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The Stockholm Travel Guide With Marie-Sophie Chardin
Discover a curated guide to visiting the Scandinavian city of Stockholm. A city that effortlessly blends contemporary Swedish design with coastal ease. Village style homes perched on the ocean’s door offer historical charm and cosy atmospheres, while the buzzy city centre boasts modernist elements with sustainability and innovation at the forefront. From where to dine on culinary delights to local swimming coves and concept stores, below #FAITHFULLGirl Marie-Sophie Chardin shares all her favourite spots.


Where to stay
A group of three private houses, offering a more personal stay.
A luxury boutique hotel and one of Architectural Digest’s recipients of the Design Hotel Awards.
A historic building that has since been transformed into a boutique hotel, blending modernity with vintage touches.
A unique, small-scale hotel that is also beloved by locals for its courtyard restaurant and concept store.
A contemporary-style hotel run by a local family and set in a restored 1647 building.
Warm and stylish, this one is often a favourite for its luxurious spa, sauna and beauty treatments.
Where to pick up a morning coffee


Where to wine and dine
Where to swim
Fredhälls Badklubb
Marieviksbadet
Fårsta Strandbadet
Långholmen
Vinterviksbadet
Fågelöudde, Lidingö
Stora Sand, Ingarö
Hellasgården
Torö


Where to explore
Book tickets to visit the contemporary culture centre with a series of different art installations, and stop in for a coffee or wine at their waterside restaurant.
Catch the ferry to the Museum of Modern Art and explore its island of Skeppsdholmen. Here you will also discover some of the best collections from Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.
Bergius Botanic Garden
Stroll through the botanic gardens, picking up a coffee at the Orangerie as you enter. There are a series of different conservatories and gardens filled with everything from Mediterranean flora to desert plants and ponds with water lilies.
Dalarö
For a true Swedish coastal experience, drive or ferry from Stockholm for about 30 to 40 minutes to the seaside town of Dalarö.
Where to shop
An interior design store beloved for its classic upholstered furniture and craftsmanship.
An antique and vintage homewares store with coastal-inspired tableware and decor.
An eclectic collection of furniture, rugs and homewares in a variety of vibrant prints, textures and colours.
A concept store that specialises in the collection and sale of rare and high-grade furniture, ceramics, glass, lighting and jewellery by the most renowned Scandinavian designers.
First founded in the early 1980s, this is a family-run vintage clothing and military surplus store with an incredible assortment of cargo-style jackets and denim.
A beautiful floral studio with unique assortments and bouquets to brighten your space or share as a gift.
A gourmet food market and produce hall with some of the most amazing offerings, first established back in 1888. It’s worth a visit just for its historic architecture and is closeby to the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre.
A contemporary bookstore with hand-picked titles and magazines from around the world and Scandinavian authors.