Fyn (Funen)

Fyn (Funen) Denmark

The yellow corner is H. C. Andersen's birthplace in Odense.

Fyn (Funen) is Denmark's third largest island with an area of 2,985 km2 and 457,569 inhabitants. (2014). The main town is Odense with 106,305 inhabitants.

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Odense is Denmark's third largest city and a center of the province of Funen, with a population of over one third of the island's total population, and the city has several regional functions and many service industries. Along the coast is located the majority of the island's other major cities

Culture, shopping and good restaurants in Odense
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense. In Odense, you will find some of the main attractions and sights of Funen. Odense is probably best known for the city where Hans Christian Andersen was born and grew up. He has certainly put his city on the world map, but Odense is also a lively market town with excellent shopping Possibilities, good restaurants - Hotels and a vibrant nightlife.

As regional Funen is centrally located in Denmark with fixed connection to the Jutland over the Little Belt bridges and to Sealand by the Great Belt bridges and tunnels.

 Svendborgsundbroen connects Taasinge having bridge and causeway connecting to Langeland, and there are ferry services from Funen to the largest islands in the archipelago and to Als.

Marstal harbor with the beautiful old wooden boats

Marstal is the largest town on Ærø, and its long maritime history is reflected everywhere. For centuries ships from Marstal sailed the seven seas thin, and even today the city is home to a large number of nostalgic wooden coasters. Shipping is still the nerve center of the city with its shipyards, its companies and its maritime school, which for more than a century has trained navigators for the Danish commercial fleet.

 Marstal is a charming town with narrow alleys and passages. the city's many shops, restaurants and cafes invite guests to enjoy life.

Faaborg Harbor

Faaborg is an old seafaring town and harbor life still characterizes the city. Here lies the fishing boats, yachts and old wooden boats side by side and around the ferries to Ærø and small islands with there is lot of traffic. Faaborg Marina is an idyllic harbor, close to the center with good facilities.

Cosiness and coffee at the harbor in Svendborg

 Svendborg still appeared in profile as a city with an emphasis on the good old fashioned shopping experience with real, individual shops in a charming and varied urban environment in the inner city.

A. P. Moller started his steamship company in Svendborg, with its origins in "Villa Anna", and had a great influence on Svendborg's maritime life. Today, A.P. Moller-Maersk A / S - Maersk Line,  is the largest company in Denmark, and the world's largest container shipping company.

Camping Funen
Funen has campsites, located in the city of Odense and the coast. The city of Odense is Denmark's garden - fantastic beaches to the north. To the south, rich hilly landscape with winding roads - trickling streams and beautiful houses. Maybe you are looking for a Bed and Breakfast on Funen

The landscape of Funen is rolling and undulating with many orchards and hedgerows. Characteristic are the many half-timbered farmhouses. Immediately south of Funen is the South Funen archipelago with islands of all sizes offers beautiful sounds, bays and coves.

Fyn shores are characterized by inroads, bays and inlets, on the southwest coast are separated by peninsulas like fønsskov Odde, Helnaes and Horne Land. South Coast shielded by several small islands as well as Aero and Langeland. Coast to the Great Belt is the most regular, capped by waves and currents.

Egeskov Castle

Hvedholm Castlehotel

Funen is known for its many castles and manor houses, half-timbered buildings, dikes and hedgerows, which is mostly good loamy soils on Funen, and efficient agriculture on Funen, covering nearly 80% of the island, only 10% is covered by forest.

East-fyn is intensively cultivated, where Huge stately as Egeskov castle - Nyborg Castle - Hvedholm Slot - manors and medium-sized farms with small woodlands dominate the landscape.

The coastal area has many orchards. North and West Funen is fertile moraine with many farms gathered in villages. Near the Baring Vig you will find fruit and vegetable production and around Odense Canal Many nurseries with large greenhouses. The area east of Assens is characterized by sugar beet growing (The white gold).

Assens City

Assens is a beautiful, very old town with 5956 inhabitants, founded in the early 13th century. From Assens is a half-hour voyage to Baagø where there are great opportunities to study birds in an EU bird protection area.

Vissenbjerg area on Funen is especially characterized by many clay flat trays, as well as some of the island's highest hills, including Frøbjerg Bavnehøj (131 m.o.h.). The seedless clay hills have previously formed the basis for the region's brickyard industry. Farm buildings are (opposite the coastal areas) spread outside village assemblies.

In Southern Funen "The Funen Alps" with offshoots to the east and the west, all formed as large israndsbakker during the last "ice" age.

Ice and snow? ? - Yes, of course!, the four seasons, each with its beauty and charm, is one of the secrets, and due to the Danes are the happiest people in the world. - We love all four seasons.

Imagine this beauty

Imagine this beauty

Spring summer and sun, we know from all the stories, pictures and descriptions, but in Denmark we have the world's most beautiful autumn, due to the sun's angle from the equator, and we experience nature gets ready to winter.

But you should experience all four seasons in Denmark, and you will know why Danes are the happiest people in the world. and might better understand where Hans Christian Andersen found inspiration for his world famous poems, movies and stories.