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Middle Ages is Nyborg Castle the oldest part of which dates from about 1200. Funen iis the land of fertility and sheer natiunal! delights. All over one finds cultivated fiekls framed with hedgerows and large well kept gardens and orchards. Even the very higihways are in many places flanked with fruit trees and flowering bushes, which when in bloom transform certain parts into mile long avenues redolent wilfch a wonderfuil fragrance. Not in vain has the cradlle of the world famed fairy tale wniiter Hans Christian Andersen stood in Fu­ nen. The same mild note, the same fecundity and growth as is met with in Funen, is recognized again in his wise tales. He was born in 1805 at Odense, the largest town in Funen, in a modest little dwelling, which has now been arranged as a museum whit many curious and beautiful relics connected with the poet. Innumerable guests annually bow their heads willingly in order to pass under the low doorway into the precincts and surroundings particularly associated with the master. But other- wise it is beyond diisputé the idyllic district around Svendborg which attracts tourists. From the magnificent strand promenade which leads from thej town out to the marine hotel Chri stians - mimde one has a miost deliglitful view over Svend­ borg Sound to the wood-clad brinks and the flat tongues of land and points, dotted with fishing haimlets, boat building yards, bathing liuts and landing piers for the much availed of steamers plying in the Sound. SOUTH JUTLAND One of the most deliglitful sea trips which can be made in Denmark is Lliat from Faaborg in Fu­ nen to Sonderborg or Mommark, respectively 011 the west and east sides of the large pretty islands Als, in South Jutland. Sonderborg is an historical and interesting old town beautifully situated 011 both sides of the Alssund. In the immediate v i- ciniiity oif the town 011 the oontinent side lie the famous battle-fields at Dybbol, Sundeved and Bro­ ager. The whole district around liere belongs to the prettiest in Denmark. THE WEST COAST OF JUTLAND No where else in Denmark is there such a glori- ous bathing life as that diisplayed along the west coast of Jutland. On the ahnotst 350 km long coast line from Fano to the Scaw are situated a very large proportion of the large and small marine hotels of the country. The conditions here are also perfectly ideal for bathing. The coast line is for the whole distance almost unbroken, and behind 162

samler sig paa Bornholm. Her ligger Hotellerne bogstavelig i Række og vidner stærkt 0111 den uimodstaaelige Tiltrækningskraft disse Egne ejer. H. C. Andersens Fødeø: FYN Fyn er paa mange Maader favoriseret frem for nogen anden af Danmarks talrige Øer, baade fra Naturens Haand og i Kraft af sine mange velbeva­ rede kulturhistoriske Minder. Ingen anden Lands­ del er saa rig paa store Herregaarde og Slotsbyg- ninger fra Middelalderen og Renæssancen. Et af Landets mærkeligste Arkitekturminder fra Middel­ alderen er Nyborg Slot, hvis ældste Dele stammer fra omkring 1200. Fyn er Frugtbarhedens og de rene Naturglæders Land. Overalt træffer man dyr­ kede Marker, indrammet af levende Hegn, og store velholdte Haver og Frugtplantager. Om det saa er Landevejene, saa er de mange Steder flankeret af Frugttræer og blomsterbærende Buske, der i Blomstringstiden gør visse Strækninger til mile­ lange, duftende Alléer. Ikke forgæves har den ver­ densberømte Æventyrdigter Hans Christian An­ dersens Vugge staaet paa Fyn. Den samme milde Tone, den samme Frodighed og Grokraft som raa- der paa Fyn, genfinder man i hans visdomsfulde Æventyr. Han fødtes 1805 i Fyns nu største By, Odense, hvor lians Fødested, et beskedent lille Hus, nu er indrettet som Museum med mange kuriøse og smukke Minder om Digteren. Med Glæde bøjer mange Hundrede Gæster om Aaret Hovedet for at slippe ind gennem de lave Dør. — Men ellers er det ubestridt Svendborgs idylliske Omegn, der virker mest dragende paa Turister. Fra den herlige Strandpromenade, der fører fra Byen ud til Bade­ hotellet Christiansminde har man den mest be- daarende Udsigt over Svendborg Sund til skov­ klædte Brinker og Kystens flade Odder og Næs med Fiskelejer, Baadeværfter og Badehuse og An­ løbsbroer for de stærkt benyttede Sunddampere. SØNDERJYLLAND En af de smukkeste Sejlture, der kan gøres i Danmark, er den fra Faaborg paa Fyn til Sønder­ borg eller Momimark, henholdsvis paa Vest- og Østsiden af den store, smukke 0 , Als, i Sønder­ jylland. Sønderborg er en historisk interessant, gammel By, der ligger meget smukt paa begge Si­ der af Alssund. I umiddelbar Nærhed af Byen paa Fastlandssiden ligger de minderige Slagmarker ved Dybbøl, Sundeved og Broager. Den hele Egn hører i landskabelig Henseende til Danmarks al­ lersmukkeste. JYLLANDS VESTKYST Intet Steds i Danmark udfolder der sig et saa storslaaet Badeliv som langs Jyllands Vestkyst.