Sunday, November 26, 2017

Södermalm - Stockholm's hipster ville . . .

Södermalm while it is now hipster town, in the 1600s it was the poorest part of Stockholm. You can get some of the best views of the city from this part though I only took ones that overlook the island with the best museums which sadly I did not have time to visit.



While most of the tour is modern parts of the city, there were two stops that was an older part - though a bit dark. The first part where were they rounded up witches which apparently became a thing when children lied that their parents were practicing the black arts.


The other is near Katarina Church which was originally constructed from 1656–1695. It has been rebuilt twice after being destroyed by fires, the second time during the 1990s.



The street the photos were taken from is the other dark part - the executioner's house. 



The tour ends at Mariatorget square which I think is most famous because ABBA owns a couple of restaurants on the square - didn't see them though.


After two walking tours, it was time for a rest. Since I was staying in hipster ville, it was a short trip.




1 comment:

  1. Lol...since you're in hipster town, where're the hipster pics?!

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