Esbjerg

Esbjerg – a city with hidden talents

The approach to Esbjerg may seem unexciting, with the large scale, mechanized port activity, but don’t let that fool you. When you get to the older city centre, you will see why Esbjerg is also called the “Chessboard City”, with its streets laid out in a criss-cross grid. Digging a little deeper reveals creative church architecture with brilliantly colored stained glass paintings, the amber exhibition at Esbjerg Museum and at nightfall, the “Scattering of Stars” from the points of light that have been embedded into the cobblestones.

Other landmarks include the Water Tower, a centenary building looking like a medieval German fortification, and a little out of the city center, the giant white statues of four persons who look out over the North Sea from their West Jutland lookout. With the predominant port and fishing industries, there are the corresponding tourist attractions too. In particular the Fisheries and Maritime Museum has a sealarium and salt water aquariums, and boat trips are available from the harbor.