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Sightseeing in Aarhus
Aarhus Teater on Teatergaden, Aarhus, Denmark (cc)
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Sightseeing in Aarhus
Aarhus is easy to explore. It has a compact city center that allows you to get to every attraction, restaurant, café and hotel on foot, and also the city's Central Train Station is in the middle of town. If you are standing outside the main entrance of the station, facing north (away from the station), you have the pedestrian area, Strøget, right in front of you. Ryesgade is the name of the street which leads into Søndergade after crossing Sønder Allé where the Aarhus City Hall is a couple of blocks to your left. Strøget is the main shopping area in Århus and takes you all the way down to the cathedral by the Bispetorvet Square. Just before you get to Bispetorvet you will cross the Aarhus River and look down on Åboulevarden, the street along the river with its many open-air cafés and restaurants.
Århus Cathedral
The Aarhus Cathedral was built in the 13th century in honor of St Clemens, a Roman pope who was made into a martyr after he was drowned while tied to an anchor and became the patron saint of sailors. It is also the longest church in Denmark, at 93m(298 feet), which is also the height of the tower. Entrance to the cathedral is free and it’s open year-round from Monday to Saturday.
Aarhus Museums
Around the Bispetorvet Square there are a couple of museums worth visiting: the Viking Museum and the Women’s Museum. The Women’s Museum (Kvindemuseet) is entirely devoted to the female gender, which doesn’t mean that it’s not open to male visitors. The museum has both a permanent section, depicting the history and culture of women in an interesting way. The museum is in a building behind the cathedral which was built in the mid-19th century as a city hall and jail, then made into the police station when the present city hall was built at Park Allé.
Store Torv and Lille Torv
To the west of the Aarhus Cathedral is the square Store Torv and a little farther down is Lille Torv. The area around these two squares in the northern section of downtown is quieter than the busy Søndergade, but you will find some of the best shops and restaurants here on some of the side streets.
After you’ve paid the Vor Frue Church a visit and head back toward the center from Lille Torv, you will cross the Aarhus River on a street named Immervad, with the Åboulevarden, packed with restaurants, on your left. The street will take you up to the city hall but, instead of walking straight ahead, take Frederiksgade, the pedestrian street on your right running parallel. In the same building as the city hall is also where you find the tourist office. The newly built art museum, Aros, is only a stone’s throw away down Vester Allé and if you keep going on this road you will eventually get to the open-air museum, Den Gamle By.
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