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8 Best Things To Do In Aarhus, Denmark, The City Of Smiles

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Last updated: February 2, 2024 1:49 pm
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A little and tiny city, Aarhus, blessed with all the ancient historical monuments, is situated in Demark on the peninsula called Jutland, on the eastern shore. Aarhus is one of Denmark’s largest cities and has the largest industrial port in Europe, called the Port of Aarhus.

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1. Best Things to do in Aarhus, Denmark1.1. ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum- the Art Museum1.2. Church of Our Lady (Church Domkirke)1.3. The Moesgaard Museum- at Aarhus1.4. Botanical Garden and the Greenhouse1.5. Amazing Creation of Aarhus- Egå Engsø1.6. Marselisborg Deer Park 1.7. Dokk 1 or Dokken1.8. The Latin QuaterClosing Remarks

The city has an area of about 91 km with the old town, open-air museum, old Timbered houses, and all the global ultra-modern work and flourishing history of Aarhus. The city Aarhus also has its second name, smilets. The population of this city is only three hundred and fifty thousand. The people of Aarhus, Denmark, are cheerful and believe in hospitality.

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Screenshot from Aarhus

1. Best Things to do in Aarhus, Denmark

Aarhus is famed for its recurring and annual events, concerts, and festivals. Aarhus Festuge is the wide-ranging and most popular event in Denmark.

Some nearby cities around Aarhus are Arthus, Stavtrup, Trige, Marslet, Beder, Kolt, Tranbjerg, Lystrup, and Sabro.

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Screenshot from Copenhagen

1.1. ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum- the Art Museum

The ARoS art museum in the city’s centre shows all the global ultra-modern work and gives the best view along with the peculiar mark in the city centre. ARoS is a special landmark and the largest and most outstanding European museum. It has a large collection of art with Danish works from the midst of the golden era of the 19th century till the present day.

Architecture, sculpture, painting, film, illustration, and conceptual art are temporary exhibitions in the Aarhus Art Museum. Michael Kvium, H.C. Henderson, Frank Gehry, Bill Viola, Paul McCarthy, Robert Rauschenberg, and Wim Wenders are some erstwhile artists featured here. It also has an art gallery of some great artists- James, Turrell, Olafur Eliasson, and Shirin Neshat.

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Screenshot from ARoS art museum

1.2. Church of Our Lady (Church Domkirke)

This eye-catching Cathedral, Aarhus’s beautiful Church Domkirk, was initially constructed at the beginning of the 1200s. Which imposed the Romanesque style; later, in the 1400s shad, the Gothic update kept the aspect forever.

An ancient Aarhus Cathedral [church] was re-established. The Church and the linked constructions were built in different stages in the middle of the early 1200s to 1500s AD. It’s the tallest and longest church in Aarhus, Denmark, 93 meters long and 96 meters tall.

Initially, the church was well known as St. Nicholas’ Church, but after the reformation of Denmark, the name was changed to the Church of Our Lady. In 1400, the altar of this church was designed by the famous German painter-sculpture Bernt Notke. It has a section that can be repositioned according to the different times of the year.

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Screenshot from Church Domkirk

1.3. The Moesgaard Museum- at Aarhus

The Moesgaard Museum has unique and fabulous collections from all around the world. It’s marvellous to see Denmark’s unique and best collection, which you won’t see anywhere else. The exhibition covers most of Denmark, showing this place’s art history. Gouged at the Illerup Adal River valley, a large stock of Iron Age weapons dating back over 2,000 years.

If you want to see the world’s best-preserved things, look at the Grauballe, which belongs from the 3rd century BC- a bog body adroitly kept and maintained even now can take the man’s fingerprints. Its sleek and low-impact design is the museum’s fascinating part: a roof covered with green grass blends well with the surrounding green hillside.

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Screenshot from Moesgaard Museum

1.4. Botanical Garden and the Greenhouse

The Greenhouse Botanical Garden is situated in the north of the Den Gamle By. This botanical garden has four contrasting climate zones. You can stretch your legs through the distinctive landscape of Danish’s heathland and beech forest. Along with this, a local volunteer maintains the enormous Rose Garden.

At Aarhus, you can also visit the Tivoli Friheden, a built-up amusement park that gives way to Danish cities. Tivoli Friheden has been inserted into the Marselisborg forest, coniferous woodland, and beech; it goes across the southern side of Aarhus in Denmark. It is 4.1 km from the botanical garden.

There are also many other amusement parks and games, including four rollercoasters and forty other rides. Kids can also have fun on an animal-themed ride. Including this, there’s a picnic area, barbeques, and several food cafes.

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Screenshot from Greenhouse Botanical Garden

1.5. Amazing Creation of Aarhus- Egå Engsø

The most amazing creation in Aarhus is Ega-Engso, the artificial lake and wetland zone, which was created in the 1950s. After decades, its formation has become a habitation for an enumerate of plants, animals, and many endangered bird species in Denmark.

Ebeltoft is a pretty small coastal town on the Djursland Peninsula in Aarhus. It’s about a 45-minute drive around the coast. On the Djursland Peninsula, Ebeltoft is the oldest market town. In summer, you can look around the family run-shop and potter and see old-time street entertainment.

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Screenshot from Ega-Engso

1.6. Marselisborg Deer Park 

This gorgeous and attractive deer park, Marselisborg deer park, is located around the Marselisborg palace. This queen’s residential park is landscaped in the English style, so it has the flowing appearance of priestly and pastoral country scenery. To wander through copses and cherry groves, the paths wend their ways and rise between the Aarhus Bay and the palace.

Including this, there’s a memorial park for the First World War, which lies next to the palace grounds. There’s also a monument situated here since 1925, naming the 4,144 soldiers who have lost their lives after fighting for Germany.

Den Gamle By is an open-air, large, and winding museum with 75 sterling historic buildings and a great cast of re-enactors. Since the 1700s, this museum has been an eventual archway to Danish social history.

You can also see the great pieces of art, the era of the 19th century, and how people’s lives were at that time, and you will also be attracted to discern the architecture from the epoch of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. In this village, you must try baked cakes from 1895 recipes.

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Screenshot from Marselisborg deer park

1.7. Dokk 1 or Dokken

Dokk 1, or Dokken, is a reinvigorated part of Aarhus, a government building, cultural centre, and public library, which was opened in 2015. The wonder of its attractive design is worth seeing. Above is a glass prism with seven side disks, which accommodate the city library.

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Screenshot from Dokk 1

1.8. The Latin Quater

The Latin Quarter Street was planned many years back in the 1300s, but it got its name in the 90s. This happened because of its similarities to the Latin Quarter in Paris. This oldest part of the city and the central square has half-timbered houses, quaint shops, spires, and a cobblestone street around the centre of the central square, Pustervig Torv.

You can enjoy Aarhus street food in the restaurants and cafes and discover the individualistic small shops.

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Screenshot from Latin Quarter Street

Closing Remarks

Aarhus, Denmark, has been blessed with all the different museums and art galleries in the world. If you are a lover of modern and ancient architecture, stay in Aarhus and visit all the historic sites and old towns. It is a small city but gives an incredible feeling.

Aarhus is a beautiful city of designs to wander around, and within walking distance, it will give you the most wonderful visits ever. For the next time, plan your trip to Aarhus to experience the best things in Aarhus, Denmark.

Last Updated on February 2, 2024 by Apeksha Soni

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