Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Gothenburg, Sweden

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 2.6 km
Ascend 46 m
Descend 42 m

Experience Gothenburg in Sweden in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in GothenburgIndividual Sights in Gothenburg

Sight 1: Barken Viking

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Barken Viking

Viking is a four-masted steel barque, built in 1906 by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is reported to be the biggest sailing ship ever built in Scandinavia. In the 21st century her sailing days have drawn to a close, and she is now moored as a botel in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Viking (barque) (EN)

381 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: The Gothenburg Opera

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The Gothenburg opera house is an opera house at Lilla Bommen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Artistic Director for opera is Henning Ruhe since 2019, while Katrín Hall leads the ballet and dance company.

Wikipedia: Gothenburg opera house (EN), Website

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: HMS Hugin

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HMS Hugin

HMS Hugin (P151) was the first of the 16 ships that were part of the Swedish Navy's series of Hugin-class patrol boats. Hugin was included in 5/48/18. patrol boat division, which in turn was part of what was the 3. surface combat wing. The ship was launched on 3 June 1977 but was not delivered until 3 July 1978. It served for about 22 years, of which 15 years in line. The main tasks were to be part of the invasion defence by fighting less qualified enemy naval forces, monitoring the territorial sea, repelling violations, carrying out escort service and laying mines. Hugin was removed from service on the same day as 18. The patrol boat division was disbanded on 30 June 2001. The ship was handed over in "as is" to the Gothenburg Maritime Centre, where she lies inside her predecessor, the destroyer HMS Småland (J19).

Wikipedia: HMS Hugin (P151) (SV)

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Sight 4: Kalmarsund

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Kalmarsund

HMS Kalmarsund, also known as LDC 13, was a minelayer in the Swedish Navy that entered service in 1953. The ship was named LDC 13 until 1985 when it was given its current name Kalmarsund. She was stationed on the south coast together with HMS Öresund (18). Kalmarsund is today a museum ship at the Gothenburg Maritime Centre.

Wikipedia: HMS Kalmarsund (13) (SV)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Nordkaparen

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HSwMS Nordkaparen (Nor), was the fifth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.

Wikipedia: HSwMS Nordkaparen (1961) (EN)

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Sight 6: HMS Småland

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HSwMS Småland (J19) is a Swedish Halland-class destroyer. She and HSwMS Halland were the only ones built of their class. Two more ships were ordered but they were never completed.

Wikipedia: HSwMS Småland (J19) (EN), Website

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Sight 7: Sölve

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Sölve

HSwMS Sölve is one of seven Hildur-class monitors built for the Swedish Navy in the mid-1870s. The ship had an uneventful career and was sold in 1919 for conversion into a barge. She became a museum ship in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1992.

Wikipedia: HSwMS Sölve (EN)

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Kronhuset

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Kronhuset, formerly known as Giötheborgz Tyghuhs, is a redbrick building in Västra Nordstaden in Gothenburg. It was constructed during the years 1643–1654 in a Dutch style, and is Gothenburg's joint-oldest secular building along with the Torstenson Palace. The royal architect Simon de la Vallée is believed to have designed the building. The Kronhus was originally used as an arsenal for the city garrison and as a granary to store food reserves so that the city could survive a siege. On December 9, 1927, the ownership of Kronhuset passed from the Swedish state to Gothenburg Municipality. It has been a byggnadsminne, a listed building, since 24 October 1968.

Wikipedia: Kronhuset (EN)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Medical History Museum

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The Museum of Medical History is located in the Oterdahlska building at Östra Hamngatan 11 in Gothenburg, within the moat. The museum was opened in 1986 and belongs to Sahlgrenska University Hospital in the Västra Götaland region.

Wikipedia: Medicinhistoriska museet, Göteborg (SV), Facebook, Instagram, Website, Youtube

207 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Gustav II Adolfs staty

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Gustav II Adolf's statue is a bronze statue of Bengt Erland Fogelberg, erected in 1854 on Gustaf Adolfs torg in central Gothenburg. The statue, which is Gothenburg's oldest public work of art, depicts Gustav II Adolf pointing with his right hand down towards the square while looking into the distance in the other direction, and depicts the imaginary occasion when the king is supposed to have pronounced "Here shall the city be!", and on a symbolic level the statue thus represents the creation of the city of Gothenburg. The statue is placed on a high marble plinth on top of a stepped granite foundation.

Wikipedia: Gustav II Adolfs staty, Göteborg (SV)

893 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 11: Trädgårdsföreningen

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The Garden Society of Gothenburg is a park and horticultural garden in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located next to Kungsportsavenyen and the Gamla Ullevi stadium.

Wikipedia: Garden Society of Gothenburg (EN), Website

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