Recommendations along the Gudenå River

Memories are in sight when you board Hjejlen, the world's oldest operating coal-fired paddle steamer, or one of the eight sisters in the Hjejle Company's beautiful fleet. The Hjejlen sails on the Silk...

AQUA Aquarium & Wildlife Park is a family-friendly discovery centre featuring northern Europe’s largest freshwater aquarium and a nature park with wild animals native to Denmark.

Museum Silkeborg's main department, Hovedgården, is located in Silkeborg's oldest building, Silkeborg Hovedgård, from 1767. Here you can meet the museum's most important people, the Tollund Man and th...

Museum Jorn is beautifully located in Silkeborg directly down to the Gudenåen river. The museum was founded by Asger Jorn (1914-1973), one of the CoBrA artists and one of the most important Danish art...

Experience Høj Stene, one of the oldest burial monuments in Northern Europe dating back to the Iron Age. This ancient monument is found near the banks of Gudenåen river and its historic barge puller t...

Indelukket is far from a closed area as the Danish name implies. It is a vibrant area with room for expression, freedom, life, relaxation and silence. A combined city-park and marina with stream, fore...

The towpath along the Gudenåen River is the ideal hiking route for those who dream of getting close to nature. At around 70 kilometres, the trail winds its way from Silkeborg to Randers and offers uni...

The Paper Museum in Silkeborg is a living museum and a production centre for handmade paper. The museum is located in the old production facilities for handmade paper in the old Silkeborg Paper Factor...