Guide Service in all of Jutland

Join me for a guided tour and city walk in Aarhus. I'll make sure you have the opportunity to get the very best experience in and of Aarhus, in just a few hours.

Meet the people of the worlds smallest big city, visit places that is a part of every day life in Aarhus and see some of the buildings that is a "must".

You will experience the city's pulse, Danish "hygge" and love. Come and enjoy street art, strange things and beautiful shops in the Latiner quarters, pulse at the walking street, Storetorv and the (in)famous river!

Get great tips for the rest of your time in town. For example where can you get a calming cup of coffee, a nice glas of wine or where to go if you want to try the traditional hot dog stands.

Remember your camera, on this tour you will be able to bring home pictures of Aarhus, that is not shown in the tourist catalouges.

You might have heard of "hygge" before; On this tour to Moesgaard we will experience maximum hygge levels.

We'll take bikes in the city and cycle towards what used to be an old farm and mansion and is now home to parts of the university. The tour is fairly easy to cycle (except one steep climb). We'll stop at Moesgard and if you would like to we can visit the prized museum, visit an old mill and walk to the unspoiled Southern Beaches of Aarhus.

You will get to see what I perceive as the epitome of Danish country side in all its beauty and – of course – hygge!

Himmerland in northern Denmark is an intriguing wine region with unique characteristics that make it suitable for quality wine production. The area's climate, featuring mild summers and cool winters, creates an ideal environment for grape cultivation.

Join me on a guided tour to explore at least three Danish vineyards. At each vineyard, you will have the opportunity to taste their unique wines. Throughout the tour, we will also include a delightful lunch or dinner, allowing you to savor local culinary offerings alongside the wine experience.

This tour not only focuses on the tasting but also delves into the stories behind the vineyards and their growers, providing a deeper understanding of why wine can thrive in Himmerland.

The tour will begin either in the morning or later during the day and can be tailored to your preferred start and end times.

Explore the land of the Vikings on a guided coach tour in the Northwestern part of Jutland.

Take a historic and panoramic coach tour across the land of the Vikings, through the west of Himmerland and crossing the Limfjord. Your will discover many places dating back to the Vikings.

After meeting up, we start with a guided tour of the Borremose Fortress, dating back to the bronze age, approximately 500 B.C. Duration: about 1 hour.

Driving through the moorlands towards Aggersborg, we pass the area where the oldest signs of agriculture in Denmark are found, and where the famous Gundestrup Kettle was discoveres in 1891.

The next stop will be at Aggersborg which is the biggest of a number of the circular Viking fortresses in Denmark. This one was built by one of the last Danish Viking kings Harald Blåtand, Harold Bluetooth, about the year 980 – the very same king who boasted on the Jelling stone about christening the Danes. When at Aggersborg, we will also visit the Aggersborg Church, despite the church being much newer than the fortress.

Next stop is approximately 5 km away in Løgstør. Here we will take lunch – you can bring a packed lunch, or we can order lunch in one of the local restaurants beforehand.

After lunch I do a guided walk in Løgstør, 2-3 kilometres in largely flat terrain. I will tell you about the importance of Løgstør by the Limfjord, and we will take a look at the Frederik the VII Canal. Nearby is a vey interesting museum, the Limfjodsmuseum, dedicated to showing how the Limfjord changed from a slightly brackish sweetwater lake to a saltwater fiord. This happened after a storm when the Noth Sea broke through the isthmus af Thyborøn in 1862 – no more pike or perch, hello to cod and plaice.

The tour continues south by coach and we pass the old Vittskøl monastary on our way back to Års. In Års you can see a lot of works by a contemoprary Danish artist, Per Kirkeby.

If you wish, a visit to the Vesthimmerland Museum can be arranged to end or start the tour.

You can choose to make arrangements for your own coach, or we can book one for you and the tour can start at your hotel instead of Års.

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.

A town built over 10 years at a field between Kolding and Haderslev. A small religious community with skilled craftsmen and artisans. A mad king and a German doctor, who could see the opportunities in developing this area of the Duchy of Schleswig.

One of the best preserved towns in Denmark and part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. Here you can feel the history while you tour a vibrant town with a congregation founded in 1773, when the town was built. We see the church, church square and the special cemetery.

Christiansfeld has played an important role in the wars with Prussia in the mid-1800s. It is possible to visit the honey cake bakery and there will be stories about Christiansfeld as an old border town in connection with the Danish-German wars in the 1800s.

Experience the cosy atmosphere in Ribe – Denmark's oldest town, where history dates back to the year 710. Take a stroll through the old cobbled streets with well-preserved ancient houses, each telling their own story about the Viking and medieval town of Ribe.

On the outskirts of the town lie the ruins of Queen Dagmar and Gorm the Old's castle. In the centre of Ribe is the impressive cathedral, from the top of whose tower you can see the entire Wadden Sea National Park.

Ribe also has many good, cosy restaurants.

In Ribe, the atmosphere is not one for rushing around, so we stroll leisurely through the town at a leisurely pace on our city walk.

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.

Visit the oldest building in Aarhus dating back to 1200 AD. Hear why such a large cathedral was built in the middle ages in a small town of only around 1500 inhabitants.

