Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nordby's main street, Hovedgaden, is a block west of the ferry terminal; along here you'll
find banks, stores and eateries.
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
(
70 26 42 00;
www.visitfanoe.dk
; Skolevej 5, Nordby;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun
Jul-Aug, 10am-5pm Mon-Fri Sep-May)
In Nordby, about 700m from the ferry harbour (via Hovedgaden).
Getting There & Around
It's expensive to take a car across to Fanø. If you're doing a day trip or overnight stay from
Esbjerg, you're better off leaving your car on the mainland and hiring a bike or taking the
bus once you reach the island.
and Nordby one to three times hourly from 5am to 2am. Sailing time is 12 minutes. A re-
turn ticket for a foot passenger/bike is Dkr45/40. It costs Dkr300/415 in low/high season
to transport a car (return trip, including passengers).
There's a local bus service (route 431) from the ferry dock that runs about once an hour,
connecting Nordby with Fanø Bad (Dkr20), Rindby Strand (Dkr20) and Sønderho
(Dkr30).
Bicycles can be hired from a number of places, including
Fri BikeShop
(
75 16 24 60;
Mellemgaden 12, Nordby)
. Taxis can be reached on 75 16 62 00.
Ribe
Pop 8200
The crooked cobblestone streets of Ribe (pronounced
ree
-buh) date from the late 9th cen-
tury, making it Denmark's oldest town. It's easily one of the country's loveliest spots in
which to stop and soak up some history. It's a delightfully compact chocolate-box confec-
tion of crooked half-timbered 16th-century houses, a sweetly meandering river and lush
water meadows, all overseen by the nation's oldest cathedral. Such is the sense of living
history that the entire 'old town' has been designated a preservation zone, with more than
100 buildings registered by the National Trust. Don't miss it.
