Flensborg fiord seen from Denmark

South Jutland is in Denmark.

Cities

• 1 Esbjerg
• 2 Christiansfeld
• 3 Haderslev
• 4 Højer
• 5 Kolding
• 6 Ribe
• 7 Sønderborg
• 8 Tønder
• 9 Åbenrå
• 10 Vejen

Other destinations

• 1 Wadden Sea National Park — the largest of Denmark's national parks covers the Danish part of the Wadden Sea from Ho Bugt to the German border, and includes the islands of Fanø, Mandø and Rømø, Skallingen, the Varde Å valley, and many marshlands
  • 2 Fanø. The main attraction here is the white sand beach, which is also a popular playground for different types of sports, such as kite flying, surfing and buggies. 
  • 3 Rømø. It has spectacular nature: the heather, the enormous beaches, the Wadden Sea. 

Mandø bus

• 4 Mandø Island — has some interesting wildlife, nature conservancy, ornithology, and mud-flat exhibitions (some seasonal). Trips from here on to Koresand sandbank, which has a seal reserve, are also possible and take around 3 hours. It can only be reached at low tide from Vester Vedsted.

Do

The region presents several interesting nature hikes, some of which are among the very best in Denmark. Embark on the truly epic long-distance hikes of Nordsøstien, along two-thirds of the Jutlandic coast, or Hærvejen, leading up through the entire Jutland peninsula for 500 kilometres, or take in the natural scenery and historic sites of the Flensborg Fjord along the shorter five day hike of Gendarmstien.

Eat

Try Grønlangkål and Snysk med Flæsk

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Southern Jutland