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▲Ribe
—A Viking port 1,000 years ago, Ribe, located about 30 miles south-
west of Billund, is the oldest, and possibly loveliest, town in Denmark. It's
an entertaining mix of cobbled lanes and leaning medieval houses, with a
fine
cathedral
with modern paintings under Romanesque arches (free entry,
tower-10 kr). The
TI
can find accommodations for a booking fee (Torvet
3, tel. 75 42 15 00,
www.visitribe.dk
)
, or try
$$ Weis Stue,
a smoky, low-
ceilinged, atmospheric inn, which rents primitive rooms and serves good
meals (S-395 kr, D-495 kr, no breakfast, across from church, tel. 75 42 07 00,
www.weis-stue.dk
)
.Takethefree
NightWatchman
tour(dailyMay-mid-Oct
at 22:00, additional tour at 20:00 June-Aug).
