Gamla stan

Gamla Stan, la vieille ville de Stockholm, ou tout simplement l’un des plus beaux endroits à faire si vous etes de passage dans la capitale suédoise.
Vous y trouverez notamment le palais royal, la chapelle royale, et le musee Nobel. La grand-​place (Stortoget) est le point central.
Nombreux restaurants, cafés et pâtisseries dans kes petites ruelles pavées.

Ev’rybody gotta an Old Town, know what I’m sayin’? When you arrive in a never-​before-​visited city as a fresh-​off-​the-​plane tourist, you’re always told to go to Old Town. Stockholm is no exception. That’s what Gamla stan is, and its jumble of narrow alleyways, cobblestone streets, and medieval architecture, which dates back to the 13^th century, makes it the ideal destination for the first-​time visitor. Fortunately it was just a fifteen-​minute stroll from our hotel, and since the concierge was adamant we go there and report back. Still jet-​lagged from our three-​stop, transatlantic journey, Jamie W. and I walked over and became immediately drawn to the historic cityscape blended with the crisp Nordic breezes. Put simply, Gamla stan is like Skansen for grown-​ups (review:
).
What I mean is that it feels like an open-​air museum but one that still functions as an urban center with plenty of handicraft and souvenir shops to remind you that you are in tourist central. The difference is in the architectural quality of the buildings starting with the Royal Palace (photo:
) where a military troop stands guard in front of a parade of cannons (photo:
). It’s a sort walk to the central square, Stortorget, where you can hang and people-​watch (photo:
) or enter the Nobel Museum where the history of the prize and its winners is meticulous chronicled (photo:
). Gamla stan covers most of the island Stadsholmen, and the well-​preserved buildings along the perimeter provide a nice view from elsewhere in the city.

Ja hier ist es einfach schön, das wissen auch Touristen aus aller Herren Länder. Also passt man am besten die Zeiten ab, wenn nicht grad ein Kreuzfahrtschiff im Hafen liegt. Dann findet man auch verlassene Ecken, die sonst brechend voll sind. Für eine Hauptstadt halten sich die Kitschbuden sich verhältnismäßig in Grenzen. Zu Fuß ist man hier schnell an allen sehenswerten Stellen. Und danach schaut man sich die Perlen abseits der Ströme an.

This is the BEST place in Stockholm, hands down.
You feel like you are taking a step back in time, and this is why so many people flock to Europe. It’s so great to see history, and experience it first hand.
The structures are beautiful, and there are tons of cute coffee shops and restaurants to choose from, most of which have outside seating to people watch and leisurely sip a cup of coffee or eat a meal. I loved that it was good exercise too – there are quite a few hills and twists and turns in Gamla Stan which makes it even more exciting and fun to experience.
Highly recommended. If you only go to one place in Stockholm – go here!

The old town part of Stockholm. Home to the royal palace and parliament building and my personal favourite the Nobel museum
Colourful house can be found in the square where the Nobel museum is located
Easily accessible by train with a metro stop on the island
The island is also easy walking distance from the central station along the main tourist shopping strip from what tourist information tell me
There are more cafes and restaurants than I have fingers and toes to count them
on and the coffee isn’t too bad either
Great views of the city on offer when you walk a loop around the edge of the island especially when the sun is out
Winding cobbled streets make the interior a labyrinth worth exploring

Möt mig i Gamla Stan! — Meet me in Gamla Stan…
Gamla Stan, also known as «Old Town», is oldest part (akin to «altstadt» in German) of Stockholm, located on one of the many small islands of the city. Gamla Stan, while being on its own island, is connected to the rest of the city by many bridges, making it only a stone’s throw from Nörrmalm, Södermalm, and City Center. Gamla Stan houses many old buildings, including churches and a royal palace, as well as many cute narrow streets & alleyways and statues.
Oftentimes people say Scandinavia is expensive– Gamla Stan is one of the cheap activities you can do in Stockholm as it is completely free with the exception of the Royal Palace, which is offered at a reasonable price comparable to other museum/​palace entry fees around the world.
There are plenty of walking tours within Gamla Stan, but since my time in Stockholm was limited, I opted for walking within the old city by myself. Gamla Stan covers a very small area and is very safe, so self exploration is very doable and enjoyable. I browsed the Internet for suggested pit stops, of which I visited the following:
— Royal Palace
— Storkyrkan
— Stortorget
— Mårten Trotzigs Gränd
— Streets: Prästgatan, Österlånggatan, Köpmangatan, Kåkbrinken
— Runestone at Prästgatan & Kåkbrinken intersections
— Nearby islets housing the Riksdag, Medeltidsmuseet, and Riddarholmskrykan.
Gamla Stan houses a number of hotels and restaurants, and plenty of souvenir shops. I didn’t get to venture into too many shops only because I wanted to spend my limited time I had strolling the streets instead of browsing knickknacks. With all the old buildings, architecture, water/​bridges/​canals, located in Gamla Stan, there are definitely plenty of photo (eg selfies!) opportunities. I probably took a hundred photos detailing the architecture of Gamla Stan.
Next time I’m in Stockholm, I’ll definitely come by Gamla Stan again and get lost in all the beautiful alleys and narrow streets. Vi ses, Gamla Stan!

