Cabinn Plus Esbjerg

Esbjerg Art Museum

Go on a cheap mini break and visit Esbjerg Art Museum in Jutland. The museum holds between 5-7 special exhibitions of contemporary and classic modern art each year, showcasing new trends nationally and internationally, especially the newer art of the younger generations.

At the museum, new and different ideas are tested and the whole concept of an exhibition is turned upside down. Art is presented differently and linked to different themes such as music and science. The museum also functions as a kind of art experimentarium, full of experiences for both children and adults. A surprising tour, filled with thought-provoking experiences for the whole family. Enjoy a cheap weekend break and take the whole family on holiday.

Esbjerg Spa & Wellness

If you're in need of a little relaxation, a wellness holiday in Esbjerg might be just what you're looking for. In the large spa and wellness area, there is the opportunity to completely relax and perhaps find inner peace. There are soft, Finnish and infrared saunas as well as saunas, steam baths, spa baths, foot baths, an ice fountain and an experience shower. A towel and a bathrobe are included in the entrance fee, so you can enjoy the various health or cosmetological treatments and the wide range of well-known spa traditions. How about a relaxing hot stone and aroma massage? Be good to your skin and, above all, to yourself. You can book hotel and wellness stays at Risskov.

Fisheries and Maritime Museum

Go on a driving holiday in Denmark and discover the many exciting things waiting around every corner. Find a cheap weekend break or plan a summer holiday in Esbjerg at Risskov. Visit the Fishing and Maritime Museum in Esbjerg, where many exciting experiences and interesting discoveries await. The museum also includes a large saltwater aquarium with sharks and flatfish. There is also a sealarium where you can experience seals in their true element. They are fed at 11:00 and 14:30. Also visit the open-air exhibition, which shows what small ports and shipyards looked like in the period around WW2. World War. Original buildings from Esbjerg are used as well as reconstructions of houses that used to be on the harbour or along the coast. In the maritime playground, children can play while parents and grandparents can rest their feet. Find child-friendly hotels for the trip at Risskov and set off to discover Jutland with the whole family and at your own pace.

Fanoe

Take a trip to beautiful Fanoe, part of the Wadden Sea archipelago, which also includes Rømø and Mandø. Fanoe is about 56 square kilometres in size and offers unparalleled scenery surrounded by beautiful beaches. If you're lucky, you might even find some amber, which occasionally washes in with the sea currents.

Also, take the trip to Nordby and visit the exciting exhibition about Fanø's maritime history at Fanø Skibsfarts- og Dragtsamling.

In the main street there are several art galleries and it is clear that the craft industry is very pronounced on the island. There is also a nice selection of cafés and restaurants, so why not enjoy a quiet lunch with the family, surrounded by water, and in the middle of beautiful nature? From Esbjerg, it takes just 12 minutes by Fanø ferry to cross over to Fanø.

Varde Miniby

Find a cheap holiday in Denmark at Risskov and go on a self-drive experience with the whole family. Find child-friendly hotels in or near Varde and visit the centre of Varde town, more precisely Arnbjergparken, which is also known for laying the foundations of the world's oldest and most accurately built miniature city. There are over 300 miniature buildings and it's like visiting a miniature Varde, where the scale is 1:10 and each building a work of art in itself. All the buildings are faithful copies of the original as they stood in the 1860s. New buildings are still being added and work is ongoing on the Varde Miniby project, which is certainly a fun experience for families who have to look down to see it all. Find the most family-friendly car holiday at Risskov and have a look at the mini city.

Christmas market in Ribe

December is a very special month in Ribe, where all the streets are decorated for Christmas. The perfect place to get into the Christmas shopping spirit. Take a stroll through the cosy streets of the old town, which are decked out with Christmas lights and decorations, and settle down in one of the cafés where you can warm up with a cup of coffee or cocoa. Ribe in December is an ideal place to spend a mini break or a long weekend and get a lot of Christmas shopping done.

Visit the Christmas market in Ribe, which is all about "Peter's Christmas". The classic tale of Peter's Christmas is Mathilde Cold F. Kjær's childhood story of her own Christmas in Ribe. Her childhood home, Porsborg, has now been converted into Ribe Tourist Office.

In Ribe, the Christmas market is built around Peter's Christmas, and in the town's cobbled streets, from November until Christmas, it is possible to walk around and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere in the fairytale Christmas market that forms the framework for Christmas traditions in the oldest market town in Scandinavia.

With a history that can be traced back to around 700, when the first trading post was built, there is plenty of history in the city. Many of the well-preserved buildings and houses are now listed, and together with Denmark's oldest town hall form a historic setting. The town hall dates back to 1496, and has served as the town hall since 1709.

The Christmas market in town consists of a number of stalls where it is possible to buy everything from Christmas confectionery, to traditional pretzels and gingerbread, as well as all sorts of alternative homemade Christmas gifts.

Christmas at Quedens Gaard in Ribe

Experience Christmas at the Old Merchant's Farm, which will be filled with old-fashioned Christmas spirit. A tour of the farm is an experience for all the senses, where the scents of all kinds of Christmas delights spread, while it will be possible to taste confectionery, pretzels and roasted almonds. If this is not enough Christmas spirit, it is also possible to see traditional old-fashioned crafts, braided Christmas hearts and other Christmas traditions.

Ribe Cathedral

Ribe Cathedral (Vor Frue Kirke), the city's pompous landmark, can be seen far and wide in the flat landscape. Ansgar, the Apostle of the North, built Denmark's first churches (of wood) in Schleswig and Ribe around 860. The present church was begun between 1150-1175 and completed between 1225-1250. After numerous alterations and additions, it is Denmark's only five-nave church, characterised by changing styles and many interesting details.

Ribe Viking Centre

Take a fantastic journey back to the time when the Vikings ruled Ribe. Feel the wings of history and hear the stories of the ancient Danes and their lives and try to be a Viking for a day. Take a stroll through the marketplace and meet the skilled silversmiths and glass bead makers. Visit the Viking houses and especially the beautiful Tinghus with its frescoes that will spark your imagination. Try your hand at longbow shooting or take part in the training that goes with being a real Viking. Learn more about games and food habits, and let your imagination take over and play along in the exciting Viking universe that Ribe Viking Centre recreates to the full.