Odense Travel Answers

While you are waiting for replies you could browse these members pages on Odense. Odense Travel Guide It is some time since I passed through Odense - I loved all the places we visited in Denmark from Copenhagen across to Esberg. I will just comment that we found eating out expensive add a glass/bottle of wine and it was really, really expensive. Good Luck on your travels and in your family history search and - of course Welcome to VT!

Thanks! I should also note that I'll be traveling alone. Is Odense a safe enough place to do so? I don't speak a word of Danish...

I don't think you need have any worries about travelling alone, nor about language.Danish people are used to English speaking tourists and very friendly and helpful.

December is definitely not the friendliest time to visit Denmark. Weather is likely to be wet, windy and cold.

If you are in Odense for a couple of weeks then you might wanna have a look at the castle "Egeskov" which is on the same island as Odense. And towns like Kerteminde and Faaborg are pretty little seaside towns too.

i have to be honest; I'm sort of looking forward to this type of weather. I live in Maine, so I'm no stranger to it.

If you don´t mind the weather then you are fine and at least you will get the town in christmas decoration.

Can anyone address some specifics?

Hello, You are staying there a long time. Do you speak the language? There are ferry boats that go across to Sweden, that take about an hour. You can go there for the day and come back. It isn't too expensive. You have to get to Helsingor, which is not too far. There is a castle there that is the one used in the Play Hamlet. Helsingør (Danish pronunciation: [hɛlseˈŋøɐ̯ˀ]; in English also known as Elsinore) is a city and the municipal seat of Helsingør municipality on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. This is kind of a must see, if you are in the area. Denmark is small.... good luck.

You should not miss out on Hans Christian Andersens birthplace when you are in Odense which is where he was born. Here is a website to the house where he was born which is now a museum: museum.odense.dk/museums/han...

Excellent. Can anyone recommend lodging, food or other "must-sees" in Odense or nearby? In terms of food, I'd like to experience true, authentic Danish cuisine, as well as perhaps one night of fine-dining.

Are you looking for a better hotel or a budget hotel? For food you might wanna try this place in the center of Odense which also has it´s own brewery: bryggeriet.dk/eng/breweries/...

i'm looking for comfort and privacy without breaking the bank. The cheapest "good" place to stay, in other words.

Denmark is not a cheap country for hotels, but you might wanna have a look at this hotel as they sometimes have some resonable offers: choicehotels.no/choice/en/od...

Does anyone know anything about Den Gamle Kro? dengamlekro.eu/Forside.asp?c... or so for a five course meal doesn't sound unreasonable at all...

I never tried it, but if I were you then I would give it a tryA "kro" is a very typical old fashioned danish place to eat and I think you should try that while in Denmark.

And by the way: A new restaurant has opened in the town "Nyborg" which is not so far from Odense and it has gotten rave reviews and from what i read it´s gourmet food at resonalbe prices. Here is a link to the place: visitnyborg.dk/international...

So if I was to travel from Odense to eat at a place like that, how would I do so? I won't have a vehicle.

There are direct trains every 30 minutes and it takes around 20-25 minutes to get there.

Great...can anyone else add anything?