Hästholmen

Kvarnholmen is a peninsula on the western part of the Nacka Municipality, south-east of Stockholm, Sweden. It is surrounded by the Saltsjön to the north and by the Svindersvik bay to the south.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skansen and Thiel Gallery.

Skansen

Theme park

Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skansen is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.

Thiel Gallery

Museum

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Thiel Gallery is an art museum in the Djurgården park area of Stockholm, Sweden. Represented are the members of the Artists Association from the early 1900s as well as one of the world's largest collections of works by Edvard Munch.

Waldemarsudde

Museum

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Prince Eugene's Waldemarsudde is a museum located on Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was formerly the home of Prince Eugen, a Swedish prince, painter and art collector.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Svindersvik and Finntorp.

Svindersvik

Locality

Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Svindersvik is a well-preserved 18th century country residence in Nacka Municipality, Sweden. Svindersvik lies just outside the city limits of Stockholm.