"Funen - The one in the Middle" a Fyn Travel Page by Ekaterinburg

The map of Denmark always reminds me of The Three Bears: Big Daddy Bear Jutland; Medium Sized Mummy Bear Zeeland and Small Baby Bear Funen. Many guide books reinforce this idea, with suggestions that, apart from a few major attractions like Odense, there is little reason to linger in Funen.

Three years ago, in a quest to find the 'Real Denmark' I spent a week in Funen. We sailed from the UK to Ejsberg and left via the Oresund bridge to Malmo - en route, the week in Funen sussing out the Danes. So, while I was admiring rolling clouds over golden cornfields and strolling through villages and towns I was waiting for profound insights. What actually happened was that I had a very enjoysble week in tranquil, pastoral Funen.

There are BIG attractions in Funen and many of them like Egeskov Castle are dealt with in great detail on other pages on VT but that is not what this page is about. It's about the ordinary, everyday attractions of a really underrated part of Denmark.