Esbjerg Tourist Places to Visit in Esbjerg, Denmark, Europe

Esbjerg Tourist Places to Visit in Esbjerg, Denmark, Europe

Esbjerg is a city and seaport belonging to the Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) region in southwest Denmark situated about 95 km from Vejle, 135 km from Odense and 295 km from Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark. Esbjerg is the seat of Esbjerg Municipality with a population of 71,491 as of the recent census.

Geography of Esbjerg:

Esbjerg is located on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula between 55°29′ N latitude and 08°27′ E longitude at an elevation of 11 meters and spans over a total area of 757.5 sq. km.

History of Esbjerg:

Esbjerg was formed as a city in the year 1868 and the current municipality of Esbjerg was set up on 1^st January 2007. The city of Esbjerg received the ‘City of the Year’ award twice, once for the cooperative work between public and private companies and once again for the effort and support of the young talents.

How to reach Esbjerg?

Esbjerg has an airport located 9 km away from the city centre with scheduled flights to Aberdeen and Stavanger, catered by BMI Regional and Danish Air Transport respectively.

It is advised for the international tourists to reach Billund Airport first and then take bus or taxi or train from there to Esbjerg. Billund Airport has best connectivity with Amsterdam, Birmingham, Riga, Paris, Manchester, Munich, Istanbul and many other European locations, located around 60 km from Esbjerg Airport.

Esbjerg also has good connectivity by train and bus with neighboring cities. Public buses are widely used for local travel.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Esbjerg:

There is a music event organized around the central Torvet Square during the middle of August month annually. Also Esbjerg is home to the branches of many renowned universities, churches, museums and art galleries.

Kongensgade and Torvegade are the two major shopping streets holding most of major shops of the city.

The major food corners in Esbjerg are listed below:

Den Rode Okse
Ristorante Maremma
Green Garden

What to do in Esbjerg?

Visiting museums
Beach Exploration
Playing Golf

Places to see in Esbjerg:

Men at Sea:

The Men at Sea or Mennesket ved Havet is a typical monument situated near Sædding Beach in the west Esbjerg. This white monument measures a height of 9 meters and was erected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Esbjerg municipality. Svend Wiig Hansen was the designer of the monument.

Fisheries and Maritime Museum:

Located in front of the Men at Sea, the Fisheries and Maritime Museum depicts on fisheries and marine biology of Denmark, marine industries on the Wadden Sea and North Sea. It is the largest institution of its type in the country.

Academy of Music and Music Communication:

The Academy of Music and Music Communication is one of the well noted cultural centers in Denmark. Established as a regional private project in 1946, it was renovated with different specialties in 1998. It is open for public.

List of other places of interest in and around Esbjerg includes:

Marbaek-Omraadet
Musikhuset Esbjerg
Esbjerg Golf Club
Esbjerg Kunstmuseum
Stor Bolge
Zion Church
Esbjerg Water Tower
Vester Nebel Kirke
Esbjerg Museum
Esbjerg Spejdermuseum
Grundtvigs Kirken
Esbjerg Banegaard
Guldager Kirke
Esbjerg Legeland
Saint Nicholas Church

Ideal time to visit Esbjerg:

From May to August will be the ideal time to enjoy your holidays in Esbjerg.

Where to stay in Esbjerg?

Esbjerg is a pleasant picturesque town rich in all the sectors including hospitality industry with all sorts of accommodation centers with different latest tourist favor amenities. AC, free Wi-Fi, airport shuttle, hot water bath, spa and swimming pool are some latest facilities offered by the hotels in Esbjerg. Here below listed are the prominent hotels in Esbjerg: