Nyborg Slot


The castle in the heart of Nyborg town was an important royal palace from the 13th century up until 1560, and it was here that Denmark's first constitution was signed in 1282. Though only a part of the structure survives, the castle is fairly impressive seen from certain angles, and houses banqueting halls and a museum. It's photogenically set behind earthwork bastions and a partial moat amid a loop of pretty medieval buildings.

A massive, 280-million-kroner plan is afoot to 'reconstruct' the east wing and access bridge, with a design that will both set off and contrast with the existing brick edifice. The archaeological preamble to the reconstruction has already been completed.

There's a busy calendar of activities, including costumed characters meeting in the Great Hall on Wednesdays in July and August.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby attractions

1. Borgmestergården

0.1 MILES

Combining the 1601 mayor's house with two 1630s merchant buildings, the town museum is still being reworked but will eventually walk visitors through a…

2. Storebælts-forbindelsen

9.57 MILES

Some 18km long and incorporating a suspension bridge that's arguably as elegant as the Golden Gate, the Storebælt link is a remarkable piece of…

3. Fjord & Bælt

10.71 MILES

This harbourside marine centre houses aquariums, a 40m-long underwater tunnel and touch pools for kids. It also has seals and porpoises, which may concern…

4. Farvergården

10.75 MILES

One of the town's oldest and most crooked wooden-framed shop-houses now doubles as a cute little museum celebrating Kerteminde through the ages.

5. Johannes Larsen Museet

11.07 MILES

Set around a charming hilltop garden, the centrepiece of this calming museum is the former home of Johannes Larsen, painter of vivid, naturalistic…

6. Vikingemuseet Ladby

11.21 MILES

Vikingemuseet Ladby, 6km southwest of Kerteminde, preserves the site of the only known Viking-era ship grave in Denmark. The key site is hidden within a…

7. Korsør Isbådsmuseet

12.41 MILES

In the era of harsh winters, before the construction of the Great Belt bridges, ice-breakers were often needed to cut through floes blocking the Store…

8. Egeskov Slot

15.06 MILES

Complete with moat and drawbridge, Egeskov Slot is a magnificent example of the lavish castles that sprang up during Denmark’s 'Golden Age'. Though still…