For a leisurely stroll that takes in some of Ribe’s handsome half-timbered homes and idyllic cobbled lanes, head along any of the streets radiating out from Torvet (note that the night-watchman walks cover much of this ground).
To help you appreciate the surrounds, drop by the tourist office and pick up a copy of the free Town Walk in Old Ribe brochure; it’s available in Danish, English, German, Dutch, Italian and French.
On Puggårdsgade is a privately owned 16th-century manor house, the charmingly skew-whiff Taarnborg , where no corner is 90 degrees. Next door at No 5 is a half-timbered house from 1550. From Grønnegade, narrow alleys lead down and across pretty Fiskergade to Skibbroen and the picturesque old harbour.
