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Odense

Odense is a cosy city in the middle of Funen, with plenty to offer from shopping and culture to museums and good restaurants. An exciting experience in Odense is a visit to H.C. Andersen's house, located in the old town. H.C. Andersen's house functions as a museum and the exhibitions tell about the poet's life from his childhood years as a poor cobbler's son, his difficult time in Copenhagen and about his debut, writing career, old age and death. You can also take the whole family to Odense Zoo, visit the open-air museum Den Fynske Landsby and much more.

Carl Nielsen Museum

Take an exciting tour through the life of composer Carl Nielsen and his wife, sculptor Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. See two fully reconstructed rooms from the two artists' last home on Frederikholm Canal with all the original furnishings. The exhibition is chronological, so you get the whole story from start to finish. In addition, the museum's opening hours are often adapted to the concerts by the Odense Symphony Orchestra in the Odense Concert Hall, giving you plenty of opportunities to extend the experience.

Møntergården

Experience the city's cultural history at Møntergården in Odense, beautifully located in the old town. Here you will find a wealth of beautiful and charming sights with narrow alleys, half-timbered houses, courtyards and buildings from the 1500s onwards. The exhibitions include an exciting Funen interpretation of Danish and world history.

H.C. Andersen House

If you're on holiday in Denmark and passing through Funen, then you should stop by H.C. Andersens Hus, in the centre of Odense, where you will get an exciting and quite unique insight into the life of the poet. The exhibitions include handwritten notes, drawings and papercuts, as well as entire rooms decorated exactly as when H.C. Andersen lived and grew up in Odense.

Brandt's Cloth Factory

Explore Funen on a cheap self-drive holiday with Risskov and visit one of Odense's great cultural sites. Brandts Klædefabrik is located in central Odense, close to the pedestrian street and dates back to the early 1900s. Today it houses the Brandts Art Museum, Cafe Biografen, Magasinet music and comedy house, Kulturmaskinen and the Denmark-famous fantastic Tidens Samling. The Amphitheatre, which stands in the middle of all these exciting cultural buildings, is often used for concerts, especially in summer. If you are in Odense for the first time, Brandts Klædefabrik is one of the things you should definitely not miss. Find a cheap mini break and take the whole family on a cheap family holiday in the Danish countryside. Find child-friendly hotels at Risskov and discover Brandts Klædefabrik in Odense on Funen.

Odense Zoo

A visit to Odense Zoo, voted "Europe's Best Zoo" twice in a row, is a must. This fantastic zoo offers everything the heart desires in terms of experiences for the whole family.

Ditlevsdal Bison Farm

Ditlevsdal Bison Farm is located near Morud on North Funen and is Europe's largest bison farm with almost 400 American bison. On selected days during the year, guided tours are arranged on the North Funen prairie, where you can experience the magnificent animals up close. The tour takes place by tractor and wagon, while a guide tells about the animals, their behaviour and funny stories from everyday life.

Visit the farm shop, which is open Thursday to Saturday. Here you can buy delicious bison cuts to take home. In the small forest behind the shop is the Indian Trail, which offers climbing and balancing. The Indian Trail is available during opening hours.

Christmas market in Odense

Open 29/11 10:00 - 18:00; 30/11 10:00 - 17:00; 06/12 10:00 - 18:00; 07/12 10:00 - 17:00; 13/12 10:00 - 18:00; 14/12 10:00 - 17:00 - You can visit the Christmas market's own website with current information

The Christmas market in Odense is a true time travel back to H.C. Andersen's time, and is located in the charming old town close to H.C. Andersen's House. Take a mini break or weekend break in Odense and experience Christmas as it was in the early 1800s, when the world-famous storyteller lived and grew up in the city.

There's a special feeling in the air as Christmas approaches in Odense. Rosengårdcentret is decked out in its finest Christmas finery, both inside and out, and the city's cosy pedestrian street is decked out with glittering hearts and decorations that form a ceiling of light over Vestergade and Kongensgade.

