Guide Service all over Funen

See the picturesque sailors houses overlooking the entry of Svendborgsund on a guided tour of Troense. Learn about the heyday of Troense and it's 8 shipyards and see how it turned out today.

We will walk along Strandvejen and watch the local gardening style and "strandhaver" – beach-gardens. Troense has one of the finest village steets in Denmark, Grønnegade with its lush orchards and pretty front gardens and learn how the admiral Niels Juel (1629-1697) cajoled the local skippers into growing fruit.

We continue along Præstealléen and I explain why the people of Thurø had to go to church far away in Bregninge and we pass the palace named Valdemars Slot. I reveal the history of the palace up to the present day, the different barons residing there and their importance for Troense.

From Valdemars Slot we walk back along Lodsvej (lods=pilot, so Pilot Street) and I talk about some of the houses such as the Pilots Inn and the labourer's lodgings on our way back to Troense Strandvej.

A tour of Troense is always a popular activity for groups and societies on tour and I look forward to telling you some of my stories about it.

Since the beginning of the 00s, the Port of Odense has undergone a monumental change. Get the whole story told by a guide who has seen it all while it has been going on.

On the tour you get the big overview and get behind scenes and hear some of the hidden anecdotes – and it's all put into context of the greater story about the wild journey that Odense as a city has been through since the turn of the millennium.

On this historical walking tour, we'll trace the footsteps of bygone events and uncover the concealed secrets that have shaped Odense's narrative during World War II. Delving into the city's past, we'll encounter the dramatic events that have etched their presence, and listen to remarkable tales of resistance, unity, and the war, as perceived by the occupying forces.

Yet, Odense's wartime history isn't solely shrouded in darkness and strife. We'll also immerse ourselves in the enchanting melodies that forged bonds of resistance and optimism among people. Along the way, we'll encounter preserved remnants of the past, serving as poignant reminders of challenging times, as well as testaments to the resilience and fortitude of Odense's inhabitants.

Join us for an unforgettable historical walking tour, exploring one of the most captivating cities of World War II in Denmark.

The guided tour begins at the ferry to Bjørnø in the harbour of Faaborg. 

You will visit the little village, Bjørnø By, with the old half-timbered farmhouses and stone fences.

On the walk round the island, you will enjoy the beautiful landscape, the birds and the wild plants of the location and the different types of coast at first hand.

I will find a nice spot, where you can eat our packed lunch.

During the walk, I will tell about the formation of the archipelago, landscape formation today, and the everyday life on the island.

Hans Christian Andersen spent the greater part of his childhood near the little river Odense Å. On this guided tour, you will learn how this area looked in Hans Christian Andersen's days and how it inspired our renowned fairytale writer and poet. And to cap it all, we finish by boating on Odense Å.

We start at Vaskepladsen, the washing place, where Hans Christian Andersen's mother did the laundry for the high society in Odense. On we go, across Eventyrhaven, Garden of Fairytales and Munkemose, Moor of the Monks to the Shipping Company Odense Åfart. From here, we go on a nice boating trip on Odense river, past the villas and mansions in Hunderup and past the Zoo, all the way to the forests Hunderup Skov and Fruens Bøge, The Beeches of Our Lady.

During the trip, I will tell you about the sights and connect it all to the life and times of Hans Christian Andersen.

City walk focusing on the development of the medieval and renaissance city of Odense

Challenge your idea of the size and surroundings of Odense in the Middle Ages on this guided walk along the former city boundary and be surprised at how small medieval Odense actually was. The city boundary consisted of big and small streams and swamps. In the renaissance Odense developed – but slowly.

On this guided walk your imagination will be challenged because there are only few visible traces of the Middle Ages such as a couple of churches and the former bishop's palace. From the renaissance period we have several more buildings.

My story will deal with the origin of Odense, its appearance and development in the course of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. And of course I will point out these buildings and tell you about their stories.

The history of women has experienced a remarkable renaissance in recent years! Women are stepping more and more out of oblivion and actively inscribing themselves in history.

Podcasts like "Kvinde kend din historie" (Woman, Know Your History) and the series "Markante Kvinder" (Significant Women) have rightfully given women's history a prominent place in popular history. It is high time for Odense's women to come into the spotlight.

