Aalborg is a charming town with Renaissance buildings, a Gothic cathedral and a half-timbered castle.
How to get
The international airport of Aalborg is located 6, 5 km north-west of the city center. It takes daily flights from Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki and about 10 flights a week from Sterling, London's Getvik airport. You can get to the airport by buses 2A and 2B (from the stop 'E' in JF Kennedys Plads), which depart every half hour. The fare is 16kr.
With the railway. Alborg train station every hour trains run north to Frederikshavn (83kr, 1¼ hours) and south to Århus (153kr, 1½ hours) and Copenhagen (338kr, 5 hours).
Intercity buses stop at the station near JF Kennedys Plads (near the new shopping center), which is south of the railway station. station. From here you can get to almost all the cities of North Jutland by buses X-bus. Express route No. 981 from Thinggaard Express is sent several times a week to Odense (190kr, 4½ hours), via Randers, Århus and Vejle.
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Climate
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Partly cloudy, light rain +4 ° С in the day +1 ° C at night ° С water |
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Transport
Almost all buses that run in the city, either late or late in the course of the route, stop at JF Kennedys Plads Square and pass through the city center, stopping at Østerågade and Nytorv, near the Burger King snack bar. The fare is 16kr; You can buy a travel card (klippekort) for 10 trips for 104kr. The timetable and more details about tickets can be found at the information office of Nordjyllands Trafikselskab at the bus station (JF Kennedys Plads Square), or by dialing the phone number 98 11 11 11.
Taxis can be called by phone 98 10 10 10 or 98 12 48 00, and also found in the parking lot at the railway station. station. Another popular form of transport in summer - bicycles - can be rented at Munk's Eftf (Løkkegade 25) for 80/400 kr per day / week, the map of Aalborg there is usually free of charge.
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Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Aalborg
Most of the sights of the fourth largest settlement in Denmark are concentrated in the Old Town.
Old Town
First of all, in this part the tourist attention is riveted by two places - the house of the merchant Jens Bang and the Cathedral of Saint Budolfi of the 14th century .Jens Bang was considered one of the richest people in Aalborg and in 1624 confirmed his reputation by building a huge Renaissance mansion from brick, which today is considered the largest Renaissance building in Northern Europe..Now there is the oldest in the city pharmacy .Nearby is another architectural miracle in the same style .The house of Jordan Olufens is not so remarkable, but the very fact that his former owner was a relative of Bangu already causes a desire to compare buildings .
The Cathedral of Saint Boudolfi is located almost in the heart of the Old Town. It was built in honor of the patron saint of seamen and was repeatedly rebuilt. The mixture of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque is a distinctive feature. In addition, it is worth seeing the Church of Our Lady, built in the 12th century, but later destroyed and restored. So until our time came the building of the late 19th century. The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is one of the oldest in Denmark and is also located in the historic part of the city.
Aalborghus Castle
Of civil architecture, the 16th-century Aalborghus Castle is of undoubted interest. The building was erected by King Christian III first for defensive purposes, and later changed its function and began to serve as a government residence. Directly into the castle entrance is closed, but you can walk around the surrounding areas, all year round, from 8.00 to 21.00. Entrance to the dungeon and casemates is strictly from May to October. The work schedule of the donjon: from Monday to Friday, from 8.00 to 15.00. The schedule of casemates: every day, from 8.00 to 21.00.
Museums of Olburg
From the museums in the Old Town you can find the Historical Museum of Aalborg, in which the history of the city's development for the last thousand years is told in visual form. On Tuesdays admission is free.
The rating of the best sights of Olburg, not located in the Old Town, will include the Museum of Art of North Jutland, whose main expositions date back to the end of the 19th and 20th centuries. The schedule of work: from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.00 to 17.00. Closed on Mondays. In autumn, February, March and April on Tuesdays the work time is extended to 21.00. The admission fee is 60 DKK. Children under 18 years old are free of charge.
The Navy Museum is also among the top ten. The schedule of work: from 1 January to 30 April, from 10.00 to 16.00, from 1 May to 30 September, from 10.00 to 17.00, from 1 October to 31 December, from 10.00 to 16.00. Admission is 80 DKK. Children from 14 to 6 years old - 40 Danish kroner. Children of younger age - free of charge.
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