Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden

Nearly 25,000 islands make up Stockholm's maritime "garden on the rocks"

Nearly 25,000 islands - only a thousand of them actually inhabited - make up Stockholm’s maritime “garden on the rocks.” The vast Stockholm Archipelago stretches more than 62 miles from north to south over emerald waters. These abundant islands are best explored via kayak, canoe, sailboat, or classic white ferry. The Stockholm Archipelago is largest archipelago in Sweden, and the second largest archipelago of the Baltic Sea. In the summertime the archipelago is bristling with private boats filled with people who often takes advantage of Allemansrätt (or "everyman's right"), a law which gives anyone the right to go ashore or anchor on any ground not in the direct vicinity of buildings. Lodging options include pastel wooden cottages in the village of Vaxholm, spartan youth hostels, quaint inns, and chartered yachts.

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