Aarhus: Harbour Cruise with a local guide AROS CRUISES｜Denmark

We are going on a fantastic boat trip around Aarhus Harbour.
There are so many exciting things to tell you about and the adventure begins even before we get on board.
So come along and hear much more about:

Fairy tales, Vikings and the old tugboat Jacob
Right next to the ship is the beautiful sculpture, Sirene, created by Prince Henrik of Denmark. It is round and organic, like so much of his art.
The fountain close by is the Endless Connection. In summer, the children play in and out of the fountains' labyrinths.

Right in front of us we see the old Customs House, built in 1897 by Aarhus' great architect, Hack Kampmann. His love of fairy tales and mythology is seen throughout his architecture.

Then comes DOKK1, which contains the main library and the city's citizen service.
Right in front is a giant bell – and it is customary to let it ring when a new Aarhus resident is born.

In the Viking Age, Aarhus was called Aros "the city at the mouth of the river". When smoke signals flared from Mols Bjerge, the people of Aros grabbed their weapons and rowed into battle.

The old tugboat Jacob is not just a tugboat. It was built in Texas in 1943 and participated in D-Day, the Normandy landings.

Wall Art
Experience gigantic murals. The UN's Sustainable Development Goals and A Miner from Novosibirsk, which shows the beauty of a life lived.

The famous architect, Bjarke Ingels: The bathhouses, Aarhus and the Campanile
We pass tiny summer homes of 21 sqm which come at the neat price of DKK 2.8 million each.
The building behind them is Aarhus. It is shaped like two A's with 250 apartments, all have terraces or roof gardens.
The Campanile is a clock tower with 75 apartments – and a dial larger than Big Ben's. Here time never stops and the entire building is covered in copper, which over time changes colour to iridescent green.

Aarhus Ø – The city on the sea
A new district with spectacular architecture. The Iceberg has 210 apartments and is shaped like an iceberg. Another is the Lighthouse, which is Denmark's tallest building – 142 meters high.

Brave bathers since 1933
The first bathing establishment where men and women were allowed to bathe together. It caused an outcry!

Aarhus International Sailing Centre
Another beautiful example of Danish architecture and a powerhouse for elite sailors such as Olympic gold medallist Anne-Marie Rindom.

The Wooden Ship Harbour - the largest wooden ship harbour in the Nordic countries. There are 70 historic wooden ships. A living cultural heritage.

Marina and Klintegården
There is activity all year round in the Marina and just above the harbour towers Klintegården, built in the 1930s by engineer Ove Christensen. He was ahead of his time with modernist buildings inspired by German ideas.

Fishing boats and houseboats
Even though the houseboats are moored here permanently, they must have a working engine.
Today the old fishing boats are mostly for hobby use, and the old auction halls are now restaurants.