Exercises
By clicking on the photos below, you can read more about the opportunities for exercise in and around Stockholm and Vaxholm. You can do many of them
regardless of season and weather. We hope you'll be inspired into some plan while you're here.
If you need to borrow something from us to hiking, bicycling, skating, or playing tennis: please tell us before you arrive to the Pearl Cottage.
When come back from outdoor activities, check that you don't have any ticks on you. You might have heard about ticks and vaccination for TBE before coming to Sweden. Remember, you must be unlucky enough to get sick with a tick-borne disease.
Hiking
Hiking is like a "Kinder-egg": training, pleasure, and nature-wonders in one. Here, we've listed five very different suggestions for you. You can easily add more trails from the suggestions if you get hooked by hiking.
Bicycling
You can rent a bicycle both in Vaxholm and Stockholm to get quicker between sights without a car and into the nature. There're several trails you can take close to the Pearl Cottage and around Stockholm.
Kayaking
Altogether, you've three rental places on the island Resarö and in Vaxholm to get out on the sea. When you sit in a kayak, you're as close to the archipelago as you can come.
Golf Courses
Staying in the Pearl Cottage, you're very close to three Golf Courses. We've listed some more if you want to explore the availability of nearby golf courses in the archipelago.
High-Altitude Runway
In Vaxholm there’s one high-altitude runway. You might think it’s nothing for you. Well, we recommend it. It’s a challenge for your thoughts of hights and a fun way with coordination and brain work. Afterward, you'll discover that you've grown.
Winter Sports
When the winter comes to Vaxholm and Stockholm – it’s amazing. Though, you never know when it’s showing up. If you come during the coldest months in January–February, you might be able to do Nordic skating and cross-country skis.
Tennis
When you're away you might want to try tennis or continue your training habits from home. From the Pearl Cottage, you've three tennis courts within a 10-minute walk (summer) or by car.