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AudioTour of Karlskrona: From Hoglands Park to the Naval Museum

Q: Where does this tour start?

This tour starts at: This tour starts at Hoglands Park. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

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Overview

Karlskrona isn’t just another coastal city, it’s a completely planned naval fortress from the 1680s. It’s so perfectly preserved that UNESCO named it a World Heritage Site. On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll discover how a Swedish king transformed a farmer’s fields into one of Europe’s most powerful naval bases, and hear the stories of the farmers, soldiers, and royals who shaped this unique maritime city.
The tour starts at Hoglands Park, where farmer Vitus Andersson once owned all this land before King Karl XI seized it to build his new naval city. You’ll cross onto Stumholmen Island, once a strictly forbidden military zone, and explore the heart of naval operations. There, you’ll find the clothing workshop with oversized windows for tailors, and the barracks designed like a ship’s interior where 500 sailors slept in hammocks. The tour ends at the Karlskrona Naval Museum, where the historic ship Jarramas launched in 1900 to train young naval cadets.

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What's Included

✓ Included

Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
App for Android and iOS
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

✗ Not Included

Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

Itinerary

Stop 1

Stand at the centre of one of Europe's largest squares, a vast open space framed by baroque architecture and designed for military parades. Walk its full width to feel the scale of King Karl XI's ambition, built to impress and intimidate in equal measure.

Stop 2

Marvel at this towering baroque church that anchors the eastern end of Stortorget, its paired towers rising above the rooftops of the city. Step closer to appreciate the craftsmanship that naval-era Sweden poured into its spiritual landmarks alongside its warships.

Stop 3

Explore Sweden's largest wooden church, a vast timber structure built to seat 4,000 naval officers in a single congregation. Pause on the steps to meet the wooden beggar Rosenbom, whose legendary removable hat comes with a story every visitor remembers.

Stop 4

Pass by this powerful stone fortification, one of the bastions that once formed Karlskrona's coastal defence ring. Hear how Sweden's most sensitive military zone became the setting for the 1981 Soviet submarine incident — a story stranger than any spy novel.

Stop 5

Cross onto this island that was once closed to civilians for over 300 years, a self-contained world built entirely to serve the Swedish navy. Stroll through streets of workshops and barracks where tailors, bakers, and hundreds of sleeping sailors once kept the fleet at sea.

Stop 6

Discover one of Scandinavia's finest naval museums, where centuries of seafaring history are brought to life through ships, weaponry, and maritime artefacts. Walk alongside the Jarramas, a cadet training vessel launched in 1900 that now stands as a symbol of the city's living naval tradition.

Meeting & End Point

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Meeting Point

This tour starts at Hoglands Park. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading

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End Point

Tour ends at Jarramas.

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Good to Know

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Known For:

Cultural Tours in Sweden, Private and Luxury in Sweden, Historical Tours in Sweden, Private Sightseeing Tours in Sweden, Audio Guides in Sweden, Walking Tours in Sweden

Special Instructions

VOICEMAP CODE
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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour.

This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

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Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:

Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app

Create an account

Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

Enter your code then select Download Now

PLEASE NOTE
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You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.

This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.

When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.

Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.

SUPPORT
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For technical support and other queries, please email support@voicemap.me

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