I love this place! A little south from the city center, it’s not difficult to get to at all. There’s a metro station here too, making it highly accessible. The buildings highly remind me of Haga in Gothenburg, and there are a lot of little shops just like Haga. Apparently three thousand people live on this island, and it’s also where to Royal Palace stands. It’s great! Definitely come walk around, and maybe eat a meal, buy some souvenirs, and/​or sit and admire the beauty surrounding you! It’s also a great place to walk around at night because lights are everywhere and it’s very pretty!

Great great history, Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s old town, sits on an island– which makes sense when you think the Royal Palace and the Royal apartments are there. They, meaning the royal family, had to be protected somehow. You can walk up to the palace and royal apartments without the equivalent of CIA agents scrutinizing your person. There are cameras everywhere :)) The views here are stunning and you can walk around most of the perimeter of the island literally in a short amount of time. Walking through here, one can easily get transported to old towns all over Europe, the architecture, the cobble stones, well built ancient structures still usable today. Many many many points of interest. The very well organized information/​tourist office in the middle of Gamla Stan is at your disposal.
From the Centralstation, you walk through shopping street, myriads almost endless shopping stores similar to Strøget in Copenhagen, and at the end of this section; the environs are transformed to what the street and local scene were during Sweden’s olden days. Well, to this day the entire area is beautiful, this old town stands testament for future generations to come. So what is here? the Royal Palace, the Royal Apartments, shoppes, museums, restaurants and for food enthusiasts places like Frantzién, Flying Elk, Corvina Enoteca, sushi, Swedish fare, amazing pastries, bars/​pubs, many many places for shopping, beautiful bridges, juices stands and a few popup restos too. I went to a popup BBQ at one of the hotels in Gamla Stan the day before I flew back.
I loved coming here, it’s old, herstoric, beaucoup places to shop and eat. I loved it so I came twice early morning and at sunset watching scenery and birds go by. And greatly avoided the selfie and snapchatty tourists between 10 and 5pm.
Visits: a few
Tip: Come here for the sunsets and the neighborhood vistas across from the island, super cool. It’s packed during tourist hours For dining enthusiasts, you can end your day with a nice meal at Frantzién or his gastropub, Flying Elk or if you crave traditional Swedish fare, it’s available here. There is a Gamla Stan stop on the T-​bana (subway) so you don’t have to drive the rental here. You can arrive at Gamla Stan via ferry from museums for a grand entrance into this island. There is a good information office as well and they really help you get around here.

Sehr schöné historische Altstadt mit engen Gassen, vielen kleinen Geschäften und Restaurants. Es gibt hinter jeder Straßenecke etwas Neues zu entdecken.

Gamla Stan — klingt erst einmal befremdlich, ist allerdings einfach nur schwedisch für Altstadt. Und an dieser kommt man bei einem Stockholmbesuch nicht vorbei…
Die Gamla Stan befindet sich auf der kleinen Insel Stadsholmen, nördlich von Södermalm und südlich von Östermalm. Sie war die ursprüngliche Keimzelle Stockholms und über Jahrhunderte hinweg das eigentliche Stockholm, während die heute dicht besiedelten Stadtteile wie Södermalm oder Östermalm eher landwirtschaftlich genutzt wurden.
Charakteristisch für die Stockholmer Altstadt sind die in warmen Gelb– und Orangetönen getünchten Steinhäuser und die engen Gassen. Hier fühlt man sich teilweise schon ein wenig wie in Venedig. Empfehlenswert ist es, sich hier einfach treiben zu lassen und sich einfach einmal bewusst zu verirren — so nimmt man am meisten Eindrücke mit und sieht auch einmal Orte abseits der ausgetretenen Touristenpfade.
An Sehenswürdigkeiten darüber hinaus befinden sich in der Gamla Stan der königliche Palast (mit regelmäßigem Wachwechsel), der Platz Stortorget mit seinen zahlreichen Cafès, das Nobel-​Museum /​Svenska Akademien, die deutsche Kirche (Tyska Kyrkan) sowie die Nikolaikirche. Am meisten Spaß macht es aber wie gesagt, sich hier einfach einmal treiben zu lassen.
Erreichbar ist die Altstadt hervorragend mit der U-​Bahn (Grüné und Rote Linie). Die Haltestelle Gamla Stan ist nur einen Stopp vom Hauptbahnhof entfernt und die Fahrt von dort dauert maximal eine Minute. Die Anreise mit dem Auto ist nicht empfehlenswert, dafür sind die meisten Gassen viel zu eng, das Gewirr aus Einbahnstraßen zu chaotisch und zu wenige Parkmöglichkeiten vorhanden. Eine andere Alternative besteht in der Anreise mit dem Hop-​On-​Hop-​Off-​Bus oder dem dazugehörigen Schiff.

