Aalborg is a multi-faceted city - full of contrasts. A city with a lust for life and all of its pleasures. All the major city attractions are concentrated within easy reach. From fast-paced fun to peaceful oases. From a foaming draft beer to sublime gastronomy. From the Viking era to the Middle Ages and on to modern art.

Among the many attractions you’ll find treasures such as Lindholm Høje where you can explore the Viking Age, North Jutland Art Museum designed by the renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, Jens Bangs Stenhus – a beautiful renaissance building from 1624 and De Danske Spritfabrikker (Danish Distillers) from 1881. And don’t forget to visit the Budolfi Cathedral. As the building stands today, it is the results of 800 years of rebuilding and expansion. Inside the Cathedral you can see a former Catholic Chapel with some fine frescoes.

Enjoy the concerts of, for instance, the local symphony orchestra at Aalborg Congress and Culture Centre or the wide variety of world music entertainment and jazz at Huset or Skråen. Or just be spontaneous and pop in to one of the daily live concerts in a cosy setting in the cafés and bars in downtown Aalborg. Regardless of which night you go out there are always a lot of people and an unpretentious atmosphere in Denmark’s longest bar and club street: Jomfru Ane Gade.

During Christmas time a special atmosphere spreads over Aalborg and the enchanting Christmas market at the Old Square, where children and adults alike can have fun on the ice rink, is the natural place to go to buy local art craft and try the delicious Danish Christmas specialities such as mulled red wine, the perfect anti-dote to cold toes, fingers and noses. And why not do your Christmas shopping in the cosy city centre of Aalborg? With shops such as Inspiration, Inside Living, Victoria and Queen of Chaos you won’t have trouble finding presents for your loved ones.
You will find all the international design icons but at much cheaper prices than in the UK. Furthermore, you have to allow yourself time to explore the world of Danish design as well. Bang & Olufsen, the ultimate in designer stereo equipment, and silversmith Georg Jensen, are just two Danish brands famous worldwide. Another must is Royal Copenhagen, makers of Danish porcelain. Within clothing the Danish fashion icons are Bruuns Bazaar, Baum und Pferdgarten, Sand, Day Birger Mikkelsen, Rützou and Malene Birger just to name a few.
You will have plenty of opportunity to find the perfect Christmas gifts – both for your loved ones and for yourself.

After an exciting day of sightseeing and shopping it is time to relax over a nice dinner in one of the many gourmet restaurants in Aalborg. Try the classic Danish open sandwiches or the hearty Christmas buffet in fantastic settings at Duus Vinkælder or go for classic Danish meals and locally brewed beer in the stylish restaurant and micro brewery of Søgaards Bryghus. Are you more into the international gourmet cuisine try Aalborg’s most famous restaurant, Mortens Kro. If a light tapas menu is more you, don’t miss Café Pingvin right in the heart of Aalborg.

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