Christmas in Odense kicks off when the big Christmas tree on Flakhaven is lit, usually with lots of expectant spectators of all ages. And from here it's not long until the city's big Christmas market gets underway. In 2018, it had the largest Christmas tree in Denmark.

The charming H.C. Andersen Christmas Market is open the first two weekends in December, transforming the beautiful old town of H.C. Andersens Hus into a huge Christmas market as it looked in the early 1800s. The theme has been running since 2013, when it was decided to "have Christmas as in the Old Days at H.C. Andersen's time". Everything is of course built around H.C. Andersen's famous fairy tale characters. Every year, more than 50,000 children and adults visit the cosy Christmas market, which almost feels like a journey back in time to Hans Christian Andersen. Andersen's childhood. The market has around 65 stalls where you will find everything your heart desires from Christmas items, gift ideas, crafts, clothing, toys and much more. Enjoy a nice cup of mulled wine to warm your hands and eat a few of the fluffy Funen apple slices. In addition to the many cosy stalls, there is also plenty of entertainment, such as horse-drawn carriages, historic merry-go-rounds, livery men, jesters and Christmas choirs, all of which help to add to the historical feel and atmosphere.

Just a few kilometres west of Odense, you will find the beautiful nature area around Langesø Estate, where a very charming Christmas market is held every year. Many Funen residents have a tradition of visiting the Langesø market every year with the whole family, either to find just the right Christmas tree, or simply to enjoy the atmosphere with a cup of hot mulled wine and a good portion of apple slices in a cosy setting.

If you have some extra time on your Christmas driving holiday, you can visit Funen's biggest Christmas market, held every year in the stunning surroundings of Egeskov Castle. You can also experience the magnificent and very special Christmas exhibition, LUMINIS. Here, the gardens' high hedges and trees are illuminated and decorated with graphic works of art and a huge sound and light show is projected onto the castle wall in a large and explosive performance.

So explore Risskov's many great offers in Odense and the surrounding area, and find just the right hotel stay for a mini break, Christmas holiday or a cosy weekend break this Christmas.

Christmas market in Nyborg

Open 2nd - 3rd December - You can visit the Christmas market's own website with current information

Visit the cosy Funen Christmas market when, during the first two weekends of December, the 'Christmas in the Old Royal Town' in Nyborg is set up. The town's charming streets are decorated, and the Christmas spirit spreads over large parts of the town, where the church, the library, the museum 'Borgmestergården' and the town's cultural centre 'Bastionen' open up for lots of Christmas fun and activities for people of all ages.

The Christmas market is located in the town's main square, where the scent of roasted almonds, mulled wine, cinnamon and apple slices accompanies you around the many cosy stalls, where you will find everything from handicrafts to clothing, toys and trinkets of all kinds. The cosy wooden stalls are specially brought in, directly from Germany, creating a classic and traditional atmosphere.

At the town's museum, 'Borgermestergården', you'll find everything from furs, elves and sweets to gingerbread, porcelain and crafts in the cosy stalls. Stop by the honey stall, the brush binder, the sideboard and the tombola. During both weekends, the museum has an exciting programme where you can experience everything from the preparation of Christmas pies to the baking of cookies in the kitchen. There will be live music, storytelling and Christmas party entertainment, and regular visits from some of the museum's elves, some of whom may be up to a bit of mischief.

All this and much more can be experienced in the beautiful old royal town of Nyborg, which offers a very special historical setting. The town actually has more than 800 years of Danish history, and is home to the oldest royal castle in the Nordic countries, Nyborg Castle, which dates back to 1170.

The Christmas expert, Daniel Røde, who is behind Denmark's biggest Christmas blog, has ranked 'Christmas in the old Kongeby Nyborg' among the five most nostalgic Christmas markets in the Nordic countries. In 2017, the Christmas market in Nyborg had more than 25,000 visitors.