Stockholm archipelagoOne of the top travel destinations for 2025

Leonie Meyer

 · 28.10.2024

Holiday home in the archipelago and a private jetty right outside the door
Photo: Morten Strauch
The Stockholm archipelago was recently selected by National Geographic as one of the 25 hottest travel destinations for the coming year. This article explains which aspects convinced the trade magazine

The diverse archipelago, which is also home to the new Stockholm Archipelago Trail, is definitely worth a visit. National Geographic's list of "The 25 best travel destinations in the world in 2025" is aimed at travellers who are looking for something exotic and want to stay away from the typical tourist attractions.

Why a cruise in the Stockholm archipelago worthwhile

The Stockholm archipelago in Sweden comprises around 30,000 islands and skerries. There is also the Stockholm Archipelago Trail, a 270-kilometre hiking trail that connects 21 islands. It offers a unique opportunity to discover the beauty and diversity of the archipelago, as National Geographic reports.

But you can also discover the archipelago from the water on your own boat. You can discover secluded bays, hidden beaches and charming fishing villages that would otherwise be inaccessible. In our following travel reports, we show you why a trip through the archipelago is worthwhile:

When is a visit suitable?

However, the specialist magazine does not recommend the summer months for a visit to the archipelago, but rather late summer and early autumn. At this time, the sun is still warm, but the peace and quiet slowly returns, giving the area a special atmosphere.

In addition to the Stockholm archipelago, other destinations such as Antigua in Guatemala, Kanazawa in Japan, the Suru Valley in India and the Outer Hebrides in Scotland have also been recognised by National Geographic as top destinations selected for the coming year.

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Leonie Meyer

Leonie Meyer

Editor News & Panorama

Leonie Meyer was born in Detmold in 1997. The passion for boating runs in her family: every year they spend their summer holidays in Croatia with their boat. Even as a child, she leafed through her father's BOOTE magazine.

After training as a design assistant at school, she moved to Magdeburg to study International Journalism. During this time, she completed an internship abroad at a German daily newspaper in Greece and an internship at BOOTE magazine. After graduating with a BA (2020), Leonie did a graduate internship in Mallorca. Her last stop was a cross-media traineeship at a daily newspaper in OWL. Leonie Meyer has been working as an editor in the watersports digital editorial team since 2023 and turned her passion into a career.

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