Fur – Denmark’s most wonderful island
Fur is a small island in the Limfjord.It is easy to get to, as there is 24/7 ferry service and the whole trip take whole 4 minutes!! You won’t be able to notice the ferry started and you are already there!
Jutland
Højriis Slot – castle full of mysteries
Højriis Slot is a manor house dating back to 15th century. Out of all manors and castles that I was at, this one was the most entertaining so far.
When you enter the manor grounds you are transported to year 1929 and you have to solve a murder mystery.
Spøttrup Middelalderborg – Denmark’s best-preserved medieval castle
Spøttrup Middelalderborg is Denmark’s most well-preserved medieval castle. It was built in the 1520s and it was quite remarkable for its time as it had two moats for the defens
Mønsted Kalkgruber – the world’s largest limestone mine
The Mønsted Limestone Mine is the largest limestone mine in the world. There are around 60km of tunnels, out of which 2 km are illuminated. It is also the largest hibernation place for bats.
Himmelbjerget – mountain of the Gods
Himmelbjerget or Sky Mountain in English is in contarary to what the name might suggest just a hill 🙂
Rømø – widest beach in Europe
Rømø is an island where you can find widest beach in Europe. I ended up there just by accident and it was the best random decision I have made!
Tidal island of Mandø
Mandø is an island close to Ribe. What makes this island amazing, is that you have to plan a trip there according to the tides. Twice a day it is not possible to get there due to a road being underwater!
Ribe – the oldest town in Denmark
Ribe is Denmark’s and Scandinavian’s oldest town, established in the early eighth century.
As Ribe is really old city, you can find a lot of firsts and only’s in this place.
Esbjerg – where “Men Meets the Sea”
Esbjerg – the city itself is nothing spectacular, however the fact that it’s located next to the North Sea and the Wadden Sea National Park, is what makes the place amazing.
Roadtrip in Denmark – visiting top sights in Jutland
This year I decided its time to discover Denmark during summer. Why I didn’t do it during 5 years I am here? “Because what can be interesting in Denmark , huh ?” thinking 😉 And belive me, all my danish friends thought I am crazy to spend my holidays driving through Jutland.
They were so wrong!