Old Town hosts Hidden Stories walks from 10 October

Old Town in Stockholm starts its Hidden Stories walking tour on 10 October, linking the Royal Palace with medieval streets and squares.

Old Town (Gamla Stan) in Stockholm hosts the Hidden Stories walking tour from 10 October 2026, giving visitors a dated way to explore the historic district. The programme runs through 31 December 2026 and begins at Kungliga slottet.

The route connects the Royal Palace area with Stockholm streets and squares shaped by trade, power and everyday life. It is a current cultural event at the place itself, rather than a general recommendation for visiting Stockholm.

Old Town starts Hidden Stories walks on 10 October

The walking tour is listed by Visit Stockholm as a guided tour and lecture. Its first listed date is 10 October 2026, followed by dates including 11 and 12 October, with the programme continuing until 31 December 2026.

The advertised route runs from Slottsbacken to Slussen. It focuses on stories of power, people and hidden corners, while placing the walk within the lanes and squares of the old district. The city tourism organisation lists Kungliga slottet as the meeting location and Stockholm Business Region AB as the responsible organisation.

The walking tour programme gives the event its fixed period and meeting point. It does not publish a time on the page used for the October listing, so no time is stated here.

Old Town route follows Stockholm medieval history

The district lies on Stadsholmen, the small island where the oldest part of Stockholm developed. The city archive and museum service Stockholmskällan records archaeological traces from the medieval town, including old walls, evidence of cooking and signs of craft activity.

Two letters written in 1252 provide the oldest evidence for the name Stockholm. During the Middle Ages, a defensive wall surrounded the town now called Old Town. The wall was rebuilt in brick in the fourteenth century, and a 55-metre section was found during archaeological excavations on Helgeandsholmen in the late 1970s.

These details give the October walking tour a specific historical frame: its route passes through a district whose streets, buildings and archaeological remains preserve several layers of Stockholm history. The history of medieval Stockholm also records Storkyrkan, the district church, as having existed since the thirteenth century.

Visiting Old Town: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Hidden Stories walking tour starts on 10 October 2026 and is listed through 31 December 2026.
• The meeting location is Kungliga slottet in Stockholm, and the listed route runs from Slottsbacken to Slussen.
• Old Town station is the recommended public transport stop for the event, according to the Visit Stockholm listing.
• The route passes through narrow historic streets and squares on Stadsholmen, a setting shaped by medieval development and later rebuilding.
• Swedish is the official language of Sweden, and the national currency is the Swedish krona.

The programme gives travellers a fixed event to place within the district history, with the Royal Palace area as its starting point and medieval Stockholm as its subject.

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Frequently asked questions about Old Town

When does the Hidden Stories walking tour take place at Old Town?

The tour begins on 10 October 2026 and is listed through 31 December 2026, with the meeting point at Kungliga slottet.

Where is Old Town and how do you get there?

Old Town is on Stadsholmen in Stockholm. The event listing gives Old Town station as the recommended station and Kungliga slottet as the meeting location.

What is Old Town?

Old Town is the historic district on Stadsholmen where the oldest part of Stockholm developed. Medieval walls, historic streets and archaeological remains record the district history.