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Town in Funen, Denmark
Photo: Kåre Thor Olsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Svendborg is a city on the southern coast of Funen. With around 27 000 citizens, it is the island's second largest city after Odense. Svendborg is home to the Naturama museum. It is the gateway to the South Funen Archipelago, with National Road 9 (Primærrute 9) leading to islands Tåsinge and Langeland, and ferries to Ærø and other islands.
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Museum with stuffed (real) animals.
Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum
Documents the history of poverty and welfare in Denmark.
Bike rentals right on the harbour in Svendborg, in cooperation with the tourist information desk. Also mtb, touringbikes, bags, cargo bikes, kids-seats and wagons.
Its located on the very end of the island. It shares location with the volunteer bike community "Cykeltutten".
Svendborg has hosted an International Clown Festival for over a decade. For a week in mid-May the town is full of exciting street performances. There is also a grand parade and a theatre gala show which is well worth trying to get tickets for. Clowns from all over the world gather the festival and perform around the town in various venues throughout the week as well as in the streets.
Tour boat
1-hour tour to Valdemar Slot (pictured) or a 2-hour return trip, also available for charter.
Does cruises around the archipelago south of the city, in beautiful old wooden ships during the summer (June-August) mainly in the weekends, but you can be lucky to catch a tour on other days, reservations is recommended. Also charters old sail ships to groups of more than 20 people.
Sea Kayak rentals
Sea kayak rentals and guided tours in the archipelago.
Traditional local food. Has a big patio area on the west side towards the harbour.
Very traditional local food. Popular in the summer.
Social economic cafe with cheap foods, non-fancy everyday food. Open for everyone, and also students with special needs from the nearby school.
Social economic cafe with simple, good quality food and drinks. Breakfast menu and lunch. Fresh juices and local mixed teas. Cakes, cookies and ice cream. Also roast their own coffee in the shop.
Small Syrian grill. Serves manaish, falafel, kebab, salads, tabbouleh, dolma and pizzas and fries. Homemade traditional meal of the day every Saturday.
Dineren
The down-to-earth place for locals to skip making dinner themselves. Chill atmosphere, good burgers and several everyday eats. In the summer, there are plenty of tables outside, and a BBQ menu. Another option is to order through the phone.
Little small bar. Live music every Saturday evening.
French style bar/ cafe with open hours in the daytime. Live music every Saturday.
Stella Maris Hotel de Luxe is a luxurious experience located directly on the waters edge in Svendborg. 36 luxury rooms, meeting rooms, bar, terrace, wine cellar, farm shop & bistro gourmand.
Best Western hotel on a very centrol location.
By rail
42 minutes by regional train from Odense to
By ferry
is open to both leisure sailors and commercial ferry traffic, and routes out of Svendborg go to Ærøskøbing on Ærø and to several small islands in the South Funen archipelago.
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