Blidö

Archipelago boats call at Bromskär on the east side of Blidö year-round. Blidösund between Yxlan and Blidö is serviced during summer by, among others, the steamship S/S Blidösund, Sjögull and Sjöbris. In winter, many long-distance ice skaters set out from Blidö. In Stämmarsund lies the K-marked sand wedge Helmi, the last authentic Roslagen schooner, for exhibitions and sailing trips to places such as Rödlöga, Ängskär and Söderarm. Helmi also offers seal safaris to the seals' favorite rocks in Svartlögafjärden. At Stämmarsund there is a restaurant, cottages and a hostel, guest harbour, bicycle rental and Blidö cinema. Blidö Church was built in 1859 on the remains of a chapel from the 17th century. The nature reserve Linkudden on southeastern Blidö is an old cultivated landscape with rocky ground and hard-grass meadows with high species diversity. Here there are smooth, bathing-friendly rock slabs. Linkudden can be reached both by boat and from the land side. The Mill's painting school on southeastern Blidö offers painting courses during summer. Timetables are available for Furusundsleden, Furusund ferry. Waxholmsbolaget calls at seven docks on Blidö: Almvik, Bergshyddan, Bromskär, Bruket, Glyxnäs, Norrsund and Stämmarsund. Timetables, docks and accessibility information are available from Waxholmsbolaget.