Byvandringer i Aarhus

Guided tour through the outdoor art scene in Aarhus, where you will see both old and new artpieces come to life through scupltures and street art.

The city that is full of culture and life, reveals its street art on walls and in the streets. On this guided tour, you will get to know much more about Aarhus' impressive collection of street art and public art in general, and the stories behind the art works. 

This guided tour is also a great opportunity to explore the many neighbourhoods that the city consists of.

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.

Guidet walk in the Memorial park commemorating Danes killed in the Great War 1914-18. The Memorial Park is situated next to the palace gardens by HM the Queen's summer residence, Marselisborg Palace.

Next to the Palace grounds is the Memorial Park and monument commemorating all Danes killed in the Great War 1914-18. Although Denmark stayed neutral in the First World War a large number of merchant sailors and some fishermen died at sea in addition to Danes who volunteered for the allied armies.

By far the majority of Danish war dead were from Southern Jutland, then part of Germany after Denmark lost the war of 1864 against Prussia and Austria. Some 4,100 people from this part of Denmark were killed from 1914-18. In 1920, as a result of Germany losing the Great War, Southern Jutland once again became part of Denmark.

Disability access

Provided you bring somebody strong to push your wheelchair there is access for the disabled on this guidet walk. Please be aware that the ground can be soft and wet in some areas.

Experience the harbour of Aarhus and see the largest public library in the Nordics.

We start at Dokk1, a very special building that houses a library and many other functions. From the balcony we have a view of the harbor and some special old and new buildings for example Aarhus Ø. The guide will tell about the Vikings' simple landing place and how the harbour has later developed.

On a tour of the harbour we will see old buildings that have been given new functions, but also listed silos that are still in use.

We will see Jens Galschiøt's new sculpture group that illustrates the conditions of the old dock workers. The guide will explain how the handling of goods has developed from manual work to container transport.

A walking tour of central Aarhus with a focus on the occupation period, which was dramatic in Aarhus. The city was an important transport hub for the German occupation forces and the resistance movement had difficult working conditions.

The Royal Air Force bombed the harbour and the Gestapo headquarters at the University Colleges. There was black market trading, sabotage, informants, liquidations, large explosions and shortly before the liberation, many thousands of German refugees came to the city.