Flaske-Peters Samling (Bottle Peter Museum) and other Ærø, Denmark Things to Do Tips

In the 1940s, Danish sailor Peter Jacobsen started building ships in bottles. He kept building them until he passed away in 1960. During that time, he built lots of ships. All sorts of ships in all sorts of bottles. Over 1700 of them. And now you can see many of them in the museum on Smedgade. If you have any maritime blood in your veins, this is a very interesting place to visit. Sara commented that her grandfather would have loved the collection. I think mine would have as well.

Admission is DKK 25 for adults, DKK 10 for children. You can also buy DKK 50/15 combination ticket that gets you into two other museums as well.

The museum is open daily from March to October, Thursday-Sunday October-March. Hours are limited and sometimes change, so check the website for the latest opening hours.

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Phone: +45 62 52 2951
Address: Smedgade 22, DK-5970 Ærøskøbing
Directions: From the boat dock, walk straight up Vestergade, then turn left on Smedgade. Museum will be on your right.
Website: http://www.arremus.dk/web390.asp (Danish)

A fine walk on a nice day is the walk from Ærøskøbing across the island to Voderup Klint. The walk takes about 90 minutes each way. The walk takes you up to the highest point of the island (admittedly not very high), then on to the north side's clay cliffs. Stop and enjoy a picnic cliffside and ponder the steps made by sudden landslides over the centuries. One day many years ago, a farmer awoke to discover that part of his field was about a hundred meters lower than the night before. But take the calculated risk that a landslide won't happen today.

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Directions: From the Ærøskøbing roundabout, go straight (relative to Vestergade) until Olde Mølle. Jog right, then turn left on the road to Tranderup. Turn left again at the "Stranden" sign.
Website: http://www.aeroe.dk/sevaerdighed/voderup/default.html

Unrehoved, the name of the peninsula to the east of Ærøskøbing, is a pleasant stroll. Enjoy the sea view on both sides as you walk past rows of beach houses. Further on, you pass a few houses, then a series of pastures and fields. At the end, you come upon a beach with cliffs above. Wander along the cliffs as far as you dare, but I don't think there's a way around. We followed the beach for awhile, but then ended up at a dead end. Still, it wasn't all that bad to backtrack and enjoy the scenery in the other direction...

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Directions: Facing the ferry dock, turn left. Follow the path along the water until it branches off towards the square beach houses. At the beach houses, turn right and follow the road.
Other Contact: www.aeroeportalen.dk (Danish)