Uncover Vasa ship secrets with Agnes on a self-guided audio tour through 17th-century Stockholm. Download the app and start your adventure today.
Uncover Vasa ship secrets with Agnes on a self-guided audio tour through 17th-century Stockholm. Download the app and start your adventure today.
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Stockholm Old Town - The tour begins with a stroll through Stockholm’s Old Town, the city’s original heart, established in the 1200s. Many buildings here are preserved from medieval times.
Agnes shares stories about the commerce that once thrived at Järntorget (Iron Square) and recounts how her family was involved in building the Vasa ship.
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- Stockholm Old Town - The tour begins with a stroll through Stockholm’s Old Town, the city’s original heart, established in the 1200s. Many buildings here are preserved from medieval times.
Agnes shares stories about the commerce that once thrived at Järntorget (Iron Square) and recounts how her family was involved in building the Vasa ship.
- Skeppsbrokajen - Agnes guides you to the waterfront, where she inquires among the harbor workers for anyone who witnessed the Vasa ship’s sinking.
A rowing lady offers assistance and a boat ride, sharing the harrowing events of that day.
- Royal Palace - The tour pauses below the Royal Palace, near the spot where the Vasa ship was docked before its ill-fated maiden voyage. The ship was loaded with cannons and other supplies here.
- Kungsträdgården Park - Stop by the entrance of Kungsträdgården Park to hear the tale of a palace that once stood in this location.
- Skeppsholmen - Walk across Skeppsholmen to a lookout point where you can see the initial part of the Vasa ship’s route before it sank.
Skeppsholmen, meaning “Ship Island,” once housed shipyards and now hosts several of Stockholm’s museums.
Agnes encounters someone who claims to know her, though he might be mistaken.
- Skeppsholmen - The tour concludes at the Skeppsholmen ferry dock. From here, the Vasa Museum is just a five-minute ferry ride away across the water.
Agnes finally meets the person she has been searching for. Perhaps this story will have a happy ending after all?
- Audio guide in English or Swedish
- The StoryTourist App
- Tour is yours after purchase, use anytime
- Audio guide in English or Swedish
- The StoryTourist App
- Tour is yours after purchase, use anytime
- A smartphone and headphones (use your own)
- A live guide
- A smartphone and headphones (use your own)
- A live guide
A self-guided audio walking tour through Stockholm, based on the story of the disastrous Vasa shipwreck.
Join Agnes, who was on board the Vasa ship when it sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. Ten years later, she still can’t shake the feeling that something else was lost in the water as well that day. There seem to be answers hidden away in a locked box…
A self-guided audio walking tour through Stockholm, based on the story of the disastrous Vasa shipwreck.
Join Agnes, who was on board the Vasa ship when it sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. Ten years later, she still can’t shake the feeling that something else was lost in the water as well that day. There seem to be answers hidden away in a locked box her mother keeps in the attic, so Agnes decides to steal the box and head out on the streets of Stockholm in an attempt to trace down the secrets of the Vasa ship. Join her in 17:th century Stockholm through sound, game elements and classic storytelling.
This audio walking tour is self-guided via a GPS-based app downloaded to your phone. When you buy the tour you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to download the app which serves as your guide, game and narrator. Listen to the story while you walk, and help Agnes solve tasks in each location.
You can start, pause and end the tour when you want.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.