Scandic Odense

Glow Odense

Experience a true winter adventure when Glow opens the doors to its 6000 square metres of enchanting light landscape. Here, children can play and sense while adults explore Glow's Christmas market, or enjoy delicious food from various food trucks. Every week there is also on-stage entertainment from local artists to treat your ears.

Odense is the first place in Europe to welcome the world's largest indoor Christmas event, Glow. Behind the magical Christmas event is the Canadian family business Glow Gardens, which in just a few years has created a global event concept in 10 cities that gives guests light and joy in the otherwise dark winter season. The only limit is your imagination in our illuminated winter wonderland. Address: Faaborgvej 248 B, 5250 Odense SV - Tickets must be purchased - glowgardens.dk- between 21.11 and 4.1.

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.

The Funen Village

The Funen Village is an impressive open-air museum, built like a real Funen village as it might have looked in the 1800s. Here you walk among houses and farms, all of which originally stood in villages around Funen and the other islands. All along the way you will encounter some of the many interesting people who, in authentic dress, work in the village and with a smile tell and tell and answer your questions.

H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home

Step into the beginning of the fairy tale for H.C. Andersen, with a visit to his childhood home in Odense. Here you can experience a reconstruction of the apartment where Hans Christian Andersen lived. Andersen lived 1807 - 1819 with his parents. The building was converted into a museum back in 1930 and is now a branch of the main H.C. Andersen Museum. Andersen's House, a short walk away. A visit here is almost unmissable on a mini break or weekend break 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 Domkirke

Visit the large, beautiful Odense Cathedral. The church is also known as Saint Canute's Church, named after Canute the Saint, who in 1086 was murdered nearby. Today, the skeleton of Canute the Saint is on display in the cathedral's crypt and provides a historical 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.

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.

Danish Railway Museum

Explore Denmark's Railway Museum, located just behind Odense Railway Station. Here you will find 21 tracks with fascinating old locomotives and carriages. See the royal carriages, get an insight into first-class travel and experience an impressive steam locomotive from 1868. Most carriages and locomotives are open for you to enter and explore. If you have children or grandchildren with you, they will love the Danish Railway Museum and all the activities that are organised to make the experience special for young and old alike.

Iron Age Village

The Iron Age village is a recreated ancient environment, built on the basis of archaeological excavations dating to the period 1-400 A.D. The village was built in 1973 as an employment project and was expanded in the following years. Today, the Iron Age Village functions as a historical workshop where children and adults gain insight into the living conditions of our ancestors through theory and practice. Here you can work with old crafts, such as spinning wool, forging knives and cooking, and gain insights and lessons on your holiday in Denmark!