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City in North Denmark, Denmark
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Aalborg is the largest city in North Jutland, Denmark. Aalborg is an old town with many preserved buildings and important prehistoric relics, but also thriving cultural life with several institutions of national importance.
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Aalborghus Slot
A half-timbered castle that was built by King Christian III in 1539 - 1555 as a fortification. Soon it became the seat of the king's provincial governors in Northern Jutland, and then started to be used by the State County for taxes. All that remains of the original castle is the east wing, the rest was constructed centuries later. There is no public access to the buildings but the courtyard is open for everybody free of charge. Besides, it's possible to visit the castle’s dungeon (May - Oct: M-F 08:00-15:00) and underground casemates (daily 08:00 - 21:00).
Aalborgtårnet
54.9-metre-tall observation tower built of lattice steel in 1933. The tower is built on a hill, providing a total height of 105 metres above sea level. The tower has a restaurant on the top.
Built in 1759 and served as city hall until 1912. Now is only used for wedding ceremonies and representative purposes.
Cosy zoo with many "classic" zoo animals such as giraffes, elephants and big cats. The biggest enclosure is the savanna, where several African animals are free-ranging. There is also a big playground and a nice restaurant.
Built in the 1300s, this historic medieval church serves as Aalborg's cathedral.
Beautiful renaissance house, built in 1624 by the merchant Jens Bang.
Well-preserved renaissance house from 1616 by the merchant Jørgen Olufsen.
Ancient Viking graveyard landscape, with a few information stops about the history of the place. It was abandoned in 1200 AD due to shifting sand dunes, and excavated in the mid-20th century. There is an adjacent Lindholm Hoeje museum, including an on-site restaurant.
Built in 1902 representing national romantic architecture. In 2005, it was brought back to its original style. Next to the house is a musical fountain, during summer at 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00 Händel's Water Music accompanies the splashing water.
Søfarts- og Marinemuseum
A marine museum on the wharf where you can play with model ships in the pool, visit submarine 'Springeren' and learn about the ships at the exhibition.
Underground museum 3 m below Algade street. It depicts the history of the Franciscan monastery as well as the market place, the unknown churches and the city houses.
Exhibition is rather small and of limited value.
Vikingemuseet Lindholm Høje
A historical museum at the Lindholm Høje burial ground. The museum describes the burial ground and the many graves from the Iron Age and the Viking Age, and contains archaeological finds from the area. The museum includes a restaurant.
A cultural centre exhibiting art, architecture and design. Focuses on Jørgen Utzon's own work and other work somehow related to him. Also has a restaurant.
The largest raised bog in Western Europe, good wildlife exhibition center with small cafe and restaurant and excellent bird watching.
Small island in the fjord which can be reached by a short ferry ride.
One of the largest forests in Denmark, Rold Skov dates back to the last Ice Age and presents amazing natural scenery. The forest has a visitors center in the small town of Rebild, about half-an-hours drive south of Aalborg.
Offer American Roulette, Black Jack, Poker and slot machines. Nice experience, but the atmosphere here is not as chic and international as you might expect.
Friluftsbad
Nordkraft is a culture center with several cultural institutions including Skråen (a venue for jazz and rock concerts), Teater Nordkraft, the Biffen Art Cinema, the Kunsthal Nord art gallery and Dreamhouse (an innovative creation facility). It was established in 2009 in a former power plant.
A theatre in Nordkraft culture centre. Granhøj Dans is a celebrated international dance company that is part of Teater Nordkraft. Granhøj Dans relocated to Aalborg in 2016 from Aarhus.
The concert halls and school of music. Fantastic architecture.
The biggest carnival in Northern Europe. If you want to have fun with Danish people this is a great opportunity.
It has the cheapest hot dogs in town, low budget fast food, what you need after a night out.
An alternative bar, vegan dinner on Tuesdays for kr 20. You have to sign up before.
Non-profit cultural house which serves a daily vegetarian meal at a fixed price. Co-located with cultural and creative events, such as Husets ceramics workshop. No reservation needed.
Nice location toward the street junction & have the option to stay out. Salmon salad with mixed fruit cocktail juice for 90 kr, but make sure to have kroner since they are not accepting euro.
Good Italian restaurant
Authentic Vietnamese cuisine with wide range of noodle soups ('Mì Quảng', 'Phở', 'Mi') and sandwich ('Bánh Mì'). Includes vegetarian options as seen in the menu card available on their website.
Traditional Danish cuisine (fish, poultry and pork dishes) located at Aalborg's island 'Egholm'. Supposedly known for serving Denmark's biggest 'Tartelet'. 'Onsdagsflæsk' is served on Wednesdays. Great option which comes with a nice view of Aalborg from Limfjorden.
Restaurant Vestre Baadelaug
Traditional Danish cuisine in the western part of Aalborg. The restaurant is in particular known for their 'Bøfsandwich' (beef sandwich).
Has the best beer in town (same owner as Charlies in Copenhagen).
Aalborg's only bar run by activists. 1000fryd has been around since 1984 when Aalborg's alternative scene bought the place. Now the place is known for their ecological beer, underground music scene and do-it-yourself attitude towards life. 1000fryd has two reoccurring festivals, namely their Punk/HC festival and their Queer festival.
Coffee, tea and chocolate. If you enjoy good coffee, then this is the spot. One of the owners was the Danish Barista champion of 2007.
Brew pub, very modern ambiance, with the mash tuns in full view. Offers many styles of beer, including stouts, porters, IPA, and lagers.
A hostel outside the centre of Aalborg which contains some huts on an island and is close to the ferry to Egholm. It has dating furniture, small rooms, not clean kitchen and overall scores very low rating on the Internet.
Friendly place just north of the bridge. Has three rooms sharing bathroom, kitchen, separate entrance. TV, beer and wine available in the kitchen at very reasonable prices.
The hotel is on a beautiful and central location, within walking distance of most attractions.
Hotel Chagall
Small and homey hotel in the heart of Aalborg.
Classic historic hotel in the middle of Aalborg.
Slotshotellet
View of Limfjorden, close to Aalborg’s pedestrianised boutique shopping, and 3 minutes walk from the new outdoor harbour pool.
The cozy hotel at Østerbro.
It has modern and comfortable rooms in the heart of Aalborg.
A nice 4-star hotel-restaurant catering to business people.
Big 4-star hotel with a view towards the Limfjord.
Main shopping streets. Most shops close M-F 18:00, and Sa 14:00. Shops are closed Sundays unless it is a special Sunday (usually first of the month).
Food Street
Shopping area with a number of unique small shops and many places to dine.
Department store.
Fresh local vegetable produce, fresh meat, fish and cheese. The 'Fiskefrikadeller' (fish cakes) from Peter's Fisk are delicious.
By bus
Aalborg Busterminal on John F Kennedy Plads (the John F Kennedy square, +45 98 12 87 13) right by the station is a large regional hub for long distance, regional and local buses.
By train
Aalborg is on the Copenhagen, Roskilde, Odense, Aarhus Line. 4½ hours/DKK 402 to Copenhagen.
By ferry
There are ferries from Norway and Sweden coming to North Jutland (Hirtshals or Frederikshavn). From there you can take bus or train to Aalborg.
By car
From Frederikshavn: Use the E45 southbound to Aalborg. From Hirtshals: Use the E39 southbound to Aalborg. From Aarhus: Use the E45 northbound to Aalborg.
In the centre it easy to walk by foot. To go further, there is a good public bus system (22 kr for 1½ hr if you pay cash), run by the Nordjyllands Trafikselskab company, which tickets can be bought online.
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