Fåborg Things to Do

At the harbour in Faaborg you have a little garden pavillion that was originally made by a wealthy merchant so that he could sit there with his family and have afternoon tea, or whatever drink he preferred while watching the life at the harbour.
These days it´s part of a museum and is open to the public and the old 19th century building is sitting real nice right by the marina and is a joy to the eye whenever you pass by it.

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The old clock tower is still standing in the center of town, very well preserved and still working.
It has become the symbol of Faaborg and is the first thing you can see if you arrive to Faaborg by boat.
Unlike most clock towers it´s not connected to a church, but it was many years ago, but the church was torn down and now the tower is standing free and purely serves as a clock tower.
It´s from the 14th century and the view from the tower is fantastic and you can see several of the nearby islands from there.

Because Faaborg is situated in a protected bay wth a good harbour, it´s a favorite place for old sailing boats to stop while touring around Denmark.
You have old scooners and clippers there almost every day during the summer season and they are damn scenic these old boats.
I find myself walking along the pier very often just to take a look at them.

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Vesterport is the old entrance to town.
It used to serve as a gate where people were checked before they enterd town and today it's still standing there very well preserved.
Nice remain from the time where Faaborg was one of the most important trading towns in Scandinavia.

Ymerbrønden is together with the clock tower the most important landmark in Faaborg.
It´s a well that might seem very odd at first sight but it tells the story of the creation of the world in the nordic mythology.
Audhumbla was the name of the cow and it was feeding the giant Ymer with her milk a long long time ago, according to the nordic mythology and therfor the well is formed by a naked man being breast fed by a cow.
Ymer was not a very nice guy though so the good giant Odin killed him and used his body to build the world.
This story is being told here with this sculpture/well that you have standing on the main square in Faaborg.
It was sculptured by local artist Kai nielsen in 1913 and it is actually a replica you see on the main square as the original one has been moved down the road to the local musem where it is better preserved.

Denmark is a very flat country, so when something finally does rise a bit, it gets a lot of attention. Svanninge Bakker ("Svanninge Hills") is such a place which however deserves the attention it gets as it is very pretty, even if not quite the "Funen Alps" its nickname suggests. The highest points (main peak is 128 metres) remind you of some parts of the Harz mountains in Germany but much, much lower. The surroundings include a small lake and several foot paths along rolling fields with cows. All thanks to the last Ice Age when a huge part of the Swedish ice pulled this way. At some of the "peaks", you can see for miles across Funen and down across the sea and there is also a lookout tower and a "nature playground".

Primarily a museum dedicated to art and sculpting by Funen artists. It was closed during our visit but amongst things to see is the original Ymerbrønden which you can see a copy of in the main square. It is also interesting since Fåborg itself is so full of artists so the museum really feels justified as a local sight.

The only medieval city gate still standing of three along the walls that protected town in those days. In calmer times, it was used to collect toll instead. To me, it looks like Ieper or somewhere similar in Flanders.