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Join the Book Walk in Strängnäs and Mariefred - a unique experience with your smartphone!

Welcome to a world where literature, history and the present come together in an interactive experience out in the open. With the help of our app, you can follow GPS maps and walk through Strängnäs or Mariefred while listening to exciting dramatized stories or poetry. Here are the walks you can experience:

City of Yellow Roses


Do you know why Strängnäs is called that? Join us on a fascinating journey through the city's history and discover the dramatic story of the nun Anna and the monk Sven Präntare. Reality and fantasy are woven together in a story filled with medieval mysteries and hidden family secrets.

Bo Setterlind's poetry


Let yourself be inspired by Bo Setterlind's beloved poems, dramatized and set to sound, while you experience historical and well-known places in Strängnäs.  Walk in the poet's footsteps in the city where he lived during his writing life.

Kurt Tucholsky


Visit the places depicted in Kurt Tucholsky's novel Gripsholms slott – a summer saga. This book walk takes you around Mariefred and learns more about the German author and his works. Available in both Swedish and German.

Maja in Biskopsgården – The Guest at GrassagårdenVisit the 1890s and help Maja and Charlotta solve the mystery of the haunted Grassagården. The city is in a panic, and you are their last hope to stop the gas before it's too late!

The Golden Cross


Fourteen-year-old Charlie lives in today's Strängnäs and can travel between centuries. He has helped a girl in the 16th century to save Gustav Vasa, but now he himself is in danger. Evil creeps closer and threatens to capture him... The only one who can help Charlie is you! Do you dare to accept the challenge?

The PAX walk


Dive into the world of the popular books in the PAX series and experience the raven brothers Alriks and Viggos Mariefred. Time pulsates and darkness creeps in

- are you ready for the challenge?