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Vaxholm Fortress

Vaxholms kastell

During the summer, Vaxholm Fortress offers many popular activities such as guided tours and good food. All events must be booked ahead of time. 

A brief history of Vaxholm Fortress. In the beginning of the 16th century, imperial agent Svante Nilsson Sture built Vaxholm Fortress after Gustav Vasa decided that Stockholm Castle needed a new and sturdier fort to block the strait by Pålsunden and Oxdjupet.