Solliden Palace
The royal family's summer villa on Oland, an Italian-style house of 1906 with gardens open when they are away.
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Queen Victoria of Sweden, who spent much of her life in Italy for her health, had Solliden built in 1903 to 1906 in an Italian villa manner - white, low, with a loggia - on the slope below Borgholm castle looking west over Kalmar sound. The royal family still uses it in summer, and the king's birthday is celebrated here in July with a public event. The gardens open to visitors for a season each year, laid out in three parts: a formal Italian garden with clipped hedges and a fountain, a Dutch garden of flower beds, and an English landscape section running into woodland. The house itself is never open.
What you actually see
- An Italian garden - clipped hedges, terraces and a fountain.
- A Dutch flower garden - beds in formal arrangement.
- An English landscape section - running into the woods.
- A villa of 1906 - seen from outside only.
When to go
May to September, when the gardens open. Two hours.
Honest expectations
The house is closed and always will be. The gardens shut when the family is in residence at certain times. Oland is very busy in July. There is an entry charge for what is a garden visit.
Nearby
Borgholm castle is above; Oland's west coast runs south.
What to pack for Solliden Palace
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
