Itineraries
Where to stay
The center near the station for trains, Aarhus Street Food and ARoS; the Latin Quarter for old lanes and cafés; Aarhus Ø for new architecture by the sea.
The areas: Center near the station, Latin Quarter, Aarhus Ø.
Where to stay in Aarhus: areas and adviceHotels in AarhusPlaces to see
All things to do in DenmarkChurchAarhus CathedralDenmark's longest cathedral and one of its oldest, a Gothic church with painted frescoes.Entry: Open by day; check service times
TransportAarhus Central StationMain station of Aarhus, with InterCity trains to Copenhagen in about 3 hours.Entry: Free to visit
NeighborhoodAarhus ØThe new harbor district, where buildings such as the Isbjerget apartments face the sea.Entry: Free to visit
FoodAarhus Street FoodMore than 30 street kitchens in the Garage on Ny Banegårdsgade, open every day since 2016.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumARoS Aarhus Art MuseumArt museum topped by Olafur Eliasson's Your rainbow panorama, with James Turrell's The Dome below.Entry: Buy at the desk or online
MuseumDen Gamle ByOpen-air museum of Danish market-town life, with streets set in 1864, 1927, 1974 and 2014.Entry: Buy at the gate or online
NeighborhoodDokk1The harborside library and culture house of Aarhus, with a café and views over the water.Entry: Free to visit
NeighborhoodLatin QuarterThe oldest quarter of Aarhus, with cobbled lanes of old houses, small shops, cafés and galleries.Entry: Free to visit
NatureMarselisborg Deer ParkA free forest park south of the center where sika and fallow deer come close to visitors.Entry: Free to visit
FoodMejlgadeA long street of restaurants and bars running north from the cathedral to Østbanetorvet.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumMoesgaard MuseumMuseum of prehistory and anthropology in the countryside just south of Aarhus.Entry: Buy at the desk or online
FoodMoesgaard Museum CaféThe museum café, serving open rye bread sandwiches and Nordic dishes, open without a museum ticket.Entry: Pay as you go
FoodRestaurant GæstgivergårdenThe restaurant inside Den Gamle By, serving a traditional Danish lunch in historic rooms.Entry: Pay as you go
ViewpointSalling RooftopA roof terrace on top of the Salling department store, with a 360-degree view over Aarhus.Entry: Free to visit
NatureTropical Houses, Botanical GardenFree greenhouses beside Den Gamle By, with a humid tropical dome full of plants and butterflies.Entry: Free to visit