Green oases
During a city tour, it is crucial to discover lovely green retreats and oases where you can enjoy each other's company, and take a well-deserved break. In Aarhus, you have the opportunity to choose from several green areas and parks where you can find fun and enjoyable experiences.
Marselisborg Memorial Park
The Memorial Park is just below the castle grounds (Marselisborg Palace), facing out over the Bay. Marselisborg Palace and Park is during the summer residence of the Royal family.
The Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden is a green oasis just to the west of Den Gamle By "The Old Town Museum" the Urban Museum in the centre of Aarhus. It is open to the public all the year round and is well worth a v...
Forstbotanisk Have
Forstbotanisk Have is a green oasis which is 'hidden' behind Marselisborg Palace' garden and Marselisborg Memorial Park and was established in 1923.
Mølleparken
The Mølleparken park is a living, green space within the city. In its central location by the Aarhus river, where the Aarhus Mill lay originally, the Mølleparken has a special role in the history of t...
Rådhusparken
Rådhusparken was brought when the Aarhus city hall was build in 1942. The architects behind city hall Arkitekterne Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller, had a vision of also having a garden and park by the c...
Aarhus University Park
In the centre of Aarhus lies the University Park, better known as Uniparken - a green oasis where nature, science and culture merge. The park, which today is Denmark's largest oak park, hides both sto...
Skanseparken
Skanseparken at Frederiksbjerg is one of Aarhus’ most lovely parks, and it is a great place to bring your packed lunch and have fun at a wonderful picnic.
Tropical Houses at the Botanical Garden
The Tropical Houses (in Danish "Væksthusene") in the Botanical Garden in Aarhus are a place where numerous plant collections are presented and preserved in four different climate zones.
Green excursions
Bring the family, picnic basket and hiking boots and go on an adventure in one of Aarhus many pretty green forest areas.