Stockholm Old Town and the Viking Museum, a Small Group Walking Tour
If you visit Stockholm, want to learn some history and have a special interest in Vikings, this is the tour for you! This tour, which starts at “Gamla stan” Metro station tells you the story of Stockholm and Sweden from the Viking age to modern times. We will start our tour at Riddarholmen with a beautiful view of the lake Mälaren and the City Hall. We will pass the House of Nobility, the Parliament building, the Royal Palace and Stortorget in Old town.
Then we will take the ferry "Djurgårdsfärjan", a 10-minute trip, to Djurgården, where The Viking Museum is situated. This small-scale museum is not a common museum but offers a unique combination of thrilling experiences and historical facts. The museum is a result of a cooperation between professionals in performing arts and Sweden’s most respected historical scientists.
After the trip you can continue with some of the other museums or activities on Djurgården like the Abba museum, the Vasa museum or the open-air museum Skansen.
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Stockholm Old Town and the Viking Museum, a Small Group Walking Tour
What's included in Stockholm Old Town and the Viking Museum, a Small Group Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
We start the tour at Gamla Stan Metro station, inside/under ground, in front of the Pressbyrån kiosk. We talk about the early history of Stockholm and Sweden, from the ice age until the first settlements on the islands. From Riddarholmen (The Knights Island) we have a beautiful view of the lake Mälaren and the City Hall, the famous landmark of Stockholm,
Riddarholmen
The story continues... Outside the Riddarholmen Church we will meet the presumed founder of Stockholm, Birger Jarl, or at least a statue of him. 1252 is the year when "Stockholm" was first mentioned in a written text that is preserved until today. Birger Jarl signed the paper...
Riddarhuset
We stop outside Riddarhuset, the House of Nobility, and look at the statue of Gustav Vasa, "the father of Sweden". Since Gustav Vasa 1523 marched into Stockholm, Sweden has been a sovereign state, never occupied by foreign powers. Gustav, after his father and between 80 to 100 other noblemen were killed in “The bloodbath of Stockholm”, organised an uprising against our southern neighbour who had taken control over Sweden. He also changed the religion in Sweden from Catholicism to Lutheran Protestantism
Inclusions
- Fee for the boat trip to Djurgården
- Entrance to The Viking museum
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Go downstairs, into the Gamla Stan metro station, underground. The guide will meet you in front of the "Pressbyrån" convenience store. (In Sweden, a tip of about 10% is common in e.g. restaurants and for guided tours. However, you should ONLY tip if you are satisfied with the tour and the service.)
End Points
- From the Viking Museum you can continue to some of the other museums and attractions on Djurgården. Back to city center you can take the ferry or the tram.
