Skip to content

Photos: ArildV, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Matti Blume, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo credits

Photos: ArildV, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Matti Blume, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kockska huset, a merchant's house on a call

  • 🇸🇪 Malmö, Sweden
  • Guide on call
  • 30 min
  • English, Swedish
  • Up to 4 people on the call
  • History
Your local guide Alva Nordin 6 years guiding View profile

Highlights

  • A medieval merchant's house, explained
  • Brick gables from the 1520s
  • One of Malmö's oldest surviving buildings
  • A short call before a longer walk
  • History fitted around a busy square

About this tour

This short call covers Kockska huset, one of the oldest buildings still standing in Malmö, without a live camera visit. Alva describes the merchant's house and what is known about the family who built it. The conversation fits easily alongside her longer Lilla Torg session.

She keeps the call brief and focused on the building's brick gables and history, checking whether you would like more on the wider old town. She sends a short note on nearby buildings worth seeing once the call ends.

This suits anyone wanting a quick piece of medieval history between longer sessions. It also works well as a short introduction before Alva's Lilla Torg walk.

Included

  • A 30-minute call with a local guide
  • Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
  • A short follow-up note with every place mentioned

Not included

  • Bookings made on your behalf
  • Phone or data charges from your provider

Itinerary

  1. Hello, and what you want to know 5 min

    The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Malmö, recommendations, or just questions.

  2. A merchant's house 17 min

    I talk through Kockska huset, a well-preserved medieval merchant's house near Lilla Torg, describing its brick gables and what is known about the merchant family who built it.

  3. Your questions 5 min

    Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.

  4. A written note after the call 3 min

    You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.

Good to know

  • A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
  • No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
  • Times are shown in Stockholm time, so check the time where you are before you book.
  • The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
  • Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.

Questions about this tour

What will the call cover?

The guide talks you through Malmö: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.

What happens if the call drops?

The guide will try you again straight away.

Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?

Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.

Do I need to know the history already?

No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.

How it works

  • Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
  • We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. This is a short planning call, not a live walk.

Times shown in Stockholm time (CET)

Cancellation

Flexible

  • Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
  • Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
  • If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
  • Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.

Reviews

No reviews yet. Reviews appear here after travellers have completed this tour.

How reviews work

Only travellers who booked and paid through Locals Guide and whose tour took place can leave a review, within 60 days of the tour. Every review is marked "Verified booking". We check reviews before they appear and publish positive and negative ones alike; we remove only reviews that break our rules (insults, personal data, unrelated content). Guides cannot pay for, edit or hide reviews, and ratings are the plain average of all published reviews.

Next: Wed 25 Nov · 4 seats left From 15,00 €

Report this tour

Tell us what is wrong. Reports are reviewed by our team, usually within 2 business days. Knowingly false reports may lead to action against the reporter.