If you love to explore an area by foot, Gamla Stan (old town), filled with narrow alleys, cobblestone streets and beautiful architecture is well worth a visit. Yes, it is touristy and certain areas, especially the center square (Stortoget), can get quite crowded, but I still enjoy it. We just kept radiating out in circles from Storteget to find little nooks and crannies away from the crowds.

I like this oldest place in Stockholm but there are too many tourists and a bit too commercial. And beware of your belongings.

We travelled to Gamla Stan from the Vasa Museum via the ferry; it was a short ride, perhaps 10 min. The building architecture and cobblestone streets really give this area of Stockholm it’s own unique personality.

I was told by many of the locals that a few years ago, the old town wasnt even worth setting foot into as it was overrun with tourists. I guess times are a changing. Im a big architecture fan so to see the old streets and buildings plus various monuments is intriguing. However the eating and drinking scene is quite good too and many chefs are doing interesting things here now. Sure there’s still a bunch of tourists but if you hang out south and deep enough it gets to be fairly quiet

Well maintained, colorful old town.

I like strolling through Gamla Stan.
Of course it is full of those souvenir shops with crap — but look out for cute shops as well. A few decent pubs and restaurants along the way — Liffey’s being a favorite.
This is a so called must if you are visiting Stockholm for one day.

Do you love walking on cobblestone streets, browsing through tourist shops and boutique stores, stumbling upon a nice restaurant on one of the narrow alleys?
Välkommen till Gamla Stan.
This is Stockholm’s old town and it’s on an island amongst Sweden’s many, many ones. Located between the Baltic Sea and the inland Lake Mälaren, it’s easily reached by metro and is a must visit for first timers.
The island’s main drag, Västerlånggatan, is where you’ll find the shops, bars and restaurants. Explore to find Storykyrkan, the main plaza Stortorget or just wander around and get lost in its little alleys. You never know what hidden treasure or amazing history you’ll find.

The Old Town is the small, central island called Gamla Stan. It is the location of the official residence of the Swedish Royal Family. The yellow and orange buildings and the cobble-​stone lanes and old street lamps are picturesque and full of charm. The shops cater mainly for tourists, but we found a really excellent buffet style vegetarian restaurant there called Hermitage (Hermitage Vegetarisk/​Vegan restaurang
Stadsdel: Gamla Stan St. Nygatan 11, 111 27 Stockholm) … £10 for all you can eat! You can definitely spend a long morning or afternoon exploring the place.

Not necessarily the «main drag» but it’s the old part of Stockholm complete with the cobblestone streets, close buildings, and some exorbitantly priced food/​cafes, because you’re paying for the ambiance.
Still an incredible walk, great vibe, and two solid memories:
1) The insanely beautiful Swedish girl at one of the ice-​cream shops who gave me a fuck-​off sized scoop because I spoke Swedish (it’s pretty easy to see I am not a native, and after telling her I studied Svenska i universitet pa ett ar, she seemed to get even more flirty, much to the dismay of my wife.)
2) Having pizza at a café and meeting a local somewhat-​drunk fellow who, also finding out my ability to speak Swedish despite being American, proceeded to a) announce to everyone in the vicinity that I spoke Swedish and b) show me how many English curse words he knew by using a minimum of 3 per sentence for the next 30 minutes of conversation.
I loved Stockholm. Det ar mycket trevligt. :)

It is very difficult for me to try to explain Gamla Stan (Swedish for «the old town»), as it is almost a place too good to be true! A small island in between Sodermalm and Ostermalm (and there is a bridge leading from the front of the Sheraton to the main entrance), Gamla stan has origins dating back to the 1210’s! I don’t know if you have been looking at the pictures, but anything built that long ago and to be in that great of shape, wow!
To me, this place reminds me of a modern day fairy tale– almost like a village Pinocchio would live in– the cobblestone walkways, the colors, the architecture, the size/​shape of the doors, I mean it’s all like wow! I am telling you, its places like this where Disney has to get there theming ideas. Oh yea, did I mention the Stockholm Palace takes up a nice chunk of the island? That place is a review itself!
This is a great place to just walk around at night with a date, and enjoy the scenery, and also great to walk around in the daytime to do shopping and soak up in some Swedish history. The streets are loaded with local merchants and eateries, all worth taking a peek at!
There is also a train stop on the island as well, which makes it really great for east access. This place is a not to be missed!