Private Shore Excursion: Highlights of Aarhus

4 hours Private tour

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About this activity

Get to know the highlights of the center of Aarhus in a 3-hour walk with a professional guide who will accompany you from the ship. You will see Old Town, Viking Museum (closed on weekends!), Aarhus Cathedral, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus Theatre, Catholic Church of Our Lady, etc.

You can independently suggest places to visit or take advantage of the program that the guide will offer.

At the end of the tour, you will be taken to the ship or you can stay in the city to continue self-exploration.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Uopera tours

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Walking tour of Old Town
Included: Professional English-speaking tour guide for 4 hrs

Not included

Not included: Coffee Break / Lunch
Not included: Tips/Gratuity
Not included: Any admissions/donations (on average 100-150 DKK p.p.)

Itinerary

Old Town in Aarhus

one hour

The Old Town is an open-air town museum located in the Aarhus Botanical Gardens. In 1914 the museum opened as the world's first open-air museum of its kind, concentrating on town culture rather than village culture. Today the museum consists of 75 historical buildings collected from 20 townships in all parts of the country.
The Viking Museum

one hour Admission not included

It is a small underground museum, located at the square of Skt. Clemens Market. It is located beneath the Nordea bank building and on the site of an archaeological excavation of the 1960s, 3 m (9.8 ft) below street level. The excavations revealed various Viking Age structures, items, and parts of a human skeleton. The museum provides information regarding the history of Viking Age Aarhus.

(closed on weekends!)
Stop 3

30 min Admission not included

The construction of Aarhus Cathedral began in the 12th century, dedicated to the patron saint of sailors, St. Clemens. The cathedral is situated on the port side of the central square in the inner city. The church can seat around 1200 people. Aarhus Cathedral has a number of fresco paintings dating from the 1470 to 1520. The paintings of St Christopher and St Clement are the tallest in the country.
Aros

one hour Admission not included

The name ARoS refers to the Old Danish name of the city Aarhus, Áros, while the capitalized letters of the name hint at the Latin word for art, namely ars. It is the oldest public art museum in Denmark outside of Copenhagen. On 8 April 2004, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum opened with exhibitions in a brand new modern building. ARoS has a large art collection with works from the Golden Age until today, a changing selection of which are on display in the museum halls.
Aarhus Teater

15 min Admission not included

Aarhus Teater was built in the 1890s at the initiative of the citizens of Aarhus. The building is an architectonic gem of the Jugend style. It was inaugurated on September 15th in 1900 and became a listed landmark in 1990.
Katolsk Vor Frue Kirke

15 min Admission not included

The church dates back to 1880 and was built in the Gothic style. The high slender lines, the pointed arch windows and doorways, the flying buttresses over the aisles, the glazing bars of the windows etc.; the church exterior stands exactly as it did in the 19th century. However, the interior has seen significant changes over the years.