Self-guided walking tour

Stockholm Walking Tour: Eastern Södermalm – Churches, Squares and Lookouts (about 3 hours, 6 stops)

6 stops in walking order through Stockholm, from Fåfängan to Gondolen: 5.8 km on foot, about 1 h 9 min of walking, 2 h 45 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Eastern Södermalm: Churches, Squares and Lookouts”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 2 h 45 min
Distance: 5.8 km
Walking: 1 h 9 min
Stops: 6

The stops, in walking order

Fåfängan
A Södermalm lookout with a restaurant and café, framed by carefully trimmed lime trees.
16 min walk · 1.3 km
Fotografiska
Fotografiska occupies a former customs house designed by Ferdinand Boberg and presents changing exhibitions devoted to photography and art.
22 min walk · 1.9 km
Vita bergen
A hilly Södermalm park with Sofia Church, a music pavilion and preserved workers’ homes around its edges.
16 min walk · 1.3 km
Medborgarplatsen
A broad public square on Södermalm, known locally as “Medis.”
7 min walk · 590 m
Katarina kyrka
A Stockholm church designed by Jean de la Vallée and built in baroque architecture.
8 min walk · 670 m
Gondolen
A restaurant suspended above Södermalm, offering views across Mälaren, Stockholm’s inlet, Slussen and the inner city.