Goteborg's History and Monuments
Goteborg · Sweden
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Step back in time as you explore the architectural milestones and maritime relics of the city. You will visit towering churches and historic naval defenses that tell the story of Goteborg's growth. This walk connects the spiritual heart of the city to its rugged waterfront heritage.
The walk
Gothenburg Cathedral
A resilient cathedral built on the city's lowest point, surviving three fires to reach its current form.
Hagavågen
Hagavågen is an artwork in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Masthugg Church
A National Romantic landmark built to withstand the winds of Stigberget with red monk bricks and a copper spire.
Maritiman
The world's largest floating museum, born from a desperate rescue mission to save historic ships from the scrap heap.
Skansen Lejonet
A seventeenth-century fortress tower that survived fire and war to become a royal salute station.
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
More walks in Goteborg
7 walks
How a walk works
The guide starts talking when you arrive.
This page is the map and the itinerary. The app is the guide who walks it with you.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.