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#32's door is the original paint job—ox blood, which, when combined with
the tannin in the wood, really lasts. The courtyard behind #18 was a parking
lot in pre-car days. Farmers, in town for their shopping chores, would leave
their horses here. Even today, the wide-open fields are just beyond.
• Wander down to Ærøskøbing's main square...
Torvet (Main Square):
Notice the two pumps. Until 1951, townspeople
came here for their water. The linden tree is the town symbol. The rocks
around it celebrate the reunion of a big chunk of southern Denmark (including
this island), which was ruled by Germany from 1864 to 1920. See the town
