Aarhus (
Århus) is the second largest city in
Denmark, located some 120 km to the north-west from
Odense. The capital city
Copenhagen is in 210 km to the south-east. The population of the the large city was estimated at 237,600 people according to the 2015 census Many people visit Aarhus to experience its botanical gardens and museums.
The nearest airport Aarhus (IATA: AAR) is about 40 km away.
Best things to see in Aarhus
Botanisk Have, Danish for the Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden in Aarhus, Denmark. It was founded in 1875.
The Old Town in Aarhus, Denmark (Danish: Den Gamle By), is an open-air village museum consisting of 75 historical buildings collected from 20 townships in all parts of the country. In 1914 the museum opened for the first time as the world's first open-air museum of its kind and to this day it remains one of just a few top rated Danish museums outside Copenhagen serving some 3. 5 million visitors pr. Year.
The Aarhus Theatre (Aarhus Teater) in Aarhus is the largest provincial theatre in Denmark.
Aarhus Cathedral (Danish: Århus Domkirke) is the main religious edifice of Aarhus, Denmark, in the Jutland peninsula in the western part of the country. The cathedral is dedicated to the patron saint of sailors, St. Clemens, and located at the address Domkirkepladsen 2, 8000 Århus C, Denmark, on the port-side of the central market of the town, Store Torv (lit. Danish: Large Square). The church is the longest in Denmark: it is 93 m long and is also the tallest church in Denmark with 96 m, with si…
Marselisborg Palace is a royal residence of the Danish Royal Family in Aarhus. It has been the summer residence of Queen Margrethe II since 1967.
Kvindemuseet i Danmark, or Women's Museum in Denmark is a feminist history museum in Aarhus, Denmark. It is currently located in the old Aarhus City Hall building.
The Viking Museum (dansk. Vikingemuseet) is a museum located beneath the Nordea bank building in central Aarhus, Denmark. The museum is built upon the site of an archaeological excavation that revealed various Viking Age structures, items, and parts of a human skeleton.
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