Gamla StanPersonal travel impressions in stories and pictures from Gamla Stan, Sweden. Click on the pictures to enlarge, send as a free e-card, or download for personal use. You can locate Gamla Stan and navigate the world using Google Earth Show on map
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Gamla Stan is one of the primary attractions of Stockholm. It is conveniently located right in the middle of the capital, and can easily be explored on foot. Actually, that's perhaps the only or at least best way to get to know this part of Stockholm. Gamla Stan's prime importance is its age, and in fact, it means nothing more or less than old town. This old town lives up to your imagination of one: narrow stone alleys meandering below the tall buildings, arches leading to still narrower alleys, old lanterns lighting the way for passers-by - not unimportant for a city this far north!
A visitor can easily spend hours walking the alleys, crossing the squares, walking along the shores, having a drink in one of the many bars. Even so, Gamla Stan is actually just a small island in the middle of Stockholm, and without stopping, it would take not more than 20 minutes to walk across. Fortunately, there are many things to see. The Royal Palace, withh its guards closely watching visitors, several churches, squares, statues, and apart from that, all kinds of shops. 
As far as shopping is concerned, perhaps more interesting than the main shopping street, that is becoming like other shopping streets in other parts of the world, are the unexpected, typical shops you may find in other parts of this small island. Wherever you go, it is impossible to get lost here, you will always end up in either the main street or on one of the waterfronts of the island. For a view over Gamla Stan, you can go to Slussen on the southern side, where an elevator will take you up.
