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Aarhus holidays

November 2024

  • Great Danes: the Old Town at Aarhus

    Great Dane: a tour of Denmark’s culture, countryside and coast

    Lakes, saunas, art, food – and Hamlet’s castle. A whistlestop tour of the best that Denmark has to offer

April 2022

  • Arhus Denmark

    A local's guide
    A local’s guide to Aarhus: live music, beautiful parks and Nordic street vibe

    With superb food, a buzzing music scene, beaches and beautiful green spaces, Denmark’s second city is perfect for a lively break, says nightclub owner Amira Gluhic

November 2018

  • Lights fantastic: Christmas decorations in Helsinki, Finland.

    Seasonal city breaks: 10 of the best pre-Christmas European getaways

    From a bedecked Zagreb to twinkling Turin, here are the best places to spark your festive spirit

February 2017

  • Aarhus, Denmark

    Holiday guides
    Aarhus, Denmark: what to see, plus the best restaurants, bars and hotels

  • smoked herring with egg and rye bread

    Readers' travel tips
    Highlights of Denmark: readers’ travel tips

April 2016

  • Aarhus Kunstmuseum, astonishing looking with orange, yellow and green glass.

    Aarhus, Denmark: a northern star

    Denmark’s second city will officially step out of Copenhagen’s shadow to become joint European capital of culture next year. But the student city already has a world-class food, arts and nightlife scene

November 2014

  • colourful roof of art museum ARoS

    Joanne O'Connor's great escapes
    Travel tips: festive Denmark, plus this week’s top deals

    Enjoy a Scandinavian-style Christmas break in Aarhus, try south London’s newest boutique hotel or chill out in Sweden. By Joanne O’Connor

March 2008

  • Ron Mueck's 16-ft boy

    Flying visit: Aarhus

    Go now to catch amazing art on show in this bohemian Danish city

September 2006

  • Flying visit

    It's truffle season in Piemonte and Alba is the capital of the white truffle.

June 2002

  • Little big town

    It's young, hip and stays up all night in the summer. Andrew Spooner checks out Denmark's second city.

April 2001

  • The beautiful north

    These once-forbidding cities have woken up after a long hibernation, Andrew Spooner selects the five coolest spots.