Solgränd ( Swedish: "Sun Alley") is an

alley An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in the older parts of towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road ( back lane ...

Gamla stan Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla st ...

, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. It connects the

Stortorget Stortorget (, "the Grand Square") is a public square in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is the oldest square in Stockholm, the historical centre on which the medieval urban conglomeration gradually came into being. ...

square to the street

Prästgatan Prästgatan ( Swedish: "The Priest's Street") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, stretching from a cul-de-sac west of the Royal Palace to the street Österlånggatan in the southern corner of the old town. Pr� ...

. It is a parallel street to

Storkyrkobrinken Storkyrkobrinken (, "Big Church Slope") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Leading from Högvaktsterrassen ("Main Guard Terrace") near the Royal Palace down to Myntgatan ("Coin Street") and Riddarhustorget ("Kn ...

, Ankargränd, Spektens gränd, and

Kåkbrinken Kåkbrinken is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from the western waterfront Munkbroleden, to the central square Stortorget, it forms a parallel street to Yxsmedsgränd, Solgränd, and Bedoirsgränd, while ...

. ''Solen'' ("The Sun") was the name of several

tavern A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that h ...

s in Gamla stan, and in a list dated 1671 three taverns and inns are said to bear the name, one of which is called ''Solen vid Prästgatan'' ("The Sun at Prästgatan"). A tavern probably located in the corner of Prästgatan gave the alley its name. The popular

troubadour A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word ''troubadour'' is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a '' trobai ...

Carl Michael Bellman Carl Michael Bellman (; 4 February 1740 – 11 February 1795) was a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, poet and entertainer. He is a central figure in the Swedish song tradition and remains a powerful influence in Swedish music, as well ...

(1740–1795) mentions the alley in his lyrics. The tavern mentioned in his epistle n:o 79 Charon i Luren tutar however, dedicated to a ''mor Maja Myra i Solgränden vid Stortorget, anno 1785'' ("mother Maja Myra in the Solgränd by Stortorget, in the year 1785"), is referring to a tavern next door to ''Solen'', in epistle n.o 56 called ''Förgyllda Bägaren'' ("The Gilt Cup").

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