A Royal pleasure retreat from the 1800s

The royal pleasure castle Rosendals Castle on Djurgården, was built in the 1820s for King Karl XIV Johan. The king bought the country estate Rosendal and developed it with a castle, buildings and a park area that could also be used by the public. There was also a pontoon bridge over for the military exercises at Ladugårdsgjärde. Nowadays, there is a larger bridge here, Folke Bernadotte’s bridge, across the bay to the museum park.

To a large extent, the castle still stands today as it did during Karl Johan’s time, which makes Rosendal a unique document of the Swedish empire style, so-called Karl Johan style. During the summer months visitors are given the opportunity to go on guided tours of the castle.

From Djurgårdsbron and to Rosendal’s castle area, there are guided park walks on various themes in the app ‘Kungliga promenader’ (free to download where apps are downloaded).