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Drottningholm Palace and Court Theater


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 115 attractions in Stockholm
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Attraction type: Architectural building, Castle, Theater, Historic home
Activities: Arts and crafts
Address: Ekero
Drottningholm Stockholm 17802
Sweden
Tel: 08 402 62 80
Fax: 08 402 6281

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5 of 5 stars
JeannieBelluno   6 contributions
Italia
Oct 25, 2009

I visited Dottningholm in the last summer and I loved it. In my opinion Dottningholm Palace and Court Theater are the most beautiful turist attraction in Stockholm. The palace is beautiful, the theater is a gift for turists and the garden is fantastic! Evereybody should visit. more

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4 of 5 stars
dgjohansson   68 contributions
Sweden
Oct 24, 2009

The area of Drottningholm is quite beautiful and the palace is very interesting. Compared with Versailles, it can't match its french counterpart, but nevertheless this is a beautiful palace. The guided tour is free and very informative. The theater I would say is the main attrection which shouldn't be skipped over. When in the park, the China summer palace is... more

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5 of 5 stars
xarmejnzizzi   17 contributions
San Gwann
Aug 2, 2009

This Palace is better than any other palace's we visited in Stockholm.Very clean, its huge, you got a lovely garden and green area plus there is a theatre which is amazingly beautiful and filled with character! Bravo more

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4 of 5 stars
DanKoehl   19 contributions
Jul 29, 2009

.Still being the private home of the Swedish king and his family, this palace is very open and really worth a visit, since its one of scandinavias most beautiful palaces. Theres also a public opera there, and it has wonderful gardens and surrandoings, as well more

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4 of 5 stars
Honeybird   4 contributions
Knoxville, TN
Jul 4, 2008
7/7 found this review helpful

The palace is magnificent. Much better to spend the money to see this one than the Royal Palace on Gamla Stan. We didn't know what to expect and were thrilled we went. The history is incredible and we recommend taking a tour to maximize the enjoyment. Also buy the book for explanations of the rooms and furnishings. This is the... more

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5 of 5 stars
FussyTravellerSurrey   6 contributions
Surrey
Jun 1, 2008
7/7 found this review helpful

If you are an opera fan, you HAVE to visit Drottningholm! The Court Theatre at Drottningholm is the oldest surviving theatre in Europe. Built in 1766, it still contains the original stage machinery, all operated by hand. And each summer, it stages wonderful performances of opera almost exactly as they would have been seen and heard in the 18th century.... more

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Drottningholm Palace and Court Theater Address

Ekero | Drottningholm, Stockholm 17802, Sweden
Tel: 08 402 62 80 Fax: 08 402 6281