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IV. EDUCATION AND MENTAL CULTURE IN SWEDEN.
Of those places and tourist routes which have established themselves
in the favour of the traveling public in Sweden the following may be
mentioned:
1) Stockholm, the capital of the country, famous not only for its beautiful
situation but also for the well-nigh innumerable excursions of great interest
that can be made in its surroundings. On the one side there lies Lake
Mälaren, studded with a myriad of islands of great natural beauty, enlivened
by numerous stately mansions, some of which owe their foundation to the
heroes of the Thirty Years’ War, others again being of modern date, and
made further interesting by abundant relics of ancient times. On the other side
are the multitudinous islands (The »Skärgård») of a rugged and bold character,
that gird the Baltic coast and dot the estuary that forms the waterway to
Stockholm from without.
The River Norrström, in Stockholm.
Photo. BmxGT Orlivo,
Stockholm.
These clusters or fringes of islands form a highly desirable resort for the
yachtsmen of the capital in summer time; Sandhamn, a pilot station on the margin
of the Baltic itself, is their chief rendezvous. In the adjacent waters annual
regattas are held. Exhibitions of swimming and other branches of aquatic sports
are frequently given during the season at the public baths in Stockholm and
attract a good deal of attention on the part of tourists in the city. Canoeing
may also be practised in the vicinity of Stockholm to great advantage, as is
indeed the case almost everywhere in Sweden, a land so richly endowed by
Nature with lakes and waterways. Winter sports are also carried on with great
enthusiasm in the capital and its neighbourhood, competitions on »skids», skates, etc.
of various descriptions being frequently arranged. (On this topic, consult the
article below: Sport).
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