Jurgården and his non-use stories
Description:
Nowadays, Jurgården is often called a museum island because of the great number of museums. The Nordic Museum, the Skansen Ethnographic Museum, the ABBA Group Museum, the Vasa Ship Museum, Unibaken – you have probably at least heard about them, and all these museums are in Jurgården.
But today we will not go to museums, but talk about the hidden gems of Jurgoden.
What happened to Jurgården before dozens of museums were built on it, and who lives in the luxurious mansions of this island today? Thanks to whom bananas began to grow on willows, and a fairy tale museum settled on the island? What do Jurgorden and the Eiffel Tower have in common? What Italian passions boiled around the amusement park Gröna Lund? Where is Rodin’s famous Thinker?
Behind all these questions lie breathtaking stories!
You will learn about the Russian princess, for whom the imperial family of the Russian Empire built a palace on Jurgården, and what a scandal ended her family life in Sweden. And we will see the hidden architectural gems of Jurgorden, find out where the shipyards were and talk about the Nordic character and features of the Swedish mentality, which found their reflection here.
As a result, you will see many places that even the locals do not suspect, and thanks to our tour, you will discover a new, non-site Jurgården!