Aarhus Cathedral is the biggest church in Denmark and also the one with the most frescoes that each and every one tells an interesting story.   

Brick was a new material at that time and the 11 million bricks used in building the cathedral in Aarhus were handmade and produced just around the corner.

The Cathedral holds many interesting tales about people, memorial plaques, frescoes and other features. I shall also tell you about the guard in the cathedral tower, who keept watch in case of fire in the small town. Further more the church was a favorite place for burials, and approximately 2,000 souls are buried here.

There is a rather interesting story about the Bishop Jens Iversen Lange, who made sure you will remember him, by putting his personal seal on everything inside the church, including the church tower itself. I'll show you.

Hear about the baptisms in the early days of the church, how the priest sometimes had to brake down the ice to immerse the babies or why a model of a war ship intended for the Russian Zar ended up in a church in Aarhus.       

We guide when there are no church services and only during the church's opening hours – usually at 9:30-16. On Tuesdays, however, only from 10:30.

A fascinating necropolis from the Iron Age and Viking Age, with 700 graves spread on its original site on a hill overlooking Aalborg and the Limfjord.

Hear about life in the area in those times (c. 400 – 1000 AD), and about the Vikings' and their ancestors' changing myths, rituals and beliefs concerning afterlife – and how these explain the striking variety we see in the form of these burials as we walk among them: mounds, stone circles, boat-shaped stone-settings…

Guided by a Viking scholar passionate and knowledgeable about Iron Age and Viking Age culture and myths.

Excavated in the 1950s from the sand which had perfectly preserved the site, Lindholm Høje – Lindholm Hills or Mounds, one of the most famous and most important burial grounds in Iron and Viking Age Scandinavia, always makes a formidable impression.

The oldest graves are at the top of the hill, later ones on the slopes and at the foot.

There is free access to the site, and we walk up and across the hill among the monuments, while I explain their shape and structure. Sometimes we can even tell from their appearance whether the deceased was a man or a woman.

Among other things I tell you about these people’s culture and rituals relating to death. We know more and more about it from archaeology, while some intriguing light is also cast by Viking poetry and later sagas.

Of particular interest are the boat-shaped Viking cremation graves, outlined with stones so as to suggest the form of a ship.

From the top of the hill we also enjoy a great view over the Limfjord, the long and intricate waterway which has been of major significance for the region since prehistory.

Many of the finds are displayed in the Lindholm Høje Museum at the foot of the hill, which we also visit. Here you see exciting presentations of the historical context and the conditions of life for the local community before and during the Viking Age.

A village also existed nearby as long as the burial site was in use, and there are traces of houses close to the graves. But why did they keep moving their dwellings up and down the hill?

Find out about the captivating history of Lindholm Høje during this eye-opening and thought-provoking tour.

This tour can be combined with a visit to the Fyrkat Viking ring fortress.

Frederiksgade, Frederik's Street, named after a Danish King is one of the oldest streets in the city of Aarhus and it dates back to the middle ages.

Along the street there was in the middle ages a Carmelite convent and only a few years ago archaeologists discovered its cemetery in the back yard of no. 78. In front of that same adress was the town gate towards Brobjerg, which was then the country side.

Also buildings from the 17th to the 19th century are still preserved in the street and this tour will show you their interesting back yards where you can still see what some of them were used for in the past. The street is also renowned for its many beautiful cast iron gates.

This historic walk can last 1-2 hours according to your wishes and shorter versions are also available.

Pleasant guided tour in Ebeltoft the oldest market town in Denmark. Here, the Frigate Jylland lies side by side with the internationally recognized glass museum. The town's old malt factory has been transformed into a modern cultural centre. Additionally, Ebeltoft is the capital of the National Park Mols Bjerge. In other words: There is a lot to see in Ebeltoft, and there are many exciting stories to be told.

This guided tour begins with a visit to the Frigate Jylland, which has its very own story in connection with the war in 1864. We continue with a walk in the cozy old cobbled streets with many charming half-timbered houses. Along the way, we visit the town's church and the old town hall, which towers over the town's old centre, Torvet. The walk ends at the city's new pride, the old malt factory, an exciting cultural meeting place for the citizens.

Entrance fee to the Frigate Jylland. Entrance to the Glass Museum only on special requests. A visit here will prolong the tour with 1½ hour.
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In April 1945, an aeroplane was shot down over Kattegat during a search for a submarine. It ended its days in Torstedlund Forest in the north of Jutland.

With great drama and turmoil, all whom had been on board were buried in the forest. Years later they were moved to the cemetery in Aarestrup.

Hear the story told during a walk to the memorial.

To get to Aarestrup cemetery you may need a coach or car.

Vejle has a large number of historic monuments commemorating all sorts of events and people from wellknown local personalities to national war memorials and memorials for disasters.

This city walk gives you an opportunity to see some of the most fascinating monuments in Vejle. Amongst them are monuments from the Danish-Austrian-Prussian wars of 1848-50 and 1864. Vejle was occupied by Austrian and Prussian forces in both wars and one Austrian soldier is buried at a cemetery in Vejle as Vejle held a military hospital during the wars.

If you have a coach available we can also visit the war memorials and war graves of the Second World War 1939-45 at the Vejle Northern Cemetery, but it is too far away from the rest of the monuments to walk there. In case you have a particular interest in monuments from specific events or periods the tour will be accomodated to your wishes as far as possible.

If you take a walk through one of the many Danish flee markets, you'll probably stumble upon a lot of silverware from Cohr's factory in Fredericia. They enjoyed enormous success until the end of the 1980's, where they were forced to close. But up until then they had been one of the most prominent factories in Fredericia.

Join me on a guided tour through the history of silverware in Fredericia, where we'll go through the general history of silverware as a product and move on to a walk through the Cohr's Silverware Factory and the family behind it.

Do you wish for a guided hike in one of the most beautiful Danish fjords and forests. Guarantee for a great experience in wonderful nature.

Enjoying the quiet beauty of nature is best experienced in the middle of it. With the fjord being the epicentre of nature in Lillebælt, there is no better way to get into the nature than hiking at Løverodde and experience it all from the beach with the big forest as a background.

If we are lucky we experience the porpoise who hunt herrings in the fjord.

There is a possibility of hiking up to 16 km but I make sure we customise the tour according to your wishes and capability.

A guided walk in Vejle is the exciting tale of water, the name Vejle also comes from  the word Ford – meaning place where you cross water.

The water has in many ways shaped and continues to shape Vejle – here we must link the past, present and future, nature, industry and architecture in a story about Vejle's ascending path of the river mouth, about industry powered by hydropower, but also Vejle as a harbour city.

At the same time, the water is the theme of the city's most eye-catching architecture, the Wave, Bølgen and the Fiord House, Fjordenhus – and the water presense as a consequence of climate change and the city's resilience planning and exposure.

On our tour and guided walk around the city with visits to the locks, the river, the low lying areas, the Spinners' Halls and the waterfront, I tell the great and many stories about the Vejle of the Water.

We end the city walk at Økolariet, which has a fine illustration of various scenarios for flooding of Vejle. There is the possibility of free admission during the opening hours of Økolariet after our city walk.

City walk from the past to the future. From the city of vikings to the modern city with Danish art and craft.

After a pleasant visit to the Museum of the vikings (open Monday-Friday only), the guide will take you downtown. Experience the merchant district with small cafees, Danish design and bikes all over.

The tour finish at the museum of modern art: ARoS. Feel free to visit the special exhibitions, have a look at the city from the roof or enjoy a meal in the restaurant. At ARoS you'll find wonderful pieces of Danish and European art from the last 300 years.

City walk to the Cathedral of Aarhus and the viking museum.

Walk down through the centuries and see the small Viking exhibition telling the story of Viking age Aarhus.

Walk into the medieval days in the impressive Cathedral of Aarhus; the longest and tallest church in Denmark, and one of the oldest redbrick buildings in Jutland. Its construction began in the year 1190.

Visit the fantastic Open-Air museum Den Gamle By – the Old Town – with the old houses, cobble stoned streets and people dressed up in old clothing in the high season.

Pass medieval houses and along the river at this city walk in the centre of Aarhus. Walk with me and get a vast impression of Aarhus, the capital of Jutland.

It is a moderate walking tour. We use public transportation one way.

From cruise ships which do not dock in the inner harbour, shuttle bus transport to the town centre is needed and ½ hour added to the tour.

Please note that the cathedral can be closed due to service, and there will be an entrance fee.

In 2021, it's 300 years ago that a Danish-Norwegian king managed to incorporate large parts of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein controlled by the House of Gottorf. Before this eventual annexation, the city of Aabenraa was forcefully occupied by Danish forces. 

This city walk starts its historical narrative on 27 April 1661, when duke Christian Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf lets himself be crowned at Brundlund castle by the mayor, city counsel, priesthood and notables in the duchy's northernmost town, Aabenraa. We'll follow the most prominent families such as the von Saldern's and Günderoth's, who have left us a slew of beautiful buildings that recount the story of the Danish Kingdom's eventual domination of the Gottorf-state.

The story doesn't end in 1721, since the Gottorf family assumes power in Russia as czars, and attempts to regain its lost territories through war. It was only in 1773 that Aabenraa-born Caspar von Saldern as mediator managed to cause a change of power in Russia, thus ousting the Gottorf family and creating a unified German-Danish-Norwegian state.

Møgeltønder definitely merits a guided tour with its picturesque houses and cobbled street.

It also has a beautifully decorated old church and it has Slotsgaden, a picturesque alley connecting the church with Schackenborg Palace, the historical seat of the count Schack and formerly the home of HRH Prince Joachim.

During the tour I mostly focus of the history of the Schack family and the palace Schackenborg as we do not have access to the gardens and the palace.

We do have the best of opportunities to walk the lovely Slotsgade, the palace street of Møgeltønder. It leads us to the church in which HRH Prince Joachim and HRH Princess Marie got married. Just opposite the church you find the inn, and do you wish to enjoy a nice cup of coffee we allow time for that as well.

Our tour is easy on the legs.