Introduction
208km (129 miles) SW of Copenhagen; 71km (44 miles) NW of Odense; 82km (51 miles) N of the German border; 70km (43 miles) SW of Århus
Our South Jutland adventure begins in the gateway city of Kolding, nestled on the scenic Kolding Fjord. The sixth-largest city in Denmark can become an overnight stopover or else the object of a short visit of 2 to 3 hours, depending on your schedule.
There are more young designers running around the streets of Kolding than even in Copenhagen itself, as it is home base for the Danish School of Art & Design, attracting students from throughout Scandinavia who dream of becoming the Arne Jacobsen of tomorrow. The center is comparable to the Parsons School of Design in New York. Many devotees of art and design visit Kolding just to see the Trapholt Museum for Moderne Kunst, devoted to 20th-century and modern art.
Kolding is hardly one of the "must-see" sites for Jutland, but tourism is on the rise, mainly because of its hilltop castle, that...
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Koldinghus Slot
This castle from the Middle Ages is the most happening spot in town. We'd visit it for no other reason than to see the panoramic view [SS] of the...
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Geograsfisk Have og Rosehave (Geographical Garden)
An idyllic spot, but most often overlooked by visitors, is this "Garden of Eden" on the southern border of the town, housing some 2,000 species...
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Trapholt Museum for Moderne Kunst (Museum of Modern Art)
This is one of Denmark's greatest museums outside of Copenhagen. After you've viewed too many badly lit and dusty country museums throughout Denmark,...
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