Drottningholm Palace — UNESCO World Heritage & Royal Summer Residence

Drottningholm Palace (Drottningholms slott — on the island of Lovön in Lake Mälaren, 11 km west of central Stockholm, accessible by boat from Stadshuskajen (50 minutes) or by subway and bus — the UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 1991) and the primary residence of the Swedish Royal Family (King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have lived here year-round since 1981)): Drottningholm is sometimes called 'the Versailles of Sweden' — not because it rivals Versailles in scale, but because it was directly inspired by the French royal palace and represents the most complete Baroque palace complex in Scandinavia.