Introduction
130km (81 miles) W of Copenhagen; 34km (21 miles) E of Odense
One of the oldest towns in Denmark, founded 7 centuries ago, Nyborg lies at the western terminus of the Storebælt bridge and is the easternmost town on the island of Funen. Local residents thought the opening of the bridge would boost tourism, but that has happened only marginally. Most motorists, especially foreigners, rush through town en route to Odense to pay their respects to the memory of Hans Christian Andersen.
That's a shame, really, because Nyborg is deserving of at least 2 hours of your time, which will allow you to visit its old Torvet (the market square in the center), the ruins of a medieval castle, and some cross-timbered old houses. Like so many other cities or towns of Denmark, Nyborg was more strategic in the Middle Ages than it is today.
Its location in the middle of the trade route between Zealand in the east and Jutland in the west helped boost its importance. In medieval times, about 1200...
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Nyborg Slot (Nyborg Castle)
This hardly compares to Windsor Castle in England but to the Danes it's just as important; yet it comes as a disappointment that there's so little...
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Mads Lerches Gård (Mads Lerches House)
Of all the places in Funen, this 1601 house, the former home of Mads Lerche, the town mayor, provides the best insight into what life was like...
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Storebæltsbroen
- Whether you have a special interest in bridges or not, driving across Storebæltsbroen is an experience not to be missed. When it was opened in...
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