Byvandringer i Aarhus

Book a guided tour of the palace gardens of her majesty Queen Margrethe's summer residence, which are open to the public, when the Royal family is not in residence.

The gardens were landscaped in English style while the palace was being built in 1902. A lot has happened since, and the gardens have been extended and modified several times.

Queen Alexandrine (1879-1952) contributed to designing the gardens, as botany and landscaping were her special interests. Her granddaughter, our queen Margrethe II, took over the palace in 1967 and has put her artistic touch to the gardens. For this reason the park today contains a large number of sculptures including some by HRH Prince Henrik, the prince consort.

Let me introduce you to the history, the garden and the residents of Marselisborg Palace over the years, and see the garden's many works of arts including some of the latest additions, like the sculpture "3 Lions And 9 Hearts", which was the 70th birthday present to HM the Queen by the city of Aarhus. I will also show you the Rose Garden, which holds a number of old Danish roses.

Guided City Walk along Aarhus River

Hear about the river's central importance to Aarhus.    

This city walk starts from the museum Aros. From there we'll set out on a beautiful walk towards the river's estuary where it flows into the sea.

I'll tell about the river's significance for Aarhus, unique buildings and great personalities that have a relation to it.

Aarhus might only be the second largest city in Denmark, and only a blip on the map of the world, but there are still a great many fascinating, surprising and fun stories to tell.

Did you know, that the cream puff was invented here? Or that the oldest church in Scandinavia is found here?

Learn more about this and a number of interesting stories about Aarhus being bigger, better or first about something while you are strolling leisurely on a guided tour through the wonderful city centre.

If you wish, we could add a detour through Den Gamle By, which is a major sight and the first open air museum of its kind in the world. You need to decide this in advance, because this will need an additional hour and there will also be an admission fee. Besides being a spectacular place in it's own right, Den Gamle By is also a nice place to taste some old school sweets and take refreshment, such as coffee and a piece of a tradtional Danish layer cake.

The history of Aarhus based on the great men and women buried at Nordre Kirkegaard, the Northern Cemetery.

Nordre Kirkegaard was founded in 1876 in order to relieve the pressure of too many burials at the then existing Søndre Kirkegaard, the Southern Cemetery which was situated where Raadhusparken, the City Hall Park now is.

Nordre Kirkegaard soon became a much prefered place of burial for the citizens of Aarhus because of the environment and rural landscape just north of the city. Today the entire area is part of the city. Today the cemetery takes up an area of 14,8 hectars.

Buried at Nordre Kirkegaard are a number of former mayors of Aarhus, including perhaps the most popular mayor ever in the city's history Bernhardt Jensen alongside various Aarhus celebrities.

On this guided tour I reveal the history of Aarhus by means of the various celebrities buried at Aarhus Nordre Kirkegaard which also give a good hint of how Aarhus grew and developed from the middle of the 19th century to the present day.