Egeskov Castle
Feel history come alive at the still-functioning castle when your guide shares its exciting stories.
Our guides have taken visitors through Egeskov (literally, forest of oaks) for many years, and they have benefited from ongoing updates and new information. This means that our guides are incredibly knowledgeable and skilled at sharing the anecdotes. It took an entire forest of oaks to build the castle in the mid-1500s, hence the name. One of the most well-preserved moated castles in Europe, it is said to be under the protection of a wooden figure in the attic. Should this figure be moved, the castle will sink into the moat on Christmas Eve.
The park includes several thematic gardens such as the 1730 Renaissance Garden with a labyrinth (its interior visible from a vantage point). On the other side of a small brook is the English Garden, the Fragrance Garden, and the Water Garden. Sculptures placed throughout the park include the Super Ellipse and the Sundial by Piet Hein.
The structures formerly used for farming now house exhibits of vintage cars and motorcycles, bicycles, airplanes, ambulances, and many other fascinating items. Outside, there are playgrounds, treetop walks, a café, tuck shops, and an ice cream stand.
THE CASTLE | THE PARK |
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Your Odense Tour Guides guide will make history come alive in the castle. Explore one of Europe’s best-preserved moated castles and find out about its history while you take in the Hunting Hall, the Great Hall, Titania’s Palace (a dollhouse), and the wooden figure in the attic. You will hear about previous and current owners. Tour Start: At the castle’s exterior stairs or as arranged. | Your guide will show you what has been called the most stunning garden in Denmark and explain how it came to be and who is looking after it today. At 20 hectares, the garden offers a lot to be admired, including several thematic gardens and the Renaissance Garden with the original beech maze. We will visit the English Garden – offering a great view of the castle – and hear about the golden Super Ellipse created by Piet Hein. Tour Start: At the Hans Christian Andersen statue near the entrance. |
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THE MUSEUMS | CUSTOMIZED TOUR |
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The museums at Egeskov hold many surprises. Old airplanes, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, fire trucks and ambulances, travel trunks, empire waist dresses, horse buggies, a general store, a forge, and Denmark’s first vacation camper. Tour Start: At the old forge. | Book a guide to take you on the kind of tour that would interest you. From the guide’s descriptions, you select what you would like to see from among the Egeskov attractions. The guide will meet you at a prearranged spot – all you need do is enjoy the tour! Tour Start: As arranged. |
These guides take this tour:
 |      Birgitte Rosenstand |  | Lone Østergaard |
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 | Christian Husum |  |  Maki Ishii-Dodson |
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 | Kyoko Ohkase Larsen |  |  Leif Søndergaard |
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 |  Grethe Abildgaard Christensen |  | Helle Solhøj |
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 | Grethe Purreskov |  | Inge Marie Holland |
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 | Ole Jeppesen |  | Anne Sofie Petersen |
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 | Renate Fritsch |  | Susan Mortensen |
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 |  Teri Tang |  | Ulla Lunau Jørgensen |
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 |  Sergio Ivanoff |