Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Desserts, too, are local and creative: try the 'bread pie' (made with rye bread) served with
vanilla mousse and blackberries.
Postgaarden
CAFE
10am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm Sat)
Postgaarden has a range of Danish and international microbrews for sale in its del-
icatessen, and a changing selection of boutique (and sometimes obscure) brews on tap to
accompany its cafe-style menu, best enjoyed in the photogenic 1668 courtyard.
Ribe Bryghus
BREWERY
Look out for this label's locally brewed beers at restaurants and bars around town, or pop
into the brewery (by the courtyard) during its limited opening hours. Note it's also 'open'
whenever the brewers are inside working their hoppