The Best of Odense City - Private Walking Tour

Cathedral of St. Knuds, a structure built in the 1300s. This Gothic cathedral has a bright, high nave, and many regard it as Denmark's finest Gothic building.

Learn all about the famous author at his house, today a set of houses and museums dedicated to his life and works. Enjoy the bustling city and its history, which offers the opportunity to enjoy its historical buildings, the town’s cozy atmosphere, and the aromas of the delicious local cuisine.

You will learn about

• Odense, home of Odin the mythological Nordic god

• One of Denmark's oldest cities

• Canute IV of Denmark’s murder

• Key role in medieval and Renaissance Denmark

• City’s fire by the hand of King Abel of Denmark in 1247

• Roots in trade and craftsmanship

• Commercial centre of northern Funen after the Danish Reformation

• Modernization in the 18th century

• Denmark's second-largest city before the industrial revolution

• Odense's general strike in August 1943