Modern Stockholm Walking Tour
Stockholm, Sweden
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 90 minutes
Look beyond the medieval streets and waterways of Stockholm and get to know the city’s modern side on this 1.5-hour walking tour. With a knowledgeable guide, discover Stockholm's most interesting modern districts and learn about its people and cutting-edge design, business and green credentials as you walk. Visit the striking 1960s plaza of Stergels Torg with its glass-fronted Kulturhuset
(House of Culture); see Stockholm Concert Hall, venue of the Nobel Prize giving ceremony; and visit leafy Kungsträdgården (King’s Garden), a favorite relaxation spot of Stockholmers.
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Look beyond the medieval streets and waterways of Stockholm and get to know the city’s modern side on this 1.5-hour walking tour. With a knowledgeable guide, discover Stockholm's most interesting modern districts and learn about its people and cutting-edge design, business and green credentials as you walk. Visit the striking 1960s plaza of Stergels Torg with its glass-fronted Kulturhuset
(House of Culture); see Stockholm Concert Hall, venue of the Nobel Prize giving ceremony; and visit leafy Kungsträdgården (King’s Garden), a favorite relaxation spot of Stockholmers.
Meet your guide in Sergels Torg, the central modern Stockholm square that is one of the city’s main meeting spots. Then, before you set off on your walking tour, learn how today's Stockholm is about much more than Gamla Stan (Old Town), old bridges and waterways.
Discover the history of the mid-20th-century square and learn how, since its creation, it has drawn criticism for prioritizing traffic over pedestrians. Gaze at the triangular patterns of the paved plaza and see its best-known structures: the glass-fronted 1970s Kulturhuset and the Kristallvertikalaccent glass obelisk that looms above the square.
From here, head deeper into central Stockholm as your guide regales you with stories about life in the city. Learn about the city’s cutting-edge environmental and design credentials, and hear how, for these reasons and more, many now regard it as the unofficial capital of Scandinavia.
Stop for photos at Stockholm Concert Hall, the huge neoclassical 1930s building where many Nobel Prize banquets have been held, and admire the stylish Stureplan, home to Stockholm’s most exclusive addresses, restaurants and bars. Continue to Norrmalmstorg, another upscale square, and hear about the hostage drama that occurred here in 1973, prompting the phrase ‘Stockholm Syndrome.'
Pass other modern landmarks, and finish in Kungsträdgården, one of Stockholm’s loveliest parks and a stage for many summer events. Stroll the cafe-lined avenues and enjoy the laid-back atmosphere around the fountains and lawns of this green oasis. Your tour ends here.
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