Aarhus
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In this Article
- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
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Introduction
Aarhus is the second largest city of Denmark with about 240,000 inhabitants (over 300,000 in the total urban area). It is located along the westcoast of Jutland and is the main port of the country.
For more information, check the Aarhus Guide or Aarhus City Info websites.
Neighbourhoods
Suburbs of Aarhus are: Beder, Brabrand, Egå, Frederiksbjerg, Gellerup, Harlev, Hasle, Hasselager, Holme, Hjortshøj, Højbjerg, Kolt, Lisbjerg, Lystrup, Malling, Mårslet, Risskov, Rosenhøj, Sabro, Slet, Skejby, Skæring, Skåde, Stavtrup, Solbjerg, Skødstrup, Studstrup, Tilst, Tranbjerg, Trige, Vejlby, Viby, Åbyhøj and Åby.
Sights and Activities
- Aarhus Domkirke, the tallest and longest cathedral in Denmark.
- Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady), a large church.
- Aarhus Rådhus (City Hall).
- Den Gamle By (The Old Town)
- Botanical garden
- Tivoli Friheden, amusement park.
- Aarhus Kunstmuseum
- Marselisborg Slot (Marselisborg Palace), the summer-retreat of the Danish royal family.
- Aarhus Teater (Aarhus Theatre), the largest theatre in the city.
- Kvindemuseet, the Women's Museum
- Viking Museum
Weather
Like most of Denmark, Aarhus has a mild maritime climate. Summers last from June to August when it's mostly around 20 °C during the day and between 10 and 12 °C at night. Winters are relatively cold, but not like more northern places in Scandinavia. Temperatures between December and February are usually around zero with frost at night. Though days of around 10 °C are not uncommon.
Getting There
By Plane
Aarhus Airport (AAR) has a few connections. Sun Air of Scandinavia has flights to/from Oslo, Gothenburg and Stockholm. Bulgarian Air Charter has summer flights between Aarhus and Varna and Burgas in Bulgaria.
Cimber Sterling flies to Copenhagen, Ryanair flies to Alicante, London and Girona and SAS to Copenhagen.
By Train
The Danish State Railways has services between Aarhus and most major Danish cities.
By Car
By Bus
Gullivers Reisen has buses between Berlin and Aarhus, stopping in Kolding and Vejle as well. Eurolines stops in Aarhus as well.
By Boat
Iceland
- The Icelandic cargo ship Eimskip has two vessels, the Dettifoss and Goðafoss which travel the route Rotterdam-Hamburg-Göteborg-Aarhus-Fredrikstad-Tórshavn-Reykjavík. It takes 8 days in total and the return trip goes via eastern Iceland and Tórshavn only. The vessel can take a maximum of 3 passengers but only between mid-April and mid-October.
Lithuania
- Lisco Baltic Service between Klaipeda and Arhus via Abenraa.
Domestic
Aarhus to Kalundborg with Mols Linien and Samso Linien.
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Sleep
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABINN Aarhus | Kannikegade 14 | Hotel | 76 |
| City Sleep-In | Havnegade 20 | Hostel | 72 |
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