Attire: Casual clothes with comfortable shoes for walking No alcoholic beverage are included. Participants: 4 6 pax. Pick up: Arlanda Airport Stockholm Drop off: Arlanda Airport Stockholm Programme is subject to change.
15 May Recommended flight from Umeå: 09.55 11.00 Umeå Arlanda Airport Stockholm (ARN) 13.00 A game experience with a difference Lunch and guided tour at Öster Malma Castle and Wildlife Park. Öster Malma brings you wild animals, game food and exciting activities for both adults and children. Our Wildlife Park offers a true sense of the wild. Short walking trails take you past large enclosures where moose, red deer, fallow deer and mouflon roam freely. The Game Trail takes you on to the wild boar enclosure. www.ostermalma.se Golden oldies that rumbled, rolled & rocked Sparreholm Castle offers a unique experience: four unique museums! Our car museum shows automotive development from the late 1800s to the present day and includes one of Europe's finest car collections. We now have about sixty veteran and classic cars in the hall, including a Mercedes 540K from 1936 once owned by Prince Gustaf Adolf, our king's late father, and a Cadillac V8 from 1939 once owned by King Gustav V. www.sparreholmsslott.com Öster Malma Öster Malma Wildlife Park Overnight stay and dinner at Hotel Malmköping. Hotel Malmköping is located on a hilltop in the village Malmköping, set right in the heart of idyllic Sörmland with wonderful views over the surrounding area, and with the woods next door. We are located close by a lake for swimming and Sörmlandsleden hiking trail, perfect for walks through the nature. www.hotellmalmkoping.se Sparreholm Sparreholms Museum slott
16 May Julita Manor is the world s largest open-air museum Julita Manor is an excellent example of a sizable Sörmland manor estate from before the turn of the 20th century. Not only the manor and park remain today but the stables and barns, brickworks, limekiln, saw, forge, mill, dairy, fire station and farm offices as well as workers dwellings, crofts and outlying farms are preserved in their original state. Even today Julita Manor is a working farm with some 200 dairy cows and it is site of Sweden s Museum of Agriculture. Sparreholm Julita Castle Manor A traditional Swedish midsummer is celebrated at Julita Manor over three days with a midsummer maypole and folk music. In July and August, the international chamber music festival, the Julita Festival, is held here. www.nordiskamuseet.se/slott-gardar/julita-gard Stay on the lake! The firmly secured fleet house with everything you want lies in a bay on Lake Tisnaren! Included in the house is a fishing license and boat attached to the porch of the house, so you can go fishing whenever you want. Kitchen and toilet are on the raft. The lake is considered one of the cleanest lakes in Central Sweden. In spring and autumn you can take a small walk to the service house where there are showers. www.rudagard.se Julita Ruda Ruda Manor Gård Gård Ruda Gård Dufweholms Herrgård
16 May A manor with many treasures Dinner and overnight stay at Dufweholm manor. The Manor is a historic site that has had no less than 22 owners over the years. It has been held grand parties and celebrations and the rooms at Dufweholms Estate is today named after some of its former owner. Dufweholm manor On Dufweholms Manor you will find some of the Åström family collections. Here you can watch more than 800 corkscrews, visit our folk museum and our general store. You must not miss our champagne cellars where we in aquarium preserves champagne that has been on the ocean floor for over 80 years. www.dufweholm.se Discover the Swedish countryside by bike Introduction to local Bike trips in the lovely province of Sörmland and along the beautiful Göta Canal in Sweden. Bike trips offer self-guided packaged bike tours where we take care of your hotel bookings and the transport of your luggage. In that way you can devote all your time to enjoying the amazing Swedish landscape with its verdant forests, flowery fields, serene lakes and picturesque villages. There will be no bicycling but representative from Bike Trips will join for dinner. www.biketrips.se Dufweholm Julita Ruda manor manor Gård Gård Bike Trips Dufweholm manor
17 May Exciting wildlife experiences and tasteful meetings Virå Bruk (Ironworks), just a short detour from the highway (E4), between Nyköping and Norrköping. The farm offers exciting wildlife experiences and tasteful meetings for those who appreciate a personal touch and a welcoming atmosphere. Virå Bruk On Virå's fields you find one of Sweden's finest wild Red Deers, Wild Boars and Elks. The genuine and scenic accommodation is located right on the sandy beach of lake Virlången. Next to the rooms there is a larger cabin to hang out in with kitchen, living room with fireplace and a veranda with beautiful lake view. By the beach there is a sauna and hot tub for guests. www.virabruk.se A modern hotel with genuine charm The charming Trosa became a popular seaside resort in the latter part of the 19th century. Trosa Stadshotell and, not least, its garden was a center for resort guests. www.trosa.com Virå Bruk Trosa Stadshotell & Spa is a modern, family-owned hotel with genuine charm and atmosphere from times gone by. It is newly renovated with a lovely sunny courtyard that warms up on cool summer evenings. The hotel has dining rooms with white tablecloths and cut-glass chandeliers as well as a modern bistro and bar. The kitchen has high ambitions. It uses local produce as far as possible and has an excellent wine cellar. www.trosastadshotell.se Drop off Arlanda Airport approximately 16.30 Trosa stadshotell & spa