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The city, which has been the political, economic and cultural center of Scandinavia since the 13th century, was founded on 14 islands known as Stockholm Archipelago, located in the channel where Lake Malaren meets the Baltic Sea. The city was named Stockholm, derived from the words 'stock' which means 'stump' in Swedish and 'holm' which means 'islet' in Old German. Arrival at 10:40 and following our arrival, in our panoramic city tour; Gamla Stan Island Royal Palace, (The palace can be seen from the outside in panoramic view. Kungliga Slottet Royal Palace, built in 1754, is the official residence of the Swedish royal family. One of the largest royal palaces in Europe, the enchanting building is styled in baroque style based on the ruins of a medieval palace. Many of the 608 rooms of the palace, as well as the State Hall, the Royal Treasury, the Chambers of the Knights Corps, the Gustav III Museum of Antiquities, the Kronor Museum and the Royal Chapel, are open to the public. The handover ceremony takes place at 13:15 by uniformed soldiers.), Opera House, City Hall (The building, which was chosen as the most beautiful building in the country by the votes of the Swedes, was built in an art deco style by Ragnar Östberg in 1911. In the fascinating building decorated with golden mosaics and colored glass, every corner annual Nobel Prize Dinner Kungstrad Park, Fjallgatan Hill are among the places to see. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in the evening and settling in the rooms. Overnight at our hotel.
Stockholm Combined Tour after breakfast. On our tour, we first go a little outside of Stockholm and see some horse farms on the way, and then we arrive at Sigtuna, a typical Swedish village. Located on the shores of Lake Malaren, this charming village was the first settlement and capital of the Vikings in Sweden. Stora Gatan in Sigtuna, which is 200 years older than Stockholm, is the oldest street in Sweden, and examples of wooden houses built in the 10th century, when the village was founded, operate as small boutiques and cafes today. With a pleasant walk by the lake, we can observe and experience the Swedish rural life. Then we arrive in Stockholm, our next stop, the world-famous Vasa Museum. With more than 95% of its original pieces preserved and hundreds of carved sculptures, Vasa is a unique art treasure and a leading tourist attraction. The ship is exhibited in a purpose-built museum in Stockholm, simultaneously exhibiting nine interrelated exhibits, a wealth of It houses a store with goods stocks and a luxury restaurant. The movie about Vasa can be watched in 16 different languages. The Vasa museum attracts more visitors than any other museum in Scandinavia. Stockholm is worth a visit just for the Vasa. On 10 August 1628, a large warship sailed out of Stockholm harbor. This newly built ship was named Vasa, the coat of arms of the Vasa line on the throne. To celebrate this majestic event, a salute is fired from cannons projecting from the portholes on their sides. As the mighty ship slowly sails towards the port exit, a violent storm suddenly breaks out. Vasa leans to one side but recovers on his own. A second storm blow tilts the ship. Water fills in through open top portholes. Vasa sinks at least thirty, perhaps fifty, of his 150 crew to the bottom with him. It took 333 years for Vasa to see the light of day again. Private investigator Anders Franzen began searching for Vasa in the early 1950s and rediscovered Vasa in 1956. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast, we set out for Oslo, the capital of Norway. We stop for a free lunch on the way. We arrive in Oslo by watching the Scandinavian nature, accompanied by wonderful landscapes. Based on the heir, we settle in our hotel and we have free time.
After breakfast, our Oslo city tour starts. In Oslo city tour; Royal Palace, Parliament Building, Town Hall, Folk Museum, Viking Ships Museum, National Theatre, Karl Johans Street, Vigeland Park are among the places to see. Transfer to our hotel at the end of the tour and settling in. Overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast, we do our check-out process.
A trip to the Viking Ship Museum & Kon Tiki Museum is a good alternative for the rest of the day before sailing to Copenhagen with the DFDS ship. At the Viking Museum, we will get information about the maritime history of Norway from the past to the present, and the Vikings' discoveries from Greenland to the Volga Basin and even to the Anatolian coast, and we will see the first ships that reached the Americas before the Middle Ages. Kon Tiki Museum, on the other hand, reflects Norway's maritime tradition and is dedicated to the Kon Tiki Project, which is unique in the field of experimental archeology. The exhibition in the museum brings us the story and inventions of Thor Heyerdal, who set out from the shores of South America to Polynesia in 1947 on a reed raft and tried to prove that intercontinental sea voyages were possible in the pre-Columbian era.
