Kolding Bibliotek


Another example of how good Denmark's public spaces are. This modern library is home to inviting chill-out spaces, events, information desks and installations from Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (the man behind the rainbow walkway atop Aarhus' ARoS art museum).


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1. Koldinghus

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Koldinghus is Kolding’s extravagant showpiece, with the requisite turbulent history. A fortress occupied the land in 1268, while parts of the castle you…

2. Helligkorsgade 18

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Kolding’s oldest house sits photogenically on the unassuming shopping strip of Helligkorsgade. It’s a wonky, orange-coloured, half-timbered affair built…

3. Borchs Gård

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The red-and-green half-timbered house on Akseltorv is Borchs Gård, a decorative Renaissance building dating from 1595.

4. Trapholt

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Design buffs should get out of town to the Trapholt modern art and design museum, housed in an architectural wonder in Kolding's residential northeastern…

5. Christiansfeld Centret

9.37 MILES

In Unesco-recognised Christiansfeld, this visitor centre will give you an overview of what makes this town special – come and pick up a walking map…

6. Christiansfeld

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Some 16km south of Kolding is the small town of Christiansfeld – an under-the-radar place that in 2015 was awarded Unesco World Heritage status for its…

7. Jelling Kirke

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Inside this small whitewashed church, erected around 1100, are some vividly restored 12th-century frescoes; the main attractions, however, are the two…

8. Kongernes Jelling

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Kongernes Jelling is a large interactive museum opposite the church, dedicated to Jelling at the time of the Viking kings. It provides enthralling insight…

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