Aarhus
EUROPE · STUDENT CITY
Denmark's second city: a rainbow on the art museum roof, a reconstructed old town, and forests running down to the beach.
The plan
ARoS rainbow panorama
Walk a circular glass rainbow on the roof, looking at the city through every colour.
Den Gamle By
An open-air museum town of 75 relocated historic houses, staffed in period.
Moesgaard Museum
A grass-roofed museum with the 2,000-year-old Grauballe Man; walk the roof to the sea.
Getting there
Fly into
Aarhus (AAR) or Billund (BLL); or the 3-hour train from Copenhagen.
From the airport
Airport buses meet flights; the train station is central.
Getting around
Walkable centre, one light-rail line, and bikes everywhere.
When to go
Best time to go
May–Sep
Cheapest months
Nov–Feb
Priciest & busiest
Jun–Aug & festival weeks
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