Vaxholm Fortress — Attraction in Vaxholms kommun

If a visit to Stockholm allows enough time to get out of the city for part of a day, I can't imagine a better diversion than a visit to this castle. Our ferry left from the western terminal, giving us a different view of the Royal Castle as we left. The boat ride also gives you water views of the Prince Eugene museum, the "God our Father on the Rainbow" statue/fountain, spectacular summer houses on the archipelago, and a look at some of the prettiest ships I've ever seen. After arriving in Vaxholm, we wandered the town and found a lovely lunch under a tent just steps from the dock. Our daughter (the local expert) tells me that with such a short tourist season, restaurants in Sweden won't survive if they don't provide quality and value to the locals. So, we never encountered a 'tourist trap' restaurant, no matter how close it was to any kind of attraction. A small, cable guided ferry takes you from the town to the castle itself. Vaxholm sits on one of the major shipping lanes into Stockholm, and the castle was built to protect the city from unwanted visitors. Most of what you find inside is a museum outlining the history of the protection of Sweden's coastline. Swedish museums have a delightful tendency to include little things that will frighten visitors, and this one was no exception. I won't include any spoilers, but it made my wife gasp, and then laugh. As a way of feeling like you are leaving the tourist center of the country, and are truly seeing part of Sweden, this is an amazing way to spend a...

My visit to Vaxholm Fortress was absolutely fantastic this place exudes incredible history and the views of the Stockholm archipelago are simply breathtaking walking along the fortress walls I felt like I had stepped back in time the museum within the fortress is extremely interesting and the exhibits perfectly capture Sweden's military past the staff were very friendly and helpful readily answering all my questions the boat trip to the island where the fortress is located was an added bonus I highly recommend Vaxholm Fortress to all lovers of history and beautiful landscapes.

listen, during the off-season, like between September and the end of April, if you've got an SL ticket for 30 days or more, you can ride the Waxholmsbolaget ferries for free. So, when you're planning a trip, you don't have to worry about the ticket prices for those ferries, you get it? Dude, you know, there's this whole thing with a semaphore at Vaxholm. You gotta turn it towards the sea so the ferry picks you up. And if it gets dark, you gotta switch on a light there, or nobody's gonna see you and you'll be stuck there for good. It's kinda old-school vibes,...

The Castle was quite impressive. The walk up to the top was not for folks with mobility issues. The architecture was amazing, brick laid spiral staircases, thick castle walls and cannon. Thought about perhaps returning to visit overnight.

The most interesting thing about the adventure was the ferry ride across the channel. Cable driven on the way back from the castle. Guess how the pedestrian only ferry gets over to the castle from the dock? Took me a while to figure it out. The inexpensive ticket included access to the castle.

If you love castles, history, ferries or just plain wander lust, this fun ferry ride is well worth the fare.

Cash and cars can be a problem. It is of course 🇸🇪 Sweden, and Vaxholm tends to be crowded for vehicles during peak tourist season.

I swish you a pleasant visit to...