Samsø

island in Denmark

47km

Læsø

island

53km

Hirsholmene

protected area

73km

Anholt

– more than 45 km from nearest mainland and pretty much right between Sweden and Denmark, this secluded island offers the largest desert in Northern Europe and one of Scandinavia's largest seal populations.

74km

Frederikshavn

town in northeast Jutland, Denmark

75km

Aarhus

city in Central Denmark Region

79km

Odense

city in Denmark

86km

Skagen

town in Frederikshavn Municipality, Denmark

88km

Aalborg

city in Denmark

116km

Hirtshals

human settlement in Denmark

129km

Roskilde

city in Denmark

137km

Gothenburg

city in Sweden. Use Q52502 for the administrative territorial entity

140km

Nykøbing Falster

Danish city

147km

Varberg

urban area in Varberg Municipality, Sweden

150km

Kongernes Nordsjælland National Park

national park in the northern region of the island of Zealand, Denmark

152km

Sønderborg

– discover Danish mentality in a city where Denmark finally conceded its superpower ambitions, and wander through the old castle or the royal palace of Gråsten.

156km

Kattegatcentret

Kattegatcentret is a public aquarium in Grenå, Denmark. Its name refers to the Kattegat sea.

756m

Djurs Sommerland

summer park in Djurland, Denmark

41km

Krudttårnet

Martello tower built in 1686-1690. The top floor (cannon deck) houses a range of artillery. The lower floors have exhibitions of the history of Fladstrand and the harbor. Citadel Fladstr. was used as a base by the Danish Navy during the Great Northern War (1709–20) and the war against GB (1807–14). Tordenskioldsdage is a historic festival that with a spectacular staging of the Powder Tower brings the audience back to the year 1717.

75km

Den Permanente

The name translates to "The Permanent", and reflects the fact that this place is as much about the indoor public bathhouse as the outdoor beach (or more; the latter is quite small). Changing rooms, showers, public toilets, and lifeguards are all provided. The tiny beach immediately south of the bathhouse has been designated as a nudist spot, but welcomes everybody. The historic inn Sjette Federiks Kro, located just up the hill in the forest, is the place to go for a nice traditional Danish meal after your swim. The sea bath is closed for renovation until November 2019.

77km

Riis Skov

78km

Marselisborg Forests

forest to the south of Aarhus City in Denmark

78km

Mejlborg

historic building in Århus

79km

Marselisborg Deer Park

79km

Varna Palæet

Another well-known architectural landmark of Aarhus, and a bit of a change of pace from the modern style that predominates over larger parts of the city, Varna Palace is a palatial Neoclassical resort pavilion. It was designed for the Danish National Exhibition of 1909 by native Eggert Achen and is found in the outskirts of the Marselisborg Forests, south of the inner city. The Varna Palace now serves as the headquarters of the local Odd Fellows Society, but with a public onsite restaurant.

80km

Slagelse

town in Denmark

80km

Women's Museum, Aarhus

Residing in the old City Hall building beside the Aarhus Cathedral, this place focuses on the importance of gender in the past and today. The Women's Museum presents changing exhibitions on the cultural history of gender and possess a fair collection of historical stuff related to women. You can look through or buy publications on former exhibitions that you missed or general books related to the role of gender. Some titles are in English. The Women's Museum has a nice old-fashioned decorated café and on Sundays, lunch is included in the entry fee.

80km

Aarhus Theatre

The city's main theatre. A luscious outstanding art nouveau interior design. You can dine or have a drink or coffee at Café Hack to the left of the main entrances.

80km

Aarhus Cathedral

The beautiful cathedral is more than 800 years old, and the longest and the tallest in Denmark. It took 100 years to build and it is the oldest building in the city, still standing. Concerts are sometimes arranged and the tower offers a good view. Behind the church is Aarhus Cathedral School, also with an 800-year history.

80km

Spanien Public Baths

The pool at this renovated historic bathhouse from the 1930s hosts many families and children on weekends, but Badeanstalten Spanien is so much more than just swimming: there's a luxury co-ed wellness section (kr 90) with saunas, steambaths, spas, infrared heat lamps and other facilities. The building also houses a fitness centre, a couple of small boutiques offering massage, beauty treatments, wellness products and a café.

80km

Latinerkvarteret, Aarhus

part of Aarhus

80km

Viking Museum (Aarhus)

Small Viking museum located across from the cathedral in the basement of the Nordea Bank. The museum focuses on local history during the Viking Age and most of the displayed items were excavated on site. If you are interested in Viking Age history in general, visit the large Moesgaard Museum (MoMu) south of the city.

