Solliden Palace

Borgholm, Öland, Sweden

Solliden Palace was completed in 1906. The Italian-style country house was designed by Torben Grut. Today it is owned by King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden and used as the royal summer residence. Solliden palace is open to the public from May to September.

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Founded: 1906
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Sweden
Historical period: Modern and Nonaligned State (Sweden)

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4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Martin Villig (14 months ago)
Beautiful summer residence and various gardens, outdoor art exhibition. If you are lucky, you can also see the king ? (as we did)
Pattrriot Gamer (15 months ago)
unexpectedly large. The gardens are beautiful, everything is beautifully landscaped and mowed. Every piece of the garden has a different feel. most of the vegetation has a description of what kind of tree or flower it is, and everywhere there are plenty of benches where you can sit if you are in a couple. there is also a seating area before the entrance and the possibility of refreshments or an ice cream stand right next to the children's climbing frames and swings. Which unfortunately I didn't take pictures of (children were playing there and you know what it's like when a foreign man starts filming children on the playground ?) otherwise the gardens are really beautiful and it's a shame that they are not completely open to the public and are in Private . Not expensive to visit 110sk per person.
Mike Mcknzie (15 months ago)
Lovely setting for a house and gardens. We paid for what it said was house and gardens but actually the house is not open to see inside. Quite a few of the footpaths in the garden are shut off so you are only looking at them from the perimeter plus there are keep off the grass signs all over. Disappointing for the price
Emil Mason (2 years ago)
A beautiful place to visit, get to see a slice of the Swedish crown and how they live. It's a very nice experience, with gift shop and a nice cafe with so tasty treats, food and beverages. It's wheelchair friendly. They also have a small kids play area, so the parents can enjoy a Swedish fika whilst they play. Have a wonderful day
曹晓芳 (2 years ago)
When I visited there, the king and queen were there as well. They announced the winners of gardening.
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