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Louisa W. Hansen
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Hagaparken

Hagaparken

Haga Park (Hagaparken) is another wonderful treasure of Stockholm and a foremost example of English-style parks that emphasize the preservation of the natural vegetations. Situated along the Brunnsviken bay north of the city center, Haga Park is part of the Ekoparken and very easy to get to. Take bus no. 52 from Centralen in the direction of Karolinska Sjukhuset. It stops right in front of the restaurant Haga Forum and next to the airport shuttle, Flygbussarna's, stop.

Haga Park is a perfect place for a leisurely stroll, a picnic in nature, and even some family fun in the Butterfly House (Fjärilshuset). If you are adventure prone, there is a canoe club along the Brunnsviken bay where you can rent a canoe or kayak for the day and discover the beautiful park from water.

The 50,000-square-meter park has a fairly-tale-like ambience, thanks to the many fantasy-filled structures, like the Ekotemplet, the blue Copper Tents, the Turkish Pavilion, and the Chinese Pavilion. It was said that the King Gustav III liked to sit under Ekotemplet for breakfast.

In fact, Haga was the brainchild of King Gustav III during the 18th century. His royal architect Fredrik Magnus Piper was responsible for most of the park’s design. The King Gustav III’s summer palace stands in the middle of the park, and today it is open to the public during the summer months.

The most interesting sight is not so glamorous, but one can imagine it to be so. This is the ruin of a palace foundation. Gustav III planned to build Sweden’s own version of Versailles here, with a wide tree-lined boulevard (today´s Sveavägen) leading from the city to the palace, but this never materialized due to the lack of funds (which went to warfare instead) and later, the assassination of the king.

From journal The Jewels of Stockholm

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