Free tour

Viking Walking Tour

4.94

Excellent (640 ratings)

Stockholm

Duration: 2 hours

Languages: English and Spanish

Guru: Alex

PRO

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Registered on 03 August 2022

My name is Alex and I am a traveler and storyteller. As a tour guide I have performed in Latvia, Colombia, Peru and Sweden with over 7 years of experience. My passions are storytelling, acting and history (specially Viking age). I have been casted on several series aired on Netflix and traditional TV and performed with both large and small productions in Spain, Colombia and Peru. I am considered as very outgoing and charismatic human being valuing connection and quality of interaction.

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Welcome to the land of Vikings - Scandinavia.

During our 2 hour walking tour you will learn about what is the Viking age and why did it begin, how was the image of Vikings created and who were the real Vikings.

We will visit multiple locations in the old town and have brief insight on medieval Stockholm, yet those will be our stepping stones to find out more about the people we call Northmen.

It is a history lesson and a performance told to you by an actor, storyteller and history enthusiast. Meet Alex - world traveler with passion for knowledge.

You will visit:

Stortorget
Iron Boy
St. George and The Dragon
The Royal Palace
Phone Both
Priest Street
Runestone
Tyska Kyrkan (German Church)
Tyska Brunnsplan (German Well Square)
Baggenstappan
Brända Tomten (Burned Square)

You will learn about 📃:

🔸Viking Age History
🔸Written Sources
🔸Writing skills

🔸Sacrifices

🔸Trading

🔸Ships

🔸Skalds

🔸Food and Drinks

🔸Hygiene

🔸Mythology
🔸Viking Renaissance
🔸Pop Culture

🏰And curiosities about Medieval Stockholm!🏰

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Köpmantorget 2, 111 31 Stockholm, Sweden

During Christmas Market our meeting point is at St. George and The Dragon Look for a Viking with the shield! Listen for the horn!

Outside visit

Stortorget

The main Square of Stockholm and our meeting point right in front of Nobel Prize Museum by the well! It's where most of the trading have been going on throughout the history of the city and Vikings happened to be extraordinary traders...

Outside visit

Järnpojke

Smallest sculpture you will find in the streets of Stockholm! There are legends about what will happen if you rub its head and leave an offering... vikings are surrounded by legends and vikings make offerings... find out what and why did we offer to the gods!

Outside visit

S:t Georg och draken

Knights and Dragons, war and adventures! What are the most impressive dragons and warriors of the Viking age? Are you ready to face the beasts of the seas?

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).