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Drottningholm Palace
The private residence of the Swedish royal family, a UNESCO-listed 17th-century palace with a Chinese Pavilion and Baroque theatre.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Alby
Stockholm, Sweden · Europe
About Alby
Alby works well as a base: 10 minutes from Tumba, 10km from Drottningholm Palace.
Alby is in Stockholm, Sweden, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tumba, about 4 km away.
Alby is a suburb in Botkyrka Municipality within Stockholm. Alby has one of the 100 stations of the Stockholm Metro system. Alby, a municipal area in Botkyrka, had a population of approximately 11,400 in 2011. In 1997, those with a foreign background were 65.1%, increasing to 77.3% in 2008, and 86.9% in 2024.
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What is there to see near Alby?
Within an hour or so of Alby: Drottningholm Palace (10 km), Stockholm City Hall (15 km), Gamla Stan, Stockholm (16 km), Vasa Museum (17 km).
Where is Alby?
Alby is in Stockholm, Sweden, about 4 km from Tumba.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,400
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Stockholm
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 59.2335, 17.8538
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Dipped headlights required at all times. Watch for wildlife (moose/deer) on rural roads.
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Worth the detour from Alby
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Stockholm City Hall
The iconic waterfront building where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each December, with a golden mosaic hall and a tower offering city views.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Stockholm's medieval old town on an island, a maze of cobblestone alleys, colourful facades, the Royal Palace, and the Nobel Prize Museum.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Vasa Museum
Home to the almost fully intact 17th-century warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage, the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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ABBA The Museum
An interactive museum dedicated to Sweden's most famous pop group, where visitors can virtually perform with ABBA's holographic avatars.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Gröna Lund
Stockholm's historic waterfront amusement park on the island of Djurgården with over 30 attractions and live concerts.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Skansen Open-Air Museum
The world's first open-air museum, founded in 1891, displaying 150 historic Swedish buildings and a Nordic zoo on Djurgården island.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Gripsholm Castle
Round-towered 16th-century castle on Lake Mälaren at Mariefred, holding the Swedish national portrait collection.
36 km · about 40 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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