{"id":1387,"date":"2026-08-24T07:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T07:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/?page_id=1387"},"modified":"2026-09-09T18:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T18:07:41","slug":"denmark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/travel\/denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Footsteps of the Vikings in Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"hrafn-travel-eyebrow\">Travel Route \u00b7 Denmark<\/p>\n<p class=\"hrafn-travel-intro\">A four-day trip idea from Ribe to Roskilde<\/p>\n<figure class=\"hrafn-travel-banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5e\/View_of_Viking_Ship_Museum_from_Roskilde_Fjord.jpg\/1280px-View_of_Viking_Ship_Museum_from_Roskilde_Fjord.jpg\" alt=\"View of the Viking Ship Museum from Roskilde Fjord\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"hrafn-travel-banner__credit\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:View_of_Viking_Ship_Museum_from_Roskilde_Fjord.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"color:inherit;\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/span><\/figure>\n<section class=\"hrafn-travel-section\">\n<h2 class=\"hrafn-travel-section__title\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p>This route is an editorial trip idea, not a bookable package tour \u2013 a suggestion for how four key sites of the Danish Viking Age can be sensibly combined into an individual journey. It runs from Scandinavia&#8217;s oldest town in southwestern Jutland to the world-famous Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde on Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total duration:<\/strong> approx. 4 days \u00b7 <strong>Total distance:<\/strong> approx. 370 km (by car) \u00b7 <strong>Start:<\/strong> Ribe \u00b7 <strong>Destination:<\/strong> Roskilde (near Copenhagen)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hrafn-travel-section\">\n<h2 class=\"hrafn-travel-section__title\">Map<\/h2>\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-map\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=55.7,9.8&amp;z=11&amp;output=embed\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" title=\"Karte\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hrafn-travel-section\">\n<h2 class=\"hrafn-travel-section__title\">Stages<\/h2>\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-route-steps\">\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step\">\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step__day\">Day 1<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Ribe \u2013 Arrival in the Oldest Town in Scandinavia<\/h3>\n<p>Start of the journey in Scandinavia&#8217;s oldest town. Visit Museet Ribes Vikinger and, depending on the season, Ribe VikingeCenter with living history. In the evening, a stroll through the medieval old town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step__meta\">Distance: arrival (e.g. from Esbjerg Airport, approx. 30 km) \u00b7 Time needed: full day \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/travel\/ribe\/\">Ribe \u2013 Travel Page<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step\">\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step__day\">Day 2<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>On to Jelling \u2013 the Cradle of the Danish Monarchy<\/h3>\n<p>Drive from Ribe to Jelling. Visit Kongernes Jelling with the runestones, the burial mounds, and the reconstructed palisade \u2013 the place where Denmark was first mentioned by name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step__meta\">Distance: approx. 90 km \/ just over 1 hour \u00b7 Time needed: half a day \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/travel\/jelling\/\">Jelling \u2013 Travel Page<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step\">\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step__day\">Day 3<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Aarhus \u2013 Moesgaard Museum<\/h3>\n<p>Continue to Aarhus to the Moesgaard Museum, one of Denmark&#8217;s most important archaeological museums with an extensive Viking Age collection. In the afternoon, time for the port city of Aarhus itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step__meta\">Distance: approx. 70 km \/ around 1 hour \u00b7 Time needed: half a day to a full day<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step\">\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step__day\">Day 4<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Roskilde \u2013 Viking Ship Museum<\/h3>\n<p>Cross the Great Belt Bridge (Storeb\u00e6lt) on to Roskilde on Zealand. Highlight: the world-famous Viking Ship Museum with five recovered original ships from Roskilde Fjord. A fitting end to the trip, near Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hrafn-travel-route-step__meta\">Distance: approx. 210 km \/ around 2.5\u20133 hours (bridge toll) \u00b7 Time needed: full day<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hrafn-travel-section\">\n<h2 class=\"hrafn-travel-section__title\">Plan Your Trip<\/h2>\n<p class=\"hrafn-travel-disclaimer\">The tours link below is an affiliate link to our partner GetYourGuide. If you book through it, Hrafn may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. No affiliate program is currently active for accommodations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-plan\">\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-plan__box\">\n<h3>Accommodation Options<\/h3>\n<p>Places to stay along the route \u2013 from Ribe via Jelling and Aarhus to Roskilde.<\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"hrafn-travel-plan__btn\">View accommodations along the route<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"hrafn-travel-plan__soon\">Affiliate partners coming soon<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-plan__box\">\n<h3>Activities<\/h3>\n<p>Museum tickets, guided tours, and other experiences along the route.<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"hrafn-travel-plan__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.de\/roskilde-l2752\/danemark-eintrittskarte-fur-das-wikingerschiffsmuseum-t1316874\/?partner_id=PU316DD&#038;utm_medium=online_publisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Discover tours and experiences &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hrafn-travel-section\">\n<h2 class=\"hrafn-travel-section__title\">More from Hrafn<\/h2>\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-more\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/travel\/ribe\/\">Ribe \u2013 Travel Page<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/travel\/jelling\/\">Jelling \u2013 Travel Page<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/travel\/hedeby\/\">Hedeby &amp; Danevirke \u2013 Travel Page<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/vikings\/\">The Vikings (Category)<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"hrafn-travel-back\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/travel\/\" class=\"hrafn-btn hrafn-btn--outline\">\u2190 Back to Travel &amp; Explore<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-day trip idea through Viking Age Denmark: from Ribe via Jelling and Aarhus to the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1362,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1387","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1387"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2327,"href":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1387\/revisions\/2327"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrafn-wikinger.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}