Both the significant women who have had a decisive influence on Denmark's and Odense's history, and all the women who have made life possible from the Viking Age to the present day! This is a walking tour about the women who have had a significant impact on our lives, from the Viking's castle ladies, medieval Odense queens, pioneering female dentists, to cursed female priests.

Not all the women in Odense's fascinating history are of high rank, but they span all social classes, from noble maidens to single washerwomen.

A guided tour of Svendborg offers varied and interesting sights.

We will meet the history of the city, the sculptures on display in the squares, the beautyful buildings, each with their individual history and traces left behind by the people who contributed to the course and development of the city as it is today.

Svendborg has a rich and varied cultural life and has had so for a very long time. During our walk, there will be stories about the contemporary life of the city too.

If you have particular points of interest, I will do my best to accomodate them and look forward to bidding you a warm welcome in my city.

Although the dear Hans Christian Andersen did not write about the small town Gislev, with the large church, my thoughts often drift to Gislev when I occasionally hum Andersens wonderful poem "Where the road bends, there lies a town so fair."

For Gislev truly is a beautiful town, situated in the fertile soil of central Funen, where roads diverge and the proud self-owning farmers of Gislev have witnessed passing kings and great ecclesiastical meetings. In short, Gislev is filled with history.

On this trip we go for a hike on the island of Lyø. The hike can be combined with a citywalk. 

The hike can be 4 or 8 kilometers. 

We walk to the eastern part of the island, where there is a beautiful and hilly landscape.

We can also walk to the westerns part and see the bellstone – a burial mound from the Peasant Stone Age.

While we walk we talk about the history of the island and how life on a small Island with only 80 inhabitants is today.  

The duration is 2 to 4 hours.

Guided walk through downtown Odense.

The tour will give you facts about the early history of the city, some 19th century landmarks, and examples of how the city is developing into a modern metropolis.

I will show you the following locations:

• Overgade/Nedergade

• Eventyrhaven – the Fairytale Garden

• Cathedral

• City Hall

• Fisketorvet/the Fish Market

• The cobblestone streets of Hans Christian Andersen's childhood neighborhood.

Short walk, but good mobility required.

Few cities have undergone such drastic changes as Odense has since the beginning of the 00’s. A brand new city centre, new bridges, a transformed harbour and lots of new neighbourhoods and a tram system to tie it all together.

It has all been based on a long-term strategy with the aim of transforming the city from a sad provincial hick town into a modern city. 

On this guided tour all the major urban development projects will be tied together – and along the way we will both walk and ride the tram.

We can enjoy lunch or dinner along the way at one of Odense's most classic restaurants if we add an hour. This must be mentioned when making the booking.

Meeting point is in front of Odense Koncerthus and the tour starts with the story of a changing Odense and its cultural life

Odense Koncerthus is the home of Odense Symphony Orchestra and is, despite its 40 years still the centre of classical music in Odense

The neighbouring building Odeon is a completely different story: Odeon was opened in 2017 and is a modern music- and cultural house, built for big shows and concerts. We step into the lobby and get an impression of the architecture and possibilities of the house.

From Odeon there are only a few steps to the centre of the exciting new part of Odense, the area around and on the now closed road Thomas B. Thrigesgade. The road carved its way straight through central Odense and after it was closed some years ago, possibilities arose for a change of the city. New neighbourhoods, new urban areas and shopping arcades. The transformation has been long and hard but now Odense has almost reached its goal "New Odense".

There is so much to see and many questions to answer, so join the tour and learn about the big town that wanted to be a city!

Jump on your bike and experience the fantastic nature on Lyø and the cosy little village. 

We go for a 10 kilometer ride with several stops on the way where we see all the best that Lyø can offer.

On the way I will tell you about the exiting history of Lyø and how it is like to live on a small island with ony 80 inhabitants.

The liberation from Nazi Germany in Odense was a dramatic event. Join us on a guided tour by bicycle to places of significance. For example Flakhaven, Eventyrhaven and the barracks on Sdr. Boulevard.

The 4th of May 1945, the BBC broadcast the famous words stating that Nazi German forces in Denmark had capitulated. This euphoric rush, however, was marked by confusion and dramatic events that cost several lives, both among the citizenry, the occupation forces and their Danish collaborators.

We'll take a ride by monuments and places of importance as I tell you about their dramatic history along the way.