Transfer to the port at the transfer time and departure to Copenhagen with the cruise ship of DFDS. Dinner and overnight on board. During the cruise, our guests can benefit from the ship's Duty Free, Restaurant, Entertainment and Bars. (Activities on board are subject to extra charges.)
Morning breakfast on board and arrival in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, one of the oldest living kingdoms. Copenhagen, which was a fishing town during the Vikings' time, was discovered in 1167 and soon turned into an important commercial port city. The city was named "Copenhagen", meaning "trading port". Following our arrival, in our panoramic city tour; Christianborg Castle, Nyhavn, Amelienborg Palace, Opera House, Langelinie Wharf and Little Mermaid Statue, where the Danish Royal Family spend the winter season and have the famous balcony scenes, are among the places to see. The famous Mermaid Statue was created by sculptor Edvard Eriksen in 1913 and is visited by millions of people each year. The sculpture, which is 1.25 meters high and consists of a bare-breasted and tailed mermaid sitting on a rock, becomes even more realistic with the image that emerges when the waves crash against the rock on which it sits on windy days. Edvard Eriksen; He designed the face of the statue by modeling the ballerina Ellen Price, and since the ballerina did not want to pose nude, he completed the body with his own wife modeling. Then Strøget Street, 3.2 kilometers long, which is the shopping center of Copenhagen, is the largest pedestrian sidewalk in the world. This pavement, which is quite long; It includes the streets Frederiksberg, Nygade, Vimmelskaftet and Øster, as well as the squares Nytorv, Gammeltorv and Amagertorv. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and settling in the rooms. Overnight at our hotel..
After breakfast, Danish Castles and Riviera Tour. On this tour, which will start from the hotel in the morning, we arrive at Hillerod, which is approximately 45 minutes away from the city of Copenhagen. We tour the impressive baroque gardens and interior of Frederiksborg Palace, which is considered the most beautiful example of the Danish Renaissance in the city. After visiting the palace, which is considered the Versailles of the North, we reach Helsingor after a half-hour journey. After taking a photo break at Kronborg Castle, founded by the Danish Kings, which is the subject of Shakespeare's Hamlet, on our way back, we see old fishermen's houses and beautiful villas as we pass by the coastline known as the Danish Riviera. Transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast, free time until the transfer time. Malmo - Dragor tour before our airport transfer. Our tour starts with the crossing of the Øresund Bridge over the Øresund Strait, the longest bridge in Europe where train and road are used together, and we reach the city of Malmö in Sweden. We are exploring Stortorget and Lilla Torg Squares, St. Peter's Cathedral and Södergatan, the main shopping street, in Malmö, which is Sweden's 3rd largest city and 6th largest city in Nordic Countries. Malmö, which was the second largest city in Denmark after Copenhagen for many years, was connected to Sweden with the Roskilde Treaty signed in 1658 and is one of the most cosmopolitan cities of today's Scandinavian geography. In Malmö, where 174 different languages are spoken, nearly 27% of the city's population was born outside of Sweden. Malmö, which has the status of a sister city with Antalya, is a young and dynamic city as 48% of the total population is under the age of 35. The Øresund Bridge, which we will use again to return to Denmark from Sweden, will surprise us by ending in the middle of the sea, with a bridge length of 7845 m; With a project length of 15.9 km, its construction cost 4 billion USD, and its design was crowned with the ABSE Extraordinary Architectural Building Award in 2002. In the continuation of our tour, we will have the chance to taste local fish varieties in Dragør, a fishing town loved by Copenhageners. In Dragør, where we can discover their unique, single-storey houses on the cobblestone streets, descendants of 24 families who settled in the Netherlands in the 16th century still live here. Carrot has been a vegetable introduced by these farmer families to the Danes in the 16th century. Transfer to the airport after our tour.