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Sightseeing in Odense
Sightseeing in Odense
Sightseeing in Odense should be done on foot or by bike. Driving in the center is not easy, with several one-way streets and probably the biggest pedestrian area in Denmark in relation to the size of the city. The most notable pedestrian streets are Kongensgade and Vestergade, where, besides many shops and restaurants, you will also find sculptures depicting some of H.C. Andersen’s tales. Throughout the entire city you will notice that Andersen and his work is the ongoing theme. He is the most famous person to come out of Odense and in 2005 the bicentenary of his birth was celebrated throughout the country.
The town hall along Vestergade is where the Tourist Office is also located. Standing on the adjacent square with the town hall on your left you will have St Knud’s Cathedral right in front of you. While Vestergade and the town hall area are good for shopping, the best sightseeing is about a 10-minute walk to the northeast where the old town of Odense is. Walking around in the old town is like taking a step back in time to the 19th century. The highlight of this quarter is the H.C. Andersen Museum.
Just across from the Odense Castle is St Hans Church, which is worth a visit. Odense played an important religious role in the Middle Ages and, if you look closely at this 15th-century church, you will see a unique pulpit placed on the outside of the building facing the street. The pulpit was used by monks in those days, when the crowds were so large they couldn’t all fit inside the church.
One of the nicest walks in the city is along the Odense River, meandering through the southern section of town. You can start at the park near the cathedral and walk along the river until you get to Odense Aafart (river boat). The boat takes you down near Den Fynske Landsby, an open-air museum made to look like Odense in the 19th century (the era of H.C. Andersen). The boat doesn’t take you all the way down; you have to walk the last 500 m (1,500 feet). If you have already been to (or if you are on your way to) Århus and its open-air museum, Den Gamle By, Den Fynske Landsby may seem a bit redundant. Besides, the old town in central Odense is itself like an open-air museum.
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