For resident Stockholmers, Langholmsbadet is a well-known summer haven for dropping a bike and spreading a towel. But for first-timers like us, it's a guaranteed breathtaker of a beautiful surprise. With all the buses, cars and urban bustle firmly behind you, you make down a wooded path, the branches part and behold - a strip of tree-fringed, golden sand and a piece of perfect, swimmable water for cooling off after a day's sightseeing. As if one's needs weren't already beautifully met, bang beside the beach is a cottage garden filled with runner beans and sweat peas and a little tea room with tablecloths, cake and coffee. Pleasure indeed ...

Langholmsbadet is situated on Stockholm's southern island of Sodermalm. Walkable from the city centre or take the T-bana to Hornstull and follow signs to the youth hostel.

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There are several beaches around Stockholm and the water is so clean that you can and should go for a swim in the summer. Solvik is located in the suburb of Bromma and is well worth the travel out of the city centre. It gets quite busy at the weekends but you can always find a spot. It is a proper sandy beach complete with two jetties, a cafe and a minuature golf course. My family always went here when I was a child and I still go in the summers.

T-Alvik then the Spårvagn to Smedslätten followed by a scenic 10-minute walk.

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