80km

Church of Our Lady (Aarhus)

Medieval church with an interesting crypt church in the basement. The crypt church, built around 1060, is one of the oldest stone churches in Scandinavia. Through a door on the left inside the main church you can enter a former priory with an atrium garden.

80km

Natural History Museum, Aarhus

Another museum brought to you by Aarhus University, the Natural History Museum's four fully wheelchair-accessible exhibition halls educate visitors on over 5,000 different animal species hailing from all over the world, displayed in reproductions of their natural habitats.

81km

University Park, Aarhus

The University Park at the University campus is a soothing spot of greenery in the city centre and it is open year round. It is a celebrated piece of landscape architecture with rolling hills, open lawns, large old oak trees and a couple of duck ponds. If there, be sure to visit the southern section as well, known as Vennelystparken. It is the oldest park in Aarhus, dating to 1824, and is a bit different from the main park.

81km

Museum of Ancient Art, Aarhus

Operated by Aarhus University, the focus of the Museum of Ancient Art's collection falls on Classical-era artworks and artifacts from Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Near East, and elsewhere in the Mediterranean area. Their collection of Ancient Greek coins is one of the largest in Europe.

81km

Marselisborg Palace

This small summer residence of the Queen of Denmark is situated just west of Mindeparken. The surrounding garden-park is fenced, but open to the public when the Queen is not in residence. It is dotted with sculptures from the private art collection of Prince Consort Henrik, the Queen's late husband.

81km

ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum

One of Denmark’s largest museums. Be sure to check out the '9 Spaces', a maze of black-walled galleries. A work by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, "Your Rainbow Panorama", offers a splendid roof-top view of the city inside a circular walkway with rainbow-coloured windows. There is a café with dining options in the lounge area at the entrance and a celebrated high-end gourmet restaurant by the name ARoS Food Hall at the top floor of the museum.

81km

Aarhus Forestry Botanical Garden

Established in 1923, this arboretum at the north end of the Marselisborg Forests is small (5 ha) but packed with over 900 species of trees and bushes from all over the world. It's a pleasant place to take a load off, but it's prohibited to disturb any of the plants, and falling tree branches are a persistent danger in windy weather.

81km

Aarhus Botanical Gardens

Founded in 1873 as a research garden for students at Aarhus University, nowadays the Botanical Gardens have been repurposed more as a pleasant outdoor space for citizens to enjoy during the warm months. However, for laypeople who may be interested in botany, there are still thousands of different species of plants on display throughout this 21-hectare expanse, all labelled in Latin and Danish. The bulk of the place is a hilly outdoor expanse of open lawns, ponds, and landscaped gardens, with tropical plants to be found in a large greenhouse complex, designed in the modernist style (of course) by the prominent architectural firm of C. F. Møller. There's a small children's playground onsite, ample facilities for picnicking, and a café in the greenhouses, serving light lunches.

82km

University of Southern Denmark

castle

84km

Grenen

northernmost point of Denmark

86km

Sand-Covered Church

church in Denmark

89km

Brabrand Lake

The Brabrandstien pathway leads upstream the river all the way to the Brabrand Lake nature site in the western parts of the city. Brabrandstien is a twenty kilometre long safe and tranquil corridor of greenery perfect for hiking, cycling and rollerblading. There are several spots for picnicking and resting, and even though it doesn't feel like it, you are always close to the city and its bus lines, if you don't want to backtrack. It is not possible to bath in the lake, but you can go there by canoe from the inner city if you want some alternative action.

90km

Svendborg

town in the municipality with the same name in Denmark

91km

Råbjerg Mile

migrating coastal dune in Denmark

94km

Smålandsfarvandet

Smålandsfarvandet is a strait in Denmark's archipelago between Zealand and Lolland. The strait contains some small, rural islands with fewer than a thousand permanent inhabitants together.

94km

Langeland

Danish island

95km

Zealand

island in Denmark

108km

Skanderborg

city

112km

Ærø

Danish Baltic Sea island

115km

Land of Legends (Sagnlandet Lejre)

123km

Asserbo Charterhouse

castle

128km

Frederikssund

town in Denmark

132km

Roskilde Festival

Annual music festival in Roskilde

137km

Fuglsang Manor

143km

Ejegod Windmill

146km

Falsters Minder

city museum housed in the 17th century half-timbered building known as Czarens Hus (the Czar's House)

147km

Abbey Church, Nykøbing Falster

Gothic style from the 15th century. Includes the 17th century Mecklenburg Ancestral Table.

147km

Guldborgsund Zoo

Quite small zoo. Also has a shop and a café.

149km