At Millesgården, tel: (46-8) 446 7590, sculptures from antiquity and the Middle Ages to the last century stand sentinel above the Lilla Värtan strait, with the Baltic Sea beyond. The Swedish sculptor Carl Milles created the sculpture garden and grounds at his cliff-top home on the island of Lidingö, in Stockholm's north. The realization of Milles' fantasy for this five-acre (two hectare) tract was all-consuming. "We have no money for forks, nor for linen," Milles' wife Olga once said, "but Carl can always afford columns!" The result is magnificent.

• 1. Millesgården
  18134 Lidingö, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden; (46-8)446-7590 59.3589818.12278 Millesgården - Välkommen