Stockholm
Set at the point where the waters of Mälaren (Lake Mälar) rush into the Baltic, Stockholm is one of Europe's most beautiful capitals. Nearly 1.6 million people live in the greater Stockholm area, yet it remains a quiet, almost pastoral city.
Built on 14 small islands among open bays and narrow channels, the city is handsome and civilized, filled with parks, squares, and airy boulevards, yet it's also a bustling metropolis. Glass-and-steel skyscrapers abound, but you are never more than five minutes' walk from twisting medieval streets and waterside promenades.
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