5 Days in Stockholm & Gothenburg – an Itinerary

​This suggested itinerary for 5 Days in Stockholm & Gothenburg is based on a trip we did recently to visit my family. We were there in the fall, and it was truly lovely.  I can't wait to go back in the summer when the outdoor cafes are all open and the sun never sets.
 
Day 1: Stockholm
Morning arrival –
Bank Hotel – centrally located, walking distance to everything we were planning to visit.
Early Fika at Kaffekoppen
Gamla Stan - explore!
Afternoon: walking tour of Gamla Stan, the Royal Palace, Royal church and Nobel Museum
Dinner: Riche 
 
Day 2: Stockholm
Morning: Private water taxi to Vaxholm
Fika at: Boulangerie in Vaxholm
Lunch at: Ostermalms Food Hall
Vasa Museum
Nordic Museum
The Viking Museum
Fika at Djurgardsbron overlooking the canal
Dinner: Ekstedt
 
Day 3:   Morning train to Gothenburg (Sweden’s 2nd largest city)
Stadium for IFK Gothenburg: Blavittshop
Fika at Rosenkafeet in the Tradgardsforeningen
Explore Gothenburg:
Gustav Adolf Torg
The German Church
St. Andrew’s Church
Gothenburg Cathedral
Feskekorka
Lunch at: Le Pain Francais Brasserie
Vallgraven
Dinner at Norda
 
Day 4: in Gothenburg:
Breakfast at the hotel
Gothenburg Museum of Art
Stora Teatern
Lunch at The Stora Saluhallen Market Hall
Tradgardsforeningen
Gothenberg Botanical Garden
The Palm House
Afternoon train to Stockholm
Dinner at: Meatballs for the People
 
Day 5: in Stockholm
Skansen
Lunch at Artur Kafe, near the funicular
ABBA The Museum ("Walk in, Dance out!")
Galma Stan
Kungstradgarden
Dinner at:  Giro Pizzeria Napoletana
 
Day 6:
Travel Day home