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Family,(Familie)  Bronze statue by Hanne Varming, 1983. Hjørring
This family on a bench is expressed in a way that one wants to sit with them and be a part of their family. With simplicity and strengt...

The Unicorn, (Énhjørning)  Sculpture by Karin Olesen, 1990, Hjørring
This unicorn is made of recycled materials and refers to the name of the housing area “Hubertusparken” (Saint Hubert’s Park). But d...

Suspension Field, (Spændingsfelt) Two granite sculptures by Claus Ørntoft,  2003, Hjørring
Two almost identical imaginary creatures squaring up to each other across a busy road. Their tense glances co...

Elephant,  Kaj (Glamsbjerg) Nielsen, 1958, Hjørring
The natural forms and lines of the granite rock inspired the artist, who gave the stone its form by chiseling a minimal amount away and letting its ...

Concurrent with the steady growth of Copenhagen around 1900, there was also an in-creasing need for water among the inhabi-tants and in the factories. The waterworks in central Copenhagen could not de...

Children,(Børn) Poul Hansen,  1978, Hjørring
The two small young children seem delicately vulnerable as they sit outside the Teacher Training College in Hjørring. In spite of this, there is an artisti...

Morning Hour, Weathered Steel sculpture by Kurt Tegtmeier 1990, Hjørring
This sculpture is reminiscent of a human figure just beginning to rise from a prone postion, just as one does in the morning.

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Dragon, (Drage) Granite sculpture by Flemming Holm,1995, Hjørring


This dragon may appear ferocious with it's sharp teeth bared and it's jagged spine, but it is a patient creature. In any case, it ha...

Birth of the Universe (Universets fødsel),  Granite and Bronze sculpture by Jens-Flemming Sørensen, 1974. Hjørring

Columns and spheres are simple forms that can contain a long story. “Birth of the Un...

Animal Sculptures, created until 1983 by Peter Jensen, Bjergby
Peter Jensen was a folk artist without any formal training. He decided to fill his garden with exotic animals which he made of recycled m...

Art Gallery

The expressionist painter Jan Laurberg List, which has combined gallery and studio in Tisvildeleje, creates imaginative abstract paintings that speak to both emotions and imagination.
The...

Hornslet

Hornslet is a blooming town and guests are guaranteed a good experience with the market day, Open by Nights and not least the Rosenholm Festival. Just outside the town you’ll find the natura...

Art Gallery. Open by appointment...

Not open for public....

Svendborgs landmark, illuminated all year. Preserved in class B. Rebuild in 1859 and used until 1958. Svendborg Community owns the mill.Can only see the mill from the outside....

The smithy is a workshop used for making ironmongery for buildings worthy of preservation. The idea is that through this work the old smiths can pass on the trade to the younger generation....

In the middle of the South Funen archipelago lies Drejø with its 75 odd inhabitants. You can reach Drejø by ferry from Svendborg, an impressive trip through Svendborgsund and past Skarø...

The foothills of the "Fyn Alps". They offer a broad panorame over the undulating landscape. At Bakkelundgård you can walk along a new hiking path offering a fantastic view of the south Funen archipela...

The windmill is placed high up in the Egebjerg hills west of svendborg. Changing exhibitions. The mill is only open in July....

The steam- icebreaker S/S Bjørn in Elsinore port is a unique marine historic project under Danish Veteran Ship Club. S/S Bjørn was built in Bremerhaven in 1908 for Randers Port Authority. The ship ser...

Farm shop selling fresh lamb, sausages, cheese and much more.

In winter sold whole or half lambs by appointment. Please call the + 45 24890951...

Prehistoric places in Gl. Hestehave....

Art gallery and studio where the paintings has nature as inspiration.

The gallery is a part  of kronborg Gallerierne.

Open the first sunday every month from 11 am-4 pm.

 

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Gudbjerglund is a small memorial grove, 2 hektares, and it was planted in 1923-24. In the small wood stands a complex of 4 long barrows, 106, 41, 19 and 117 m respectivily. Open all day....

Open all day....

During the period 1538-48, the whole group of buildings were built with Morten Bussert as the master builder and Jacob Binck as the artist of; inter alia, the paintings in the Hjortesal-Hall. The owne...

 Hjortø is one of the smallest and most untouched islands in the
South Funen archipelago with only 8 inhabitants. The island is reached
by the little ferry. Hjortø is carless and has no grocer, pub ...

The present centre wing was built abt. 1550. In 1742 it was extended and the west- and east wings were added with, as far as is known, Phillip de Lange as the architect. In 1820 the impressive farm bu...

Iholm is a rather small island in Svendborgsund. No admittance to the public as the island is privately owned....

One of the Denmarks biggest burial mounds. 7 metres high, 41 metres in diameter. An absolutely incredible view from the top. Open all day....

The area of the ice-dammed lake, can still be discerned from the hills of Rødme Bakke, where part of the bed of the old lake can still be seen....

Here you can make your own lollipop....

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"Fresh Baltic fish caught from my own fishing vessel"!

This is the message from the captain of "Søstrene" from Klintholm. Exquisite fresh fish, boned and filetted by the crew onboard the "Søstrene"....

Klingstrup is not open for public....

Klintholm Chalk Pits provide an insight into the astonishing history of the earth. It higlights the time when sharks swam in tropical seas, and when volcanoes and earthquakes changed the sea into an i...

Krøyers Have is placed in the center of Svendborg....

The Danish circus princess Elvira Madigan alias Hedvig Jensen fled in 1889 from Stockholm to Svendborg with her lover - the Swedish dragoon lieutenant Sixten Sparre. They were not allowed to be togeth...

Not open to the public. Mainbuilding from 1885, and renovatet in 2000....

The very special atmosphere of Lundeborg fishing hamlet is an attraction for yachtsmen, who also enjoy the very modern facilities of the 90-berth marina....

The manor was first mentioned in 1372, and the present main building with 2 floors and with adjoining wings of one storey from 1842 was erected on top of the remaining brickwork of the original brick-...

A prehistoric tower in Svendborg...

Monnet got preserved in 1983. The southern point Vaaroe Knude, raises 8 m. with view over the archipelago. Parking at the public parking lot on Monnetvej or at the end of Soeby Strandvej. The area is ...

The forerunner can probably be found in one of the three castle mounds south of the existing manor house, built by the architect Charles Abrahams in 1884-87, inspired by French renaissance. The main p...

This was a big castle stronghold in the Middle Ages, the castle mounds can still be discerned with its moats. After the civil war (the baron´s feud) a three-winged manor house with tower was built in ...

Orte Mølle and Røde Mølle are water mills which both belonged to the Hvidkilde estate. Orte Mølle can be dated back to the twelfth century, making it one of the oldest mills in the country....

Rygård is not oopen for public....

Rødkilde is not open for public...

There used to be a chapel near the place where the fountain is now. The chapel was torn down in 1634. Open all day....

Skarø lies at the mouth of Svendborgsund and is serviced by the same ferry as the one serving Drejø. Thanks to the frequent ferry connection Skarø has many day trippers who profit from the fact t...