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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.
By Erik Torkells , February 2006 issue |

Transportation

  • Arlanda Express 011-46/8-588-890-00, arlandaexpress.com, one-way $24

    • 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) [enlarge photo]

    FEBRUARY 2006 ISSUE
    • Table of Contents
    • Secret Hotels of Costa Rica
    • Europe on the Quick: A Long Weekend in Stockholm
    • Pacific Coast Highway
    • Trip Coach: Spain, Portugal, and the Azores
    • Shut Up and Ski
    • 40 Best Vacations

    Lodging

  • Nordic Light Hotel Vasaplan 7, 011-46/8-50-56-30-00, nordiclighthotel.se

    • Food

  • Tintarella di Luna Drottninggatan 102, 011-46/8-10-79-55, panini $6

  • Café Foam Karlavägen 75, 011-46/8-660-09-96, panini $8.50

  • Berns Hotel Näckströmsgatan 8, 011-46/8-566-322-00, berns.se, beer $6.50

  • Fräcka Halvpannan Bondegatan 57, 011-46/8-642-20-70, cocktail $6

  • Tranan Karlbergsvägen 14, 011-46/8-527-281-00, pork sausage $12

  • Bistro Süd Swedenborgsgatan 8, 011-46/8-640-41-11, steak frites $26

  • Zucchero Borgmästargatan 7, 011-46/8-644-22-87, pasta $12

    • 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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