Byvandringer i Aarhus

Explore Christmas in Aarhus in the good old days – enjoy a horseride, find the beatifully decorated Christmas trees and listen to bands playing Christmas carols.

At the bakery you'll find all kinds of traditional Christmas cakes and the store is selling old fashion Christmas cards.

The Danes are very fond of Christmas and like spending time with friends and family in the Old Town, Den Gamle By, in December. Every year the Christmas exhibition changes so do come back year after year – it is always enjoyable. Visit Aarhus and enjoy a guided tour of the museum Den Gamle by, the Old Town and enjoy all the Christmas decorations. Do remember to dress warmly – its cold outside…

Let me plan your Christmas visit at The old town. I will guide you through the "must sees" and ensure you'll explore the Danish Christmas traditions. You will have plenty of time to explore the museum on your own – whether you fancy shopping, tasting the local food or want simply to meet the Danes. In the evening the narrow streets will be lit by oldfashioned oil or gaslamps which enhances the pleasure of walking the streets.

Spring, summer and autumn the citizens of Aarhus will go for a picnic, relax or play in the beautiful park next to Marselisborg Palace, the summer residens of the Danish Queen Margrethe II.

Meet the Danes in the Memorial Park, Mindeparken, and enjoy the sight of the sea. In this peaceful park people run, do outdoor fitness and celebrating birthdays underneath the shadow of big trees.

When the royal family is in town people will gather at the entrance of the Marselisborg Palace to catch a glimpse of Queen Margrethe, Crownprince Frederik and his wife Mary and their charming family. Come join us!

The public have acces to the royal park with the beatiful roses and lots of sculptures when the royal family is out of town. Let us go for a walk in the park and imagine ourselves being royal…

Right next to the royal garden is another awesome place of interest – a botanical garden with trees from all over the world. Quiet, astonishing and beautiful.

We start at the sculpture by Bernhard Jensen (across the river at Magasin) and walk through the Latin Quarter, whose ground plan dates back to the Viking Age and the Middle Ages. We continue through the Øgade Quarter, which was developed from the 1860s, and end in the University Park.

Several places have been threatened by "development and modernization", which would have disfigured the city, but fortunately in many cases it has been possible to avoid the accidents.

Along the way you will hear stories about the background to the development. For example, about the Øgade Quarter, where many townhouses have been modernized and saved from condemnation, and where active residents are behind Børnenes Jord and Beboerhuset.

On the way to the University Park we pass Galgebakken. The University Park was built in 1933 and, despite many new buildings, is still a beautiful park, which is a recreational area, with grass areas, beautiful trees and two lakes. The park functions partly as a natural connection to the university's many buildings, and partly as a recreational area, which is used by many.

It is possible to combine the tour with a visit to the Viking Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Steno Museum or the Antique Museum. The latter three are located in the University Park.

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.