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Heuer amKarlsplatz’s
outdoor area isperfect
for asummer evening
SLEEP
Inahistoric former steambath
andballroom, thenew
RubySofie
hotel
(Marxergasse 1, ruby-hotels.com,
rooms from€69) hasbrought “lean
luxury” to theBelvederearea. Even
newer toVienna is theultra-luxe
Park
Hyatt
(AmHof 2, (0)122740 1234,
rooms from€375), amagnificent
conversionof anart nouveaubank
in theheart of theoldcity.
EAT
Heuer amKarlsplatz
(Treitlstrasse2) isanew restaurant
andbarwithoutdoor seating,
specialising in regional dishesmade
with local produce.
CULTURE
Numerousmuseumsand
cultural institutionsareparticipating in
Summer of Sounds 2014
. Based
around “the relationshipof sound to
space”, theprogramme incorporates
aseriesof exhibitions, concerts,
performancesand installations.
SHOP
BradPitt, YokoOnoand
Madonnahaveenjoyed retail therapy
at
Muhlbauer
(Seilergasse 10),which
hassoldhandmadehatssince 1903.
LATER
The
ViennaSummer Break
(viennasummerbreak.at) isasuperb
SLEEP
Rival
(Mariatorget 3,
(0)854578900, rival.se, doubles from
SEK1,595/€175) issituatedat the
prettyMariaSquare, inStockholm’ship
Södermalmarea. Thisplacehasextra
appeal forABBA fans– it’sownedby
BennyAndersson.
EAT
Namedafter theSwedish film
classic
I amCurious (Yellow)
, summer-
only restaurant
NyfikenGul
(HammarbySlussväg 15) isa fun
addition toStockholm’sculinaryscene.
Inayellowshacknear thescenicshore
of LakeMälaren, thedo-it-yourself
grillingmakes it oneof thebest places
tomeet localsandmakenew friends.
CULTURE
FromAugust 12-17, check
out thesmörgåsbordofmusic, dance
andart at the
StockholmCulture
Festival
, all completely freeof charge.
BUS
Youcanhopon
abus to thecentre
everyhalf hour from
4am to 11.30pm.
Ticketscost€6 for
asingle/€11 return,
and the journey takes
around20minutes.
TRAIN
TheCity
AirportTrain (CAT)
canzipyou into
town in 16minutes.
Departingevery
30minutes, return
ticketscost€17.
TAXI
A taxi to the
centrewill set
youbackbetween
€35and€40.
TOURIST INFO
wien.info
BUS
Flygbussarna
buses travel directly
from theairport
toStockholm
Cityterminalen
every20-30minutes.
One-way journeys
takeapproximately
20minutesand if you
bookonline tickets
costSEK75/€8.50
(SEK85/€9.30 if you
buy themon thebus).
TAXI
Taxis to thecity
centreareavailable
directlyoutside
the terminals, take
around20minutes,
andcost around
SEK350/€40.
TOURIST INFO
visitstockholm.com
clubbingevent run incollaboration
withWiener Linien, thepublic transport
operator. It givesnight owls free
admission toaround50clubswith
thepurchaseof aNightride ticket
over theweekendof 29-31August.
TIP
Don’t leave theairportwithout
pickingupa
ViennaCard
for
considerablediscountsonpublic
transport andentry tomuseums.
AntheaGerrie
Events takeplace throughout thecity
centre–don’tmissAmericandisco
legends thePointerSisters.
SHOP
LoveSwedishdesigner threads
but can’t afford them?
Judits
(Hornsgatan75) isaclassysecond-
handshopspecialising inSwedish
labels includingAcne,Whyred, Dagmar
andCarinWester for about a thirdof
the retail price.
LATER
LinjeTio
(24Hornsbruksgatan)
isabistro featuringabeautiful tinbar.
Drop in for excellent cocktails.
TIP
Thewater aroundStockholm is
beautiful andclean. The tiny islandof
Långholmen isconnected to
Södermalmbyabridgeandhasoneof
themost popular inner-citybeaches. If
youdon’t fancyadip, go for ahikeor
haveapicnic.
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info
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Grabacocktail
at LinjeTio’s
tinbar
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