Funen
Svendborg's oldest house is a bumblebee-coloured 1560 structure that leans tipsily to one side, in contrast to the modernist cafe next door.
Must-see attractions in Denmark
Bornholm
In a handsome 1796 sandstone building opposite the waterfront, the modest yet endearing Nexø Museum features intriguing exhibits on Nexø’s history,…
Zealand
On the clifftop path between the Badehotel and the Gilbjerghoved birdwatching area is a simply inscribed boulder that commemorates the visits to this…
Southern Zealand
Køge’s Museum of Art in Public Spaces is a unique entity, displaying not the artists’ finished work, but the notes and scribblings, sketches, models and…
Funen
One of the island's many impressive old windmills, the 1834 Slotsmølle contains a little museum and has a simple cafe with coffee and cake for just 25kr.
Bornholm
The town takes its name from its main sight, the 12th-century Romanesque stone church. Slip inside Bornholm's largest church for a number of historic…
Odense
In the charming Fyrtøjet, children are encouraged to explore the world of Hans Christian Andersen through music and storytelling.
Odense
The one-legged military figure outside a branch of Nelle's cafe-bar is not to commemorate a historical conflict but represents the Tin Soldier, sad hero…
Aarhus
There’s more than the expected vaults in the basement of Nordea bank, a stone’s throw from the city's cathedral. In the mid-1960s this site was excavated…
Southern Jutland
Esbjerg self-consciously attempted to manufacture a medieval appearance in 1897 when the town architect built the water tower, now conveniently (for…
Møn
Popular with windsurfers, Møn’s best beach is a gently sloping arc of mixed white sand and grey stones curling along the Ulvshale Peninsula, which is…
Funen
Den Gamle Gaard is a beautiful 1720s timber-framed house arranged to show how a wealthy merchant lived in the early 19th century.
Zealand
Klosterporten is said to be the oldest still-inhabited gatehouse in Denmark. Once the portal to the Sorø monastery and now the northern entrance to Sorø…
Southern Zealand
Though essentially rebuilt in 1903, Køge's original town hall was once a 1550s Renaissance-style palace of a place that was partly built with materials…
Copenhagen
At the southeastern edge of Kastellet is Anders Bundgaard's monumental Gefion Fountain, depicting the Norse goddess Gefion steering some rather stoic oxen…
Bornholm
Snoop around the childhood home of the author of Pelle the Conqueror (the book that inspired the 1988 Oscar-winning film). The house is in the southern…
Southern Jutland
This award-winning building on the main square houses the church office. Through windows you can see the results of excavations in the area; these found…
Zealand
Immediately west of Klosterporten, Ridehuset is one of the Sorø Akademi site's original buildings, first erected by Christian IV to stable the horses and…
Funen
Drop a coin in the honesty box and climb to the octagonal viewing platform beneath the spire of this sturdy hilltop church for panoramic views.
Southern Jutland
The 18th-century Rømø Church is on the main road in Kirkeby. It’s noted for its unique Greenlandic gravestones (lining the northern wall of the churchyard…
Zealand
Troldeskoven (Witches' Wood) is an area of ancient trees that have been sculpted into haunting shapes by the wind. Walking there (about 3km south) from…
Aalborg
An anachronism among all the waterfront development, the mid-16th-century, half-timbered Aalborghus Slot is more an administrative office than a castle,…
Møn
Directly west of Stege Kirke, the churchyard's small orchard garden has been planted with a labelled selection of medieval herb and food plants. Seeds are…
Funen
Changing exhibitions of local interest are displayed in the former clothing store of a Rudkøbing merchant who spent much of his life collecting an array…
Skagen
The photogenic whitewashed tower is all that still stands of Den Tilsandede Kirke (the sand-covered church). You can enter and climb the stairs for a…
Odense
These two shaped-stone pillars look provocatively sexual, but are supposed to represent the proud if hapless 'darning needle' that's the antihero of Hans…
Bornholm
Situated at the Moseløkken granite quarry, this small museum showcases the work of local stonemasons and sculptors, with occasional demonstrations of…
Helsingør
Restored in 2015, the attractive, brick, Gothic 1852 town hall building is particularly appealing at night when light strained through the stained-glass…
Funen
One of the most attractive glimpses of Vestergade's half-timbered houses is from where the street tunnels through this step-gabled brick gatehouse, which…
Northern Jutland
The town's small, sweet museum occupies a 17th-century timber-frame house. Expect to see an amber collection, a 1920s classroom and a classically…
Southern Jutland
This 16th-century manor house was once home to the town bishop. It's charmingly skew-whiff: no corner is 90 degrees. Next door at No 5 is a half-timbered…
Odense
With a stepped-brick tower, this church is often cited as Odense's oldest. Though records are hazy, most of the whitewashed interior dates back to the…
Bornholm
The town's elevated landmark has a distinctive witch's-hat tower. Its present form dates from 1918, though it sits on the site of a 13th-century chapel.
Southern Jutland
The red-and-green half-timbered house on Akseltorv is Borchs Gård, a decorative Renaissance building dating from 1595.
Odense
Outside the low-rise Radisson Blu hotel, Hans Christian Andersen sits with top hat on a seat awaiting selfies.
Copenhagen
Influenced by the architecture of northern Italy, City Hall's courtyard features a central fountain.
Aalborg
The baroque-style old town hall (c 1762) sits at the corner of Østerågade and Gammel Torv.
Aalborg
This church is a landmark in the old part of town, anchoring a neighbourhood worth a wander.
Bornholm
Watch top-quality Bornholm glass being hand-blown at Gudhjem Glasrøgeri at the dockside.
Central Jutland
This imposing redbrick church dates from the end of the 15th century.
