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Søby
This quiet little port has a shipyard, which happens to be the islands biggest employer, a sizeable fishing fleet and a busy yacht marina. Five kilometres beyond Søby, at Ærøs northern tip, theres a pebble beach with clear water and a stone lighthouse with a view.
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Glastorvet
If you’re interested in crafts, there are a number of pottery and handicraft shops dotted around town, and at Glastorvet in the town centre there’s a workshop where you can watch glass being melted into orange glowing lumps and then blown into clear, elegant glassware.
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Esbjerg Vandtårn
Esbjerg self-consciously attempted to manufacture a medieval appearance in 1897 when the town architect built the water tower now conveniently (for tourists) located next door to Musikhuset Esbjerg. Climb up the tower to get your bearings and check out the sweeping port.
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Kannikegården
A new architecturally designed exhibition space is planned for near the cathedral. This museum will explain the significance of excavations recently performed in the area, which found evidence of Christianity arriving in Ribe a century earlier than historians had believed.
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Køge Skitsesamling
Køge Skitsesamling is a unique art museum that displays not the artist’s finished work, but the notes and scribblings, sketches, models and mock-ups that built up into the final piece. It’s fascinating, particularly for non-artists, to see the creative process deconstructed.
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Museet Falsters Minder
This is a nicely presented local-history museum, occupying one of Nykøbing F’s oldest houses. It includes costumes, toys, glass, ceramics and reconstructed 19th- and early 20th-century rooms and shops – look for the elegant, Pompeiian-themed goldsmith shop. Most labelling is in Dan
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Faaborg Museum
You’ll find a notable collection of Funen art, including works by Johannes Larsen, Peter Hansen, Jens Birkholm and Anna Syberg, and a flower-filled garden and cafe inside this handsome, imposing building. Kai Nielsen’s original granite sculpture of the Ymerbrønd is also here.
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Fiskeri
For an up-close look at North Sea marine life, head 4km northwest of the city centre to the saltwater aquarium at the Fisheries & Maritime Museum (take bus 3 or 6). Here you can see assorted local fish species getting along swimmingly, plus seals being fed at 11am and 2.30pm da
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Store Tårn
Built in 1684, Christiansø’s Store Tårn is an impressive structure measuring a full 25m in diameter, and the tower’s 100-year-old lighthouse offers a sweeping 360-degree view of the island. On our last visit, the tower was set for major restoration work, due for completion in 2017.
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Grønsalen
A short walk down the road from Fanefjord Kirke (turn left out of the church driveway) is one of Denmark’s longest megalithic barrows, Grønsalen. You can’t go inside, but you can admire its scale – it’s 102m long and surrounded by 145 huge blocks of sparkling, pinkish-hued rock.
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Den Gamle Rådhus
This is the oldest town hall (1496) in Denmark and was used as a courthouse until 2006 – these days it’s a popular spot for civil weddings. As well as ceremonial artefacts, there’s an exhibit on local law and order (including a collection of medieval weapons and the executioner’s a
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Viewpoint
Hanstholm’s impressive commercial harbour was completed in 1967; since then the town has developed into one of Denmark’s largest fishing ports and prominent industrial centres. There’s a good viewpoint over the harbour at the end of Helshagevej (follow the signs for ‘Havneudsigt’).
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Carl
Across the street from HEART, the Carl-Henning Pedersen and Else Alfelt Museum showcases the riotously colourful paintings, watercolours, mosaics, ceramics and sculptures of artists Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913–2007) and Else Alfelt (1910–74); there’s a large sculpture park beyond t
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Gefion Fountain
At the southeastern edge of Kastellet is Anders Bundgaards monumental Gefion Fountain (Gefionspringvandet), depicting the Norse goddess Gefion steering some rather stoic oxen. The fountain was donated to the city by the Carlsberg Foundation to celebrate the brewerys 50th anniversar
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Skagen Odde Naturcenter
In a beautiful Utzon-designed building on the northern outskirts of town, this centre gives an insight into the natural elements that surround Skagen and make it unique. Its pricy, but worth a visit if youre into architecture. There are also changing art exhibitions, and family act
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Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Fronting Kongens Nytorv, Charlottenborg was built in 1683 as a palace for the royal family. Home to Det Kongelige Kunstakademi (Royal Academy of Fine Arts) since 1754, it keeps culture vultures flocking with its rotating exhibitions of contemporary art from both Danish and internat
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Vikingemuseet
There’s more than the expected vaults in the basement of Nordea bank, a stone’s throw from the cathedral. In the mid-1960s this site was excavated and artefacts from the Viking era were unearthed. Concise exhibits include a skeleton, a reconstructed pithouse, 1000-year-old carpentr
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Den Gamle Gaard
Den Gamle Gaard is a beautiful timber-framed house that dates back to about 1720. Inside are 22 rooms, arranged to show how a wealthy merchant lived in the early 19th century – full of antique furniture, porcelain, toys, maritime objects. When we visited it was open only limited ho
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Søbygaard
The earthen ramparts of Søby Volde, once part of a 12th-century fortress, hunch to one side of the main road, 3km south of Søby. Across the lane is 16th-century Søbygaard, a compact manor house with a dry moat, reputedly haunted by a white lady. It stages art exhibitions, and music
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Galleri Christina Wilson
Arguably the most important commercial gallery in this district, Christina Wilson represents some of the world’s most prolific contemporary artists. Top names include French conceptual artist and photographer Sophie Calle, American painter Michael Williams, and home-grown video art
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