Guide Service in Odense

Traces of the Second World War can still be found in Odense's streets, parks and cemeteries. Street names, Stolpersteine (stumbling stones), memorials, statues and war graves tell the stories of people whose lives were shaped or cut short by the war. Join a guided walk to discover these traces and the stories behind them.

Along the way, we hear about victims of Nazi persecution, resistance members and Danish soldiers who fell during the occupation. We also visit the memorial to Allied airmen and the German war graves at Assistens Cemetery.

These individual stories are placed in a wider context, offering an insight into the German occupation of both Odense and Denmark. We also explore how the dead have been commemorated since the war.

This is a tour about the war and its human consequences, but also about the traces that remain in the city today – some prominent, others easily overlooked. There is time for questions and conversation along the way.

Odense Tramway opened in May 2022 as the largest single investment in infrastructure in the city ever.

I have followed the project closely, through good and through bad times, right from the first drawings to the opening – and also afterwards.

On this tour you will hear both about what went well and what went wrong. And you'll hear about the dramatic highlights that occured along the way.

We also take a trip with the tram and see and hear about a few selected places on the route.

A different kind of guided tour in the footsteps of Hans Christian Andersen.

Hear about the poet's childhood in Odense, about his fairy tales and listen to fragments of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works – right where the inspiration was born – and end the walk by singing along to a selection of Andersen's songs. All Danes know them… but do you know which ones?

Hans Christian Andersen's work spans far wider than many people realise when they hear his name. Fairy tales are what most people associate him with at first, but novels, plays, poems, and short, captivating texts are also an important part of his authorship. This span is precisely what makes Hans Christian Andersen so fascinating to talk about.

Do you know which Christmas carol was written by Hans Christian Andersen? Maybe you do – maybe you don’t. I look forward to hearing your answer – or to giving it to you.

On this slightly different guided tour inspired by Hans Christian Andersen, I naturally bring stories, songs, and storytelling to life along the way.

If you wish, we can collaborate with one of Odense's cafés and place part of the experience there. This allows us to sit down and enjoy lunch or coffee while we complete the stories and maybe sing some of Andersen's wonderful songs together.

Behind Odense’s streets and quiet courtyards lie the stories of women who shaped the city for more than a thousand years – from queens and nuns to workers, teachers, and activists whose lives left lasting traces in the places we pass today.

On this walking tour, we follow in their footsteps through the city, moving from the Viking Age and the medieval monasteries to the struggles for education, independence, and political influence in the 19th century. Along the way, Odense’s history unfolds through the lives of women who challenged expectations, built institutions, and helped define everyday life.

We visit sites connected to figures such as the nuns of Nonnebakken, who ran both a hospital and a school in a time when few women had access to knowledge or authority. We also meet women like Queen Christine, Frida Schmidt, and Marie Riising Rasmussen – alongside others whose stories are less well known, but no less important.

Some were respected and influential. Others were controversial, outspoken, or ahead of their time. Together, their stories reveal a richer and more complex history of the city.

This tour offers a vivid and engaging perspective on women’s lives in Odense across the centuries – and on how their actions, choices, and struggles helped shape the city we know today.

Join us for a guided walk through Odense, where history is told through the lives of the women who lived it.

Practical information: This tour can also be arranged as a stroller-friendly walking tour. For stroller tours, the maximum capacity is seven strollers.

Brandt's Woolen Mill formerly a well renowned company in the centre of Odense.

The Brandt family took over a small dying company in 1796. The dying company was lead by Christian Brandt followed by his son and finally his grandson. It was the grandson Søren Christian Brandt who founded the woolen mill in 1869 which was a successful business until it closed down in 1977.

This city walk in the very heart of Odense will give you the history of the Brandt's company from 1796 until present days where the former woolen mill has been transformed into artmuseums, cafes, cinema and tempting specialist shops. It is a lively part in the heart of the modern Odense with exhibitions, open air music and a friendly atmosphere.

With a your tour guide you can still experience the intense and busy working atmosphere from the 1800s and 1900s and learn about the industrialisation in Denmark which involved child labor. Today you see lots of traces from the former woolen mill. Your guide will point them out to you.

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 all 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.

With this extended city walk on and around the harbor over the course of 2.5 hours, the story unfolds completely – we also experience a walk along a part of the canal and cross the Odin’s Bridge, which is Northern Europe's largest swing bridge. Good walking skills are required.

The canal was excavated in the late 19th century, giving Odense its own industrial harbour. Many of the solid buildings still stand as clear traces of the past, but they have been given new functions and new stories. Here, raw brickwork meets visions of urban life, culture and community.

The guided walk begins at Storms Pakhus, where a former warehouse now provides the setting for street food, creative spaces and informal city life. From here, the tour continues through the harbour area, taking a closer look at the architecture, the transformation, and the contrasts that make Odense Harbour one of the city’s most exciting areas today.

Although located inland, Odense Harbour remains Denmark’s third-largest harbour. Active business areas focused on offshore, maritime and heavy industry exist side by side with housing, cultural venues and recreational spaces — and it is precisely this interplay that makes the harbour unique.

The walking tour is conducted in collaboration with Storms Pakhus, where the harbour’s history and contemporary urban life meet in atmospheric surroundings. As a pleasant conclusion to the tour, all participants will receive a complimentary drink voucher.

A guided walk for those curious about urban transformation — and for anyone wishing to experience Odense from a new perspective.

Go on a guided boattrip on Odense Å from Munkemose to Hunderup Skov and continue on foot across Fruens Bøge to Den fynske Landsby.

This guided tour starts at Munkemose, we go by boat past the mansions in the Hunderup District and Odense Zoo, arriving at Hunderup Skov. On out way there, I explain about the sights we pass.

When we arrive at the Terminal for Åfarten, we continue on foot across the beautiful area Fruens Bøge (The beeches of Our Lady), which has been a recreational park area for the locals for more than a century.

The tour finishes at Den Fynske Landsby, an open air museum showing village life as it was some 200 years ago. It is even possible to book an additional tour of Den Fynske Landsby