Wanderlust - 04.2020

156 wanderlust.co.uk April 2020

POCKET GUIDES SHORT BREAK

Togetyourbearings,headtothe

Sallingdepartmentstoreonthe

mainshoppingstreet,Søndergade

• itsrooftopoersa360°viewof
  thecityandtheterraceisapopular
  spotforacoeeorcocktail.
  Afterwards,backatstreetlevel,
  turnrightandyou’llcometothe
  canal.FollowittotheARoS,oneof
  NorthernEurope’slargestart
  museums.Aswellas 10 ƒloorsof
  exhibits,thehighlightisthewalk
  through‘Yourrainbowpanorama’,
  atechnicolourcircularpanoramic
  path.Stayforlunchatthecafeteria.
  Aƒive-minutewalkawayisopen-
  airmuseumDenGamleBy.Its
  beautifullyrestored19th-century
  buildingstakeyoubacktothedays
  offairytaleauthorHansChristian
  Andersen,whileotherhouses
  bringalivethe1920sand1970s.
  Ashortwalkupthehilltakesyouto
  thecity’sbotanicalgarden.
  WalkdowncharmingMøllestien,
  thenvisitAarhusCityHalland
  theWomen’sMuseum,before
  exploringtheLatinQuarter.
  TrytheseafoodatMe“isto
  (meƒisto.dk)orLatinAmerican
  cuisineatRømer(jacobsenco.dk).

Hireabikeandheadsouthoutof

thecityalongthecoastroad

(Strandvejen),orheadto

Marselisborg,thegroundsofthe

Danishroyalfamily’ssummer

house.They’reopentothepublic

whentheroyalsarenotin;youcan

alsovisitDyrehaven,adeerpark.

TheacclaimedMoesgaard

Museumis9kmfromthecity(take

bus18).ItshowcasesDanish

historyfromtheStoneAgetothe

MiddleAges.Highlightsinclude

theGrauballeMan,theworld’s

best-preservedIronAge‘bog

body’andtherearespectacular

viewsfromthemuseum’sgrass

roof.ThePrehistoryTrailtothe

seapassesburialmoundsand

restoredprehistoricbuildings.

Backinthecity,explorelively

Frederiksbjerg,creative

Godsbanenorthenewly

developedharbourareaknownas

Ø.ThendineatAarhusStreetFood

orAarhusCentralFoodMarkets.

Hireacar(ortakeabus)andhead

outofthecity.Oneoptionisthe

Djurslandpeninsulaforhistoric

sitesandlovelyseascapes.Hikeor

biketheMolsBjergeNational

Park,hometowhatthelocalswryly

call‘Denmark’smountains’(hillsto

therestofus),withthehighest,

AgriBavnehøjreaching137mand

oering360°views.Thediverse

landscapesincludeforest,kettle

holesandNeolithicsites.

Downonthecoast,takeawalk

alongthewindsweptcausewayto

theatmosphericlittlecastleof

KaløSlotsruin.Thendrive

afurther 25 minutestoEbeltoft,

adrop-deadgorgeous14th-

centuryportwithcobbledstreets

andtimberedhouses.

Visitoneofthelongestwooden

shipsintheworld,theJylland

frigate,andtheextraordinary

GlassMuseum,homeofamixof

compellingcontemporaryart,all

involvingglass,beforebrowsing

themanyartisanshopsand

cosycafésinthetown.

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Population:273,077

Timezone:GMT+1

Currency: Danish krone

(DKK), currently around

DKK9 to the UK£.

When to go: Year-round

Stay: The four-star Comwell

Hotel (comwell.com) has

a Scandi-cool vibe, friendly

sta† and great views. Good

value for the standard

and location. 

Top tip: Buy an Aarhus Card

for 24 hours (329DKK/£37),

which then gives free

admission to over 25

museums and attractions,

free central bus and train

travel, and a free shuttle

bus transfer to and from

the airport (buy in

advance online).

Further information:

visitaarhus.com

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