Green Rooms - allotment gardens and parks in Södermalm

Green rooms - allotment gardens and parks in Söder

Through allotment gardens and landscaped parks, a landscape opens up where the city's green history still breathes between the trees. Here grow the ideas that Anna Lindhagen and Anna Åbergsson put forward at the turn of the century, when allotment gardens are established after inspiration from Germany and get a clear role in urban development in Södermalm.

In the allotment quarters, stories spread about how the potato changes food supply and gets an unexpected significance in the district. In the older park environments are remains of open-air theaters and the areas where tobacco was once grown on the slopes towards Årstaviken.

The walk goes through terraces, walkways and steep stairs that connect both contemporary cultivation everyday life and older garden culture. The tour ends at Zinkensdamm, where today's allotment plots meet historical traces of previous landscapes.

What is included in the city walk?

• Exploration of allotment gardens and landscaped parks in Södermalm.

• The story of Anna Lindhagen and Anna Åbergsson, and their role in introducing allotment gardens after the German concept.

• Stories about the potato's importance for Södermalm and how it "saved" the area.

• Historical elements about open-air theaters and tobacco cultivation in the old park environment.

• Opportunity to experience the many stairs and unique views of Södermalm.

• Coffee with a treat

• Ending at Zinkensdamm, a historically and culturally significant place.

Practical information 

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children
Children under 15 are welcome accompanied by a paying adult and join free of charge.

🌦 Conducted in all weathers
(unless otherwise notified)

👥Group size
Smaller groups for a personal, present and lively experience.
Max 25 on the city walk.

 🐾Pets
Kind dogs on a leash are welcome together with their owner

🧥 Clothing
Clothing according to the weather and comfortable shoes.

⏱ Time/Length
Approx. 90 minutes / about 2 km.

Collection & conclusion

📍 Collection: In front of Zinkensdamms IP/outside the barriers on Krukmakargatan/Ringvägen 16.

🏁 Conclusion: Zinkensdamms Inn
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🗣Language
Swedish. English and Italian are offered on request 

👟Pace
Calm walking pace with several stops for stories, pictures and reflection.

♿ Accessibility
Please notify in advance of special needs
The surface varies between asphalt, gravel, hills and stairs.

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