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Realm of landed estates Walking and making stops on the trail The clayey soils of South Funen are home to Denmark’s largest The Archipelago Trail is for walkers and is signposted all the way. concentration of landed estates from the nobility's era of prospe - We ask you to show consideration when out walking and to res - rity during the 16th and 17th century. During the 18th century pect the following: wealthy merchants from towns and cities moved out to the coun - tryside and built many of the impressive main buildings we see • The trail is open to walkers from 6 a.m. until sunset. today. The parkland and buildings of several of the estates are • Dogs must be kept on a leash. open to the public. For more information please contact the local • The route crosses private land. Please show consi - tourist office. deration to the owners, be thoughtful, and do not leave litter. Home of the Gods • Camping is only permitted at designated campsites, The culture of the landscape of south-east Funen was quite unique or other areas with the owner’s permission. The Archipelago Trail in 300–400 AD. The largest settlement of Iron Age longhouses, up • During hunts the trail may be closed, but informa - Svendborg - Broholm - Lundeborg to 35 metres long, was situated here. The region was governed tion about alternative routes will be displayed. from Gudme, where a rich nobleman or king lived. His powerful 35 km trading centre was situated by the coast in Lundeborg, where Coffee sites craftsmen worked in bronze, iron, gold and silver. Many ships cal - Along the Archipelago Trail there are 10 coffee sites where hikers led at the beach bringing goods from the Roman Empire. The can enjoy their meals or coffee. The coffee sites are beautifullly Gudme region has a central role in Denmark’s history. In the words situated and offer information about the surrounding area and of the tourist association “this is where Denmark came to be”. activity inspiration for children. The coffee sites are marked on the map, but there are also several other rest sites along the trail.

Archipelago Trail Guidebook The guidebook provides you with detailed descriptions of the routes, a presentation of the nature- and cultural values of the South Funen Archipelago, and more information about accomo - dation and shopping. The guidebook is in Danish, German and English and is available at the local tourist offices. Map 3 Transport You can get around Sydfyn and Tåsinge by Fynbus. See timetables at www. fynbus.dk or obtain further information from Fynbus on tel. +45 6311 2233.

Accommodation For information on accommodation options please contact Sydfyns Tourist Office on tel. +45 6221 0980. You can also visit our website at www.visitsydfyn.dk or www.detsydfynskeoehav.dk.

Broholm seen from the Fairy-tale Track Would you like more information? Sydfyn Turistbureau, www. visitsydfyn.dk, tel. +45 6223 5700 – for information about accommodation near the trail. Colophon Svendborg Museum, www. svendborgmuseum, Published by: Svendborg Kommune, Miljø og Teknik, July 2011 tel. +45 6221 0261 – for information about the history of Editorial / text: Naturturisme I/S, Erik Møller Nielsen and Naturbureauet Svendborg and surroundings. Photographs: Erik Møller Nielsen, Naturturisme I/S, Trine Jensen, Andreas Bastiansen, Broholm Gods – Days clothed in blue and green Basis op maps: Kort- & Matrikelstyrelsen – copyright Further information about The South of Funen Archipelago can Layout / print: trykteam svendborg a/s be found at www. detsydfynskeoehav.dk 7 Broholm with its fairy-tale loop 11 Iron Age trading centre Broholm Manor is one of Denmark’s oldest One kilometre north of Lundeborg was the site of a large Iron Age estates. The manor is called Broholm trading centre where Tange Stream empties into the sea. During (literally bridge islet) because the main the summer months ships arrived laden with luxury items from building is situated on an island sur - Rome such as drinking glasses, silver coins and gold and silver rounded by a double moat. The first jewellery. Mysterious, flat pieces of gold depicting various people references to Broholm date from 1326. were also excavated towards the end of the 1980s. It was estate The main building is small and compact owner Sehested from Broholm who personally initiated the and the rectangular residential wing with archaeological digs in the area for more than 150 years ago. its stair turret was built between 1641 and 1644. Today Broholm is still owned by the The collection of 12 Lundeborg rather than America Sehested family. The manor house is used archaeological Lundeborg functioned as a storage area for the export of Broholm’s for conferences, functions, guided tours specimens at Broholm grain over 200 years ago, but Broholm’s owners had visions of tur - and accommodation. Experience Broholm ning the place into a market town. Grain warehouses were built Manor at close hand from the Fairy-tale Track. The path loops and a dye works, a fish drying plant, vinegar factory, inn, hospital through the old English-inspired park with canals and islets. The and homes shot up around the new port. Sehested advertised in walk begins at the car park to the west of the manor. Svendborg the newspapers to attract people to Lundeborg instead of emigra - Museum houses an impressive collection of antiquities found on ting to America. The number of inhabitants rose but the opening the estate. The former owner of the estate Niels F.B Sehested had a of a new station at Hesselager, on the railway between Nyborg and tremendous interest in antiquity. In the space of just a few years he Svendborg in 1897, was the kiss of the death for Lundeborg. A encouraged the farmers in the area to collect over 70,000 flint lovely, original maritime atmosphere nevertheless remains at items. In 1878 he constructed Denmark’s first museum building so Lundeborg Harbour. At Lundeborg Harbour you can find a tourist - that all of the objects could be displayed. See Svendborg Museum’s information and a small exhibition from Svendborg Museum. web site www.svendborg.dk for information on opening hours. His extensive collection of archaeological specimens is displayed here 13 Vresen – Funen’s Atlantis exactly as he wanted it in his day. When looking through binoculars from Lundeborg on a clear day, a sand reef is visible jutting out of the sea in a north-easterly direction. 8 2,500 dead at Møllegårdsmarken Vresen was once inhabited by fishing families. Today the island is a The field, which originally had 2,500 now excavated and closed bird reserve. The many mussels banks around the island are a larder graves, was an Iron Age burial ground for the Gudme area some for the many birds. Over the past 100 years the island has been hea - 1,700–2,000 years ago. The urn graves were very close to the sur - vily eroded by the sea and may soon disappear from view entirely. Lundeborg face so, over the years, many of the urns were destroyed by ploughs. The entire Gudme area was home to Denmark’s largest Iron Age community. A large trading centre was situated by the coast and the chief of Gudme village lived in the eastern outskirts

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