Photos: Jssfrk, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Matti Blume, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Arild Vågen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Jssfrk, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Matti Blume, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Arild Vågen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The view from City Hall's tower base
Your local guide
Johan Sundström
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Highlights
- A tower topped with three crowns
- A city's own orientation point
- The climb described from ground level
- A hundred metres, explained in scale
- A landmark visible from almost anywhere
About this tour
This session looks up at City Hall's tower from ground level, explaining what the climb to the top actually shows across the city, since the camera stays at the base. You see the tower's scale and the waterfront path circling it. I point out how visible this landmark is from elsewhere in the city.
We walk the path around the tower's base at an easy pace, pausing to look up from a few different angles. I take questions on the building and the view as we go. The session runs a little shorter, focused on this one detail.
This suits anyone who enjoyed the harbour session and wants more on the tower specifically. It also works as orientation before exploring the rest of Kungsholmen.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Stockholm before heading out.
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The tower's base 15 min
You see the tower rising over a hundred metres, topped with the Three Crowns symbol. I explain what the view from the top actually takes in across the city.
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The waterfront path below 15 min
The camera follows the path around the building's base, and I point out how the tower serves as an orientation point from almost anywhere in central Stockholm.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Stockholm: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Herring and Gamla Stan, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Stockholm time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Stockholm, showing you The tower's base and The waterfront path below live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
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.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the tower's base and surroundings live with my phone.
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.
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