This is the most attractive part of Odense, with cobbled streets and tiny half-timbered houses dating from the late 18C and early 19C. The homes have been carefully restored and look quite enchanting with their fresh paint, small square windows and h..

Møntergården is made up of a superb ensemble of old houses. The porch of the Østerbyesgårda, a fine half-timbered residence dating from 1631, provides access to a roughly paved courtyard lined by 16C-17C aristocratic residences. One of these houses i..

This bright, modern and enjoyable museum provides an insight into the life of this famous Danish writer. An introduction to the man himself is followed by a collection of his famous papercuts. Other highlights include a huge library containing works ..

This centre is without doubt one of the most extraordinary and trendy places to visit in Odense. This former industrial site, once occupied by a textile mill, is now home to exhibitions of contemporary sculpture, bookshops, cinemas, cafés, designer b..

In this lovely park laid out on an island and on the north bank of the River Odense, stands the statue of the fairy tale writer dating from 1888. Every year on his birthday (2 April), flowers are laid at the foot of the statue.

The brick-built Gothic cathedral was constructed between the 13C and 15C on the site of an earlier building twice destroyed by fire. The crypt contains the shrine of St Knud and that of his brother Benedikt. Behind the altar is the magnificent tri..

Located just north of the pedestrian area, the Fyn Museum of Fine Arts houses one of the best collections of Danish painting from the 18C to the present day.

The open-air museum consists of reconstructed rural buildings from the 18C and 19C arranged to form a typical Fyn village, with farmhouses, workshops, mills, school, vicarage etc.

The museum is devoted to the great Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) and his wife the sculptress Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen . Apart from personal memorabilia, there is a video presentation and recordings of Nielsen's music.

The "Tinderbox" located in a garden next to Andersen's house is an interactive centre for children. Here they can listen to fairy tales, dress up, act in plays, write their own stories, make puppets or simply settle down to read in the book..

The fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) lived in the house until he left for Copenhagen at the age of 14. The place is now a small museum with mementoes from that period of his life. The son of a shoemaker, Andersen learned how to use..