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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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Vallentuna
Stockholm, Sweden · Europe
About Vallentuna
Vallentuna works well as a base: 10 minutes from Lindholmen, 39km from Stockholm Archipelago.
Vallentuna is in Stockholm, Sweden, with about 32,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lindholmen, about 6 km away.
Vallentuna is the seat of Vallentuna Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 33,219 inhabitants in 2018. Vallentuna's cultural landscape is well preserved, and human habitation in the area has been traced back as far as the Stone Age. Archeological excavations in southern Vallentuna, near Lilla Gävsjö,Read more
uncovered remains of a Stone Age settlement.
During the Bronze Age, population settlements increased in Vallentuna and the surrounding Roslagen area, when the landmass gradually rose as a result of the retreating ice glaciers.
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What is there to see near Vallentuna?
Within an hour or so of Vallentuna: Gamla Stan, Stockholm (23 km), Stockholm City Hall (23 km), Vasa Museum (23 km), ABBA The Museum (23 km).
Where is Vallentuna?
Vallentuna is in Stockholm, Sweden, about 6 km from Lindholmen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 31,937
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Stockholm
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 59.5344, 18.0776
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Sweden
Dipped headlights required at all times. Watch for wildlife (moose/deer) on rural roads.
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Worth the detour from Vallentuna
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.
23 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Stockholm Archipelago
A vast chain of approximately 30,000 islands stretching from Stockholm into the Baltic, ranging from bustling to utterly deserted.
39 km · about 45 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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