Swedish Castles and Manors
This collection features a diverse range of historic fortifications, royal residences, and noble estates across the Stockholm archipelago and surrounding countryside. It includes 18th-century Rococo palaces like Svartsjö and Hörningsholm, medieval ruins such as Karls kyrkoruin, and strategic coastal defenses like the Fredriksborg and Siarö fortresses. Many sites, including the 17th-century Tyresö Palace and the royal summer retreat at Tullgarn, showcase centuries of Swedish architectural evolution from defensive strongholds to elegant manors and summer residences.
A Tullgarn Palace
Tullgarn Palace is a royal summer palace in the province of Södermanland, south of Stockholm, Sweden.
B Tyresö Palace
Tyresö Palace is a 17th-century palace in Tyresö, Stockholm County, Sweden, about 25 km south-east of central Stockholm.
C Bogesund Castle
Bogesund Castle is a former manor in municipality of Vaxholm, about 15 kilometres to the east of Stockholm, Sweden.
D Häringe Castle
Häringe Castle is a former manor house in Södermanland, Sweden. It is located about 35 km south of Stockholm and lies within the Häringe…
E Häringe Castle
Häringe Palace is a former manor house in Södermanland, Sweden. It is located about 35 km south of Stockholm and lies within the Häringe…
F Svartsjö Palace
Svartsjö Palace is a Rococo palace situated in Svartsjö on the island of Färingsö in lake Mälaren. It lies just outside of Stockholm.
G Rånäs Manor
Rånäs Manor is situated in Uppland in central Sweden, about an hour's drive north of Stockholm on the northern shore of Lake Skedviken.
H Ekebyholm Castle
Ekebyholm is a castle-like mansion and a former manor located by Lake Syningen in Rimbo parish in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm…
I Sandemar Castle
Sandemar Castle is a castle in Sweden. It is owned by Karin Mattson Nordin, daughter of the real estate developer John Mattson.
J Östanå Castle
Östanå Castle is a castle in Sweden. It is located in the Österåker Municipality of Stockholm County, and is situated some 50 kilometres…
Penningby Castle
Penningby Castle is a medieval-period private castle located the Länna parish of Norrtälje Municipality in Uppland, 70 kilometres north of…
L Fredriksborgs fästning
An 18th-century fortification on Värmdö designed to protect the Oxdjupet passage to Stockholm. Completed in 1735, the site features a massive stone tower and barracks overlooking the Baltic shipping lanes.
M Dalarö Fortress
Dalarö fortress is a fortification located just south of Dalarö. The current structure was built by Charles X Gustav of Sweden in 1656.
N Siaröfortet
A coastal defense fortification on Kyrkogårdsön, built in the early 20th century to protect the Furusund fairway. The site was decommissioned in 1939 and now serves as a military history museum and seasonal hostel.
O Arbottna
An 18th-century manor house and former noble estate located on Muskö island. The current main building dates to the 1790s and represents the traditional architecture of the Stockholm archipelago’s historic estates.
P Karls kyrkoruin
The 13th-century ruins of a medieval church dedicated to Saint Karlung, the patron saint of the Roslagen region. The site remains a significant historical landmark in the Uppland countryside.
Hörningsholms slott
A mid-18th-century Rococo palace designed by architect Carl Hårleman. It sits on a cliff on Mörkö island, built upon the foundations of a medieval castle destroyed during the Russian Pillage of 1719.
Sundby
A manor house on Ornö island, originally dating back to the 14th century but rebuilt in the 1860s. The current structure features Dutch Renaissance architectural influences and serves as a prominent landmark in the southern archipelago.
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