Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Aarhus C, Denmark

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 5.4 km
Ascend 96 m
Descend 98 m

Experience Aarhus C in Denmark in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Aarhus C

Sight 1: House iceberg

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Isbjerget is a residential building in the Aarhus Docklands neighborhood in Aarhus, Denmark. It is situated on the waterfront on Mariane Thomsens Gade and was finished in 2013 after three years of development. The building was designed by four architectural firms, the Danish CEBRA and JDS Architects, French Louis Paillard and Dutch SeARCH, and was funded by the Danish pension fund PensionDanmark.

Wikipedia: Isbjerget (EN)

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Teatret Gruppe 38

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Teatret Gruppe 38, which is led by actress and playwright Bodil Alling, is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning Danish small city theatre located in Aarhus. The theatre has existed since 1972, and was founded by Erik Møller and Flemming Carlsen. In 1980, the theatre was given the status of a regional theatre, and now has the status of a small metropolitan theatre. The theatre presents both its own productions and guest performances from home and abroad.

Wikipedia: Gruppe 38 (DA), Website

1302 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 3: Sankt Olufs Kirkegård

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St. Oluf Cemetery is a small public park and historic site in central Aarhus, Denmark. The park is situated by the coast in the city center of Midtbyen, in the Latin Quarter, bounded by the streets of Kystvejen and St. Olufs Stræde, overlooking the Docklands and the Bay of Aarhus in the East. It is one of only two green spaces in the historic inner city, the other one being Frue Kirkeplads at the Church of Our Lady, but is one of five protected scheduled monuments.

Wikipedia: St. Oluf's Cemetery (EN)

1317 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 4: Steno Museet

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The Steno Museum – The Danish Museum of the History of Science is a Danish cultural history museum located in the University Park in Aarhus.

Wikipedia: Steno Museet (DA), Website

1168 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 5: Tuesbøl Mølle

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Tuesbøl Mølle Doug Kerr / CC BY-SA 2.0

Tuesbøl Mill is a stump mill from 1792. The mill was first and foremost located on the field of Frøstrup Manor, but after the farm's subdivision it was sold to the citizens of Varde. After this, it was moved to Tuesbøl near Brørup in 1866. In 1931, it was rebuilt just outside the Old Town on the site where Aarhus Mill's stump mill once stood.

Wikipedia: Tuesbøl Mølle (DA)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Botanical Garden

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Aarhus Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located north of the Old Town open-air village museum and was founded in 1875. Nowadays it covers an area of 21.5 hectares, with 5 hectares for the Old Town.

Wikipedia: Aarhus Botanical Gardens (EN)

360 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: The Old Town, Aarhus

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The Old Town, Aarhus

Den Gamle By is an open-air town museum located in the Aarhus Botanical Gardens, in central Aarhus, Denmark. In 1914, the museum opened as the world's first open-air museum of its kind, concentrating on town culture rather than village culture, and to this day it remains one of just a few top rated Danish museums outside Copenhagen, serving more than 400,000 visitors pr. year. Today the museum consists of 75 historical buildings collected from 20 townships in all parts of the country. The town itself is the main attraction but most buildings are open for visitors; rooms are either decorated in the original historical style or organized into larger exhibits of which there are 5 regular with varying themes.

Wikipedia: Den Gamle By (EN), Website

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Dansk Plakatmuseum

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The Danish Poster Museum Danish: Det Danske Plakatmuseum in Aarhus, Denmark is a museum dedicated to the history of poster art. The museum is situated in the open air museum The Old Town in the Town Center neighbourhood in central Aarhus.

Wikipedia: Danish Poster Museum (EN)

437 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Åparken

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Åparken is a public park in central Aarhus, Denmark. The park is situated by the Aarhus River in the Vesterbro neighborhood in Midtbyen close to CeresByen, bounded by the streets Carls Blochs Gade and Thorvaldsensgade. The park is divided by a central pedestrian pathway which runs from the urban center and connects to the recreational path Brabrandstien towards the west, circumventing Brabrand Lake area. Åparken is the first of a number of green areas extending from the city centre along the river and the pathway of Brabrandstien. The long distance "Aarhus-Silkeborg hiking route" starts off from Åparken.

Wikipedia: Åparken (EN)

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