Transportation in Jutland
Trains Find time tables on: www.midttrafik.dk (only in Danish) Book online: www.dsb.dk Cars Buses Cars can be rented downtown Aarhus through Buses leave the Bus Station on a frequent basis to almost all www.europcar.com or www.avis.com destinations in East Jutland.
Transportation in Aarhus
Walking is the easiest way to get around the inner city within the municipality of Aarhus, and free admission to the or you can borrow one of the 250 free city bikes! various attractions in the city.
Other means of transportation are the city buses. Buy an Find time tables on: www.midttrafik.dk (only in Danish) Aarhus Pass which provides free travel using public transport
Accommodation
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Sights Click on the links for more information
Aarhus The Viking museum ARoS – Aarhus Art Museum Building excavations uncovered the remains The art museum in Aarhus is one of the of the Viking Age town wall. A big museum largest museums in Northern Europe with under the Nordea bank (admission free) collections of modern art and international displays where the finds were made. installation art.
Moesgård Museum Den Gamle By – the Old Town & the Archaeological museum – visit the Grauballe Botanical Gardens man, who died more than 2000 years ago The Old Town is an Open Air Museum. It is a and is the world’s best-preserved peat bog living and breathing experience of what it corpse, and see the impressive sacrifices of was like to live and work in a Danish market weapons from the nearby Illerup river valley. town, as it was in the old days. Afterwards you can enjoy the great diversity of tropical and subtropical plants at The Greenhouses in the Botanical Garden of Aarhus Steno Museum right next to the Old Town. At the Steno Museum for the History of Science and Medicine you can go on a trail of Marselisborg Palace & the Memorial discovery in the natural sciences and explore Park the cultural history of medicine. In summer, when the Queen and her family stay at the palace, there is a changing of the guards ceremony by the Royal Life Guard every day at noon. The Palace is not open to Tivoli Friheden the public, but the park and the Queen’s rose garden is open Tivoli Friheden is an amusement part full of to visitors when the Royal Family is not in residence. After the fun, games and entertainment. Try the many visit, rest in the Memorial Park and enjoy the view of the bay exciting amusements or enjoy a relaxing bite of Aarhus. to eat or a drink at one of the gardens many restaurants and bars. Aarhus Cathedral Aarhus Cathedral is the holder of several Shopping – the Latin Quarter and records in Denmark: it is longest church; it Strøget has the most frescos; the largest organ; and Design, fashion, life-style and trend-setting - its triptych is undoubtedly Denmark's largest these are just some of the words which artistic medieval treasure. describe the wealth of great shopping experiences awaiting you in the bustling The Church of our Lady atmosphere-filled streets of Aarhus. And all The Church of Our Lady ("Vor Frue kirke") is within walking distance! richly decorated, and from the central nave you can descend the staircase to the crypt - the oldest stone crypt in Scandinavia. The The Beaches crypt is rich in ambience and takes the Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere or splash in visitor almost 1000 years back in time. the water at “Den Permanente” or at “Moesgaard Strand”.
Aarhus / Jutland
West Jutland Danfoss Universe Jesperhus Blomsterpark (Flowerpark) At Danfoss Universe, the whole family can The biggest flower park of the North situated have fun while they get wiser on the amazing in and at the beautiful Legind Bjerge south of world of science. Nykøbing. In the Park you can see far more than a million richly coloured summer flowers, cactuses, palms, roses and so on. In addition there is a butterfly land, terrarium, bird zoo North Jutland
Ribe Domkirke Skagen The church is the oldest in Denmark. Take the bus “Sandormen” (the sand worm) Already in year 860 the first church was and dip your toes where two oceans meet! built in Ribe. The existing church was built Kattegat and Skagerak meet at the most northern point of Jylland you can get. 1110-1134.
Den tilsandede kirke in Skagen (the sanded-up church) Ribe’s Vikings Now only the tower of the church is visible! In Ribe you can also visit Ribe’s Vikings, one It was built in the first half of the 1300 of the finest Viking museums in the world, century, but already in 1795 it was built on the site of an ancient Viking market. abandoned as the struggle against the sand got too hard.
Vesterhavet The Fisheries and Maritime Museum Are you for wind surfing, lying at the beach Experience life on, in and at the sea, a or just for looking at big waves, then the seawater aquarium with a wide range of west coast of Jutland is something you MUST different fish and marine animals from see! Danish waters, a seal enclosure with both common seals and common harbour seals, and much more. Ebeltoft
LEGOLAND - for the young and old Fregatten Jylland You are the hero in LEGOLAND. Experience a Life-size Danish history Fregatten Jylland is world of LEGO bricks, go on a Viking voyage, the ship that refused to die after it had ride to the Wild West, help put out a fire or…! fulfilled its duties as a warship and royal yacht. The world’s longest wooden ship.
Mønsted and Daugbjerg Limestone Glasmuseet - the Glass Museum Caves Glasmuseet holds an extensive collection of Near Viborg you can experience some of the contemporary glass established with the world’s largest limestonemines. Walk support of 600+ internationally recognised through the underground paths - some are glass artists from all over the world. as large as cathedrals and others are so narrow that a grown man cannot walk through them upright. Try the “Cavecheese” made in the caves The Old Town Hall of Ebeltoft Don’t miss a visit to the cute little Town Hall Elia of Ebeltoft built in 1789 with guard room, Visit Ingvar Cronhammar's gigant sculpture, court room and dungeons in the basement. Elia in Herning. Elia receives electrical discharges from the atmosphere and gives sound and fire in return. Ree Park – Ebeltoft Safari Be close to the animal kingdom in the park’s outstanding landscape, where more than 800 animals coexist on almost their own terms South Jutland without caging or high fences but with lots of space to roam around. Here you will find Koldinghus open savannahs and expansive prairies, so Koldinghus was built in the mid-1200s, and you suddenly feel that you are in Africa or North America or for centuries was one of Denmark's most Asia. important royal castles. A fire in 1808 left the castle as a romantic ruin for a long period. Koldinghus has now been restored and converted into a museum that has become a world-class attraction.
Trapholt If you are close to Kolding, you should also visit Trapholt and enjoy the unique combination of modern art, furniture design and applied art.
Aarhus / Jutland
Djursland
Djurs Sommerland Enjoy one of Denmark's largest amusement parks with more than 60 fun amusements that will satisfy your appetite for experiences for several days. In this five-star amusement park, you will for example find Piraten (the pirate) - Denmark's largest and fastest rollercoaster. The Pirate was in 2008 chosen as number five best rollecoaster in the world.
The ruins of Kalø Castle The Castle of Kalø was erected about 1313 by the Danish King Erik Menved. It is one of several fortresses built round Århus Bugt (bay) to control the people of this area and defend it against intruding foreign powers. The Swedish King Gustav Vasa was kept prisoner here in 1519.
Silkeborg
Silkeborg Art Museum The museum holds Asger Jorn`s collections of European art from the beginning of the 20th century to abt. 1970. 115 paintings by Jorn apart from ceramics, sculptures and gobelins.
Aqua Freshwater Aquarium Experience northern Europe’s largest fresh water aquarium, with a wide range of animals from the Danish wildlife; Otters, pikes and a wide range of insects, birds, fish and much more.
Hjejlen & Himmelbjerget Take a boat trip with the paddle steamer Hjejlen and climb Himmelbjerget - “Sky Mountain” – the highest mountain of Denmark.
Canoe trip on Gudenåen 170 km of canoe travel in front of you ....!
Randers
Randers Regnskov – rain forest Randers Rainforest is home to over 250 different species of wildlife. Don’t miss the exciting wildlife experiences in a realistic exhibition setting.
Odense / Funen See separate sheet on Odense / Funen
Copenhagen / Sealand See separate sheet on Copenhagen / Sealand