Kulturnatten 2016
Every year in October the doors to museums, government institutions open for the public. During this one night you can go to places
Denmark
Lindholm Høje – ancient viking burial site
Lindholm Høje is an old Viking burial site with ~700 graves and stone ships that is located close to Aalborg. The burial site is open 24/7, however in the evening there are goats running around so try not to provoke them;p
Grenen – the northernmost point of Denmark
I think Grenen is the most well know place in Denmark. You might know of it from its other name: the top of Denmark. It is also a place where you can stand in the two seas at the same time!
Den Tilsandede Kirke – sand-burried church
Den Tilsandede Kirke also known as The Buried Church is a church from 14th century. During 18th century it slowly became devoured by sand. The villagers tried to fight with nature for many years but it was a futile fight and they had to give up.
Råbjerg Mile – the largest moving dune in Northern Europe
Råbjerg Mile is the largest moving dune in Northern Europe! The movment of the dune has not been stopped to allow people to expirience the amazing and scary power of the nature.
Rubjerg Knude Fyr – A lighthouse’s struggle against the sands of time
Rubjerg Knude Fyr is a lighthouse that is standing on the edge of the cliff! Due to the moving sands the landmark will fall into the sea in 15-20 year, so visit while you can!
Bulbjerg – The Shoulder of Jutland
Bulbjerg also called “The Shoulder of Jutland” is an amazing looking 47 m high limestone cliff that is the only rock formation and bird cliff on Danish mainland. And that means there are a lot of cute birds hidden in the rocks:)
Hanstholm – WWII fortifications guarding the Baltic Sea
Hirtshals is a harbour town. Actually there are two harbours – fishing harbour and ferry one. I have only driven through, so can’t say much about the city itself as my goal was The Bunker Museum Hirtshals 10th Battery.
Fur – Denmark’s most wonderful island
Fur is a small island in the Limfjord.It is easy to get to, as there is 24/7 ferry service and the whole trip take whole 4 minutes!! You won’t be able to notice the ferry started and you are already there!
Højriis Slot – castle full of mysteries
Højriis Slot is a manor house dating back to 15th century. Out of all manors and castles that I was at, this one was the most entertaining so far.
When you enter the manor grounds you are transported to year 1929 and you have to solve a murder mystery.
Spøttrup Middelalderborg – Denmark’s best-preserved medieval castle
Spøttrup Middelalderborg is Denmark’s most well-preserved medieval castle. It was built in the 1520s and it was quite remarkable for its time as it had two moats for the defens
Mønsted Kalkgruber – the world’s largest limestone mine
The Mønsted Limestone Mine is the largest limestone mine in the world. There are around 60km of tunnels, out of which 2 km are illuminated. It is also the largest hibernation place for bats.
Himmelbjerget – mountain of the Gods
Himmelbjerget or Sky Mountain in English is in contarary to what the name might suggest just a hill 🙂
Rømø – widest beach in Europe
Rømø is an island where you can find widest beach in Europe. I ended up there just by accident and it was the best random decision I have made!
Tidal island of Mandø
Mandø is an island close to Ribe. What makes this island amazing, is that you have to plan a trip there according to the tides. Twice a day it is not possible to get there due to a road being underwater!
Ribe – the oldest town in Denmark
Ribe is Denmark’s and Scandinavian’s oldest town, established in the early eighth century.
As Ribe is really old city, you can find a lot of firsts and only’s in this place.
Esbjerg – where “Men Meets the Sea”
Esbjerg – the city itself is nothing spectacular, however the fact that it’s located next to the North Sea and the Wadden Sea National Park, is what makes the place amazing.
Roadtrip in Denmark – visiting top sights in Jutland
This year I decided its time to discover Denmark during summer. Why I didn’t do it during 5 years I am here? “Because what can be interesting in Denmark , huh ?” thinking 😉 And belive me, all my danish friends thought I am crazy to spend my holidays driving through Jutland.
They were so wrong!
Rib boat ride
This time I decided to try Rib Boats. What are those? Well, a high-speed boats! As a proper speed boats they can accelerate up to 130-140km/h ! And that means, it’s a lot of fun, especially when taking turns 😀
Bosch Dreams – contemporary circus
The show was both amazing and weird, but mostly really amazing. It was basing on Hieronymus Bosch most popular painting “The Garden of Earthly” Delights, which is a very peculiar painting.