Summertime at the palaces

All the royal sites will be open for the 2025 summer season! Visit historic locations where royalty spent many spring and summer days. With the new annual pass, you can visit all the palaces as many times as you like.

"It is true that it pains me to leave my Tullgarn to suffer the heat of Stockholm's stony streets."
Duke Fredrik Adolf, summer 1794

Open summer palaces

The royal summer palaces were of great importance to royalty, offering relaxation and time for interests such as interior design, art, animals and nature.

For example, King Gustav III built a palace in Haga Park with interior décor that has gone down in art history. King Karl XIV Johan planned an art museum next to his summer palace at Rosendal. Queen Desideria built a house at Rosersberg for her white peacocks.

The summer palaces include the Chinese Pavilion, Tullgarn Palace, Rosersberg Palace, Strömsholm Palace, Ulriksdal Palace, Rosendal Palace and Gustav III's Pavilion.

A royal residence, a historic castle and a World Heritage Site

The Royal Palace (The King's official residence), the World Heritage Site of Drottningholm Palace and King Gustav Vasa's Gripsholm Castle will be open daily during the summer season.

The Riddarholmen Church – Stockholm's only preserved medieval abbey – will also be open daily during the summer.

Two sculpture museums will also be open this summer: Gustav III's Museum of Antiquities at the Royal Palace and the Orangery Museum at Ulriksdal.

With the Royal Palaces' annual pass, you can visit ten palaces this summer!

The royal parks

Stroll through the extensive palace parks, visit Royal Djurgården or take a boat trip to the Fjäderholm Islands.

As well as a wealth of natural experiences, there are also historic buildings, art and sculptures to discover in the parks. The Royal Walks app will guide you for free.

This year, the Royal National City Park celebrates 30 years! Opens in new window.

Digital cultural heritage

On a rainy day, you can relax on your sofa and visit the palaces digitally via your computer or smartphone. Take a ride in King Gustaf V's Daimler Limousine, listen to our podcast about royal cultural heritage and visit previous exhibitions in 360°. See the links in the info box on this page.

Top image: Drottningholm Palace Park. Photo: Gomer Swahn

All the royal summer palaces will be open this summer. Photo: Strömsholm Palace, Dick Norberg

With the annual pass, you can visit all the palaces as many times as you like. Guided tours are included. Photo: Henrik Nyström

Discover art and interiors! Highlights include Gustav III's Pavilion at Haga and the Grand Living Room at Ulriksdal. Photo: King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise at Ulriksdal, 1938. The Bernadotte Library's archive.

THE ROYAL SITES

All ten Royal palaces and the Riddarholmen Church will be open for the 2025 summer season.

The Royal sites

NEW! ANNUAL PASS

With the Royal Palaces' annual pass, you can visit all the palaces as many times as you like!
The annual pass costs SEK 500, and gives you admission to ten royal sites.

Find out more about the annual pass