Frequently asked questions

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H.C. Andersens Hus
H.C. Andersen Haven 1
5000 Odense C

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Remember to book in advance.

The new museum has a maximum limit of 250 guests at a time.

The museum proper covers 5600 m2 - two thirds of which is under ground. The garden covers 7000 m2 and the total museum area covers 9000 m2.

The museum is suitable for wheel chair users. You can enter the lower part of the museum via a 110 meter ramp or you can choose to use the elevator.

Yes, you definitely should. Click here Booking-link and book your ticket for the date and time slot you are interested in. Any unbooked tickets will be sold at the museum, but some days will be sold out in advance.

You can bring your own food and eat in the garden. If you did not bring anything, you can buy something at the museum Restaurant DEILIG that offers a menu inspired by Andersen's writings.

No, you can't. Not even if it is tiny / is carried in a bag / is the cutest thing ever. Sorry.

The museum does not offer guided tours of the museum. You can book a 30 minute introduction to the museum - it costs DKK 650,00 - maximum group size 30 persons. After the introduction guests can visit the museum on their own with the included audio guide.

The museum owns a couple of push-chairs you can borrow. It is not possible to enter with your own stroller, push-chair, pram or the like.

The price for adults (18 and up) is 165 DKK.
Groups of at least 20 adults pay 155 DKK per person.
Children under 18 are free.

NOTE: it is necessary to book a ticket online BEFORE visiting, including for children, even if they don't pay admission.

P-15 in Odense P is the closest option. You can enter the museum area directly from the parking garage via exit P15.

If you require accessible parking and step-free access, please use P-19, where designated accessible parking spaces and a lift are available.

Tourist bus parking

• Short-term parking in the city center (eg in Sortebrødrestræde) is for unloading / loading of tourists.
• Long-term parking must take place on the stretch between Havnegade 106 and Havnegade 110.

Some shops are open on Sundays, but not all. Smaller specialist shops in particular may be closed on Sundays, while larger shops, shopping centres and department stores often have extended opening hours. Always check the opening hours in advance.

There are several parking options close to the pedestrian streets and central shopping areas. Choose a car park or parking garage near the part of the city you want to visit, and continue on foot to the shops, cafés and experiences in the city centre.

You can see a map of parking spaces here.

Opening hours vary by store, but in general, shops in the city center are open Monday to Thursday from 10 AM to 6 PM, Friday from 10 AM to 7 PM, and Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. Many stores also open on the first Sunday of the month.

No, unfortunately not. Due to Danish safety regulations for food production, Odense Marcipan is not able to open its doors to the public. You can, however, buy their products in most larger supermarkets as well as in sweet stores all over Odense.

Yes, absolutely. Just north of the city you will find the Hans Christian Andersen Airport.

Yes, at the Parkering Odense Syd light rail stop, there are plenty of parking spaces, and in certain areas, you can park for up to three days.
Find out more about the light rail here: Odense Letbane

Yes you can - its even free. You can also bring your e-scooter, skateboard, pram, stroller and so on. Remember to hold on to your bike so it doesn't fall over.

Source: https://www.odenseletbane.dk/praktisk-information

På www.rejseplanen.dk you can plan your trip around Denmark, as well as book and buy your ticket on the same page.

Odense is one of the cities that has a low emission zone. Within the low emission zone, diesel-powered lorries, buses, vans and cars must comply with special requirements for particle emissions. The zone is limited by Ring 2 and all approach roads are clearly signposted that you are entering or leaving the low emission zone.

You can see a map of the low emission zone here

Here you can see what you need to fulfil in order to enter the low emission zone in a diesel car - rules for vehicles in the low emission zone

Rejsekort is an app that lets you check in and out when travelling by public transport in Denmark. You use the app when you start your journey and check out again when you arrive.

In Odense, you can use Rejsekort as an app on buses and the light rail, among other things. Remember to check in via the app before boarding the bus or the light rail, and to check out again when your journey is over.

Visit rejsekort.dk/en here

This easiest and cheapest way to travel with the light rail is by scanning the QR code you'll find at all stations. It leads to a payment solution that works on all newer smartphones. It's also the cheapest option at only DKK 15 per journey.

Just like in the buses, you can pay with a Rejsekort or you can download the Rejsebillet app. You can, however, also buy a ticket in the following shops, all conveniently located close to one of the stops:

• Tarup Center - Løvbjerg
• Vesterbro - Føtex Vesterbro
• Kongensgade - Slikparadiset
• Odense Banegård - Fynbus Kundecenter
• Odeon - City biksen
• Albani Torv - 7-Eleven og Føtex Food
• Korsløkke - Saigon Marked
• Rosengårdcentret - RGC Information Store Torv
• Bilka - Bilkas Kundeservice
• Cortex Park - Café På Mawis
• SDU - Academic Books
• Parkering Odense Syd - Aiden by Best Western Odense
• Hjallese Station - Rises Brød

You can rent bikes at First Grand Hotel, Cabinn Hotel, Nørregade Cykler or at Swapfiets.

Yes, there is!

Whether you’re planning a city trip, a beach day, a tour, or something entirely different, a day ticket makes it easy and affordable to explore all the cities and attractions on Funen. For just 75 kroner, you can travel as far and as much as you like on the selected day.

Here’s how it works:
It’s really simple. Purchase your ticket through the RejseBillet app or at a FynBus ticket center. Please note that you cannot buy this ticket with cash on the bus. The day ticket costs 75 kroner per person and includes:

• Unlimited travel across Funen and Langeland using FynBus buses and the Odense Light Rail.
• Validity for the entire day of purchase, plus for trips that start before 03:59 the following morning.
• Free travel for up to two children under 12 years old on the same ticket.
• Validity on both FynBus buses and the Odense Light Rail.

Rejsebillet.dk

Odense has a free city bus that runs app. every 20 minutes. To find the nearest stop, click this link for a map.

Not as a result of the designation. However, if relevant research questions come up, there may be small excavations.

Visible, earth-bound ancient monuments were not automatically protected until much later - in connection with the Nature Conservation Act of 1937. Before then, ancient monuments could only be protected as part of a voluntary agreement between the landowner and the National Museum.

BUT - Nonnebakken was only recognised with certainty as a Viking Age settlement in connection with the National Museum's investigations in 1953 - so by then the damage had long since been done. In other words: There was neither knowledge of the ancient monument nor the legal basis for a preservation order before the major interventions in the 1800s and early 1900s.

Nonnebakken is a crucial part of Odense's history and past, and has contributed to the development of Odense to this day.

Nonnebakken is the only one of the five castles that was built next to a town in the Viking Age, and it is only at Nonnebakken that Harald Bluetooth's ambition to unite the kingdom has a lasting effect right up to the present day

Museum Odense is working on realising a visualisation of parts of the ring castle at its current location on Nonnebakken, including a miniature version of the ring castle that will be visible from Munke Mose on the opposite side of the road.

Nonnebakken is the only one of the five castles that was built next to a town in the Viking Age, and it is only at Nonnebakken that Harald Bluetooth's ambition to unite the kingdom has a lasting effect right up to the present day. This can be seen in the fact that after the establishment of Nonnebakken, Odense developed into the capital city of Funen and functioned as a bishop's seat. The cities and the church institution played an important role in the formation of the kingdom. The story of Nonnebakken and Odense thus adds an extra dimension to the overall description of the five ring fortresses and their significance.

Nonnebakken is named after a nunnery that was located on the Viking mound in the 12th century. The levelled castle bank, on which the Odd Fellow Lodge is located today, and a few other traces can be seen in the terrain, but other parts of the castle are well preserved, but hidden under the modern city.

Ring fortress is a popular term for fortifications that have a circular floor plan. The late medieval ring fortress is a castle built of stone and surrounded by a moat.

In the Viking Age, Nonnebakkens contained a huge circular castle with an outer diameter of 180 metres. The castle was built around the year 980 and is attributed to King Harald Bluetooth's group of ring castles, all built around the 970-980s as a clear expression of the ambition to unite the Danish kingdom and protect it from outside enemies.

On the International House Odense web site you can read about what to do if you would like to get married in Odense.

https://www.internationalhouseodense.dk/living/citizen-service/getting-married

Foreign nationals must book an appointment by contacting vielse@odense.dk