Kungliga Slottet

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Lonely Planet review

Built on the ruins of the original Tre Kronor royal fortress, this mammoth 18th-century palace boasts 608 rooms and three museums: the blingy Skattkammaren, the archeologically inclined Museum Tre Kronor and the hit-and-miss Gustav III's Antikmuseum. Upstaging them all are the lavish Royal Apartments, dripping in rococo excess and home to the decadent Karl XI Gallery, inspired by Versailles' Hall of Mirrors and considered the finest example of Swedish Late Baroque.

The apartments are best tackled with a free guided tour (in English Wed-Sun Feb-mid-May, , , mid-May-mid-Sep), which gives the lowdown on some rather kooky royal behaviour.