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Volvo Photo Locations Part 102 Bredgränd is an alley in Gamla stan in Stockholm. Stretching from Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan, it forms a parallel street to Skeppar Karls Gränd and Kråkgränd. Bredgränd appears in historical records as östan mur i bredha grandena (“east of the wall in the broad alley”) in 1476 and as Östre Bredgränden […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 101 1972 – Original US advertisement (click to enlarge) Österlånggatan is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward from Slottsbacken to Järntorget, it forms a parallel street to Baggensgatan and Skeppsbron. Major sights include the statue of Saint George and the Dragon on Köpmanbrinken and […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 100 Strömgatan is a street in central Stockholm. On Strömgatan walking, you’ll pass a number of interesting historical sites and buildings. Walking man Strömgatan from east to the west leads past the Strömbron and Karl XII:s torg, then tangent to the Kungliga Operan and Gustav Adolfs torg with Arvfurstens palats. Here […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 52 Restaurant Sturehof is a dynamic and generous scene where we serve classical food of finest quality, with focus on seafood. Sturehof is a high class restaurant, without being luxurious, available for a wide range of people. Steeped in tradition, Sturehof is at the same time a modern restaurant classic on […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 92 The Drottningholms slott (or Drottningholm Palace) is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. It is located in Drottningholm. It is built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), and is one of Sweden’s Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century. It […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 91 Sveavägen is a major street in Vasastan and Norrmalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The street starts at Sergels torg in the city center and goes north out of the city towards the Haga Park. It is today often known as the busiest road in Sweden. More information on sv.wikipedia.org

Volvo Photo Locations Part 47 Kastellholmen is a small island in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden, connected to the adjacent Skeppsholmen through the bridge Kastellholmsbron. On the island there is a small castle, Kastellet, which was built by Fredrik Blom. Kastellholmen has previously been known as Notholmen, Lilla Beckholmen and Skansholmen. Kastellholmen is part of […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 42 Skeppsholmsbron is located in central Stockholm, connecting Blasieholmen to Skeppsholmen. It was the first ‘forging iron bridge’ to be constructed in Sweden, manufactured by Motala Verkstad in 1861. The first bridge to connect Skeppsholmen to the rest of the city was a wooden bridge on poles, simply called Holmbron and […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 34 Slottsbacken is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It stretches east from the Stockholm Cathedral and the Royal Palace down to the street Skeppsbron which passes along the eastern waterfront of the old town. In the western end, the alley Källargränd leads south to […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 33 In Nacka Strand, the properties are built with sustainable materials and the buildings are cooled in an environmentally sound manner, using sea water. By being careful with the details we have created an atmosphere that is almost going to breathe in the sea winds. Nacka Strandsmässan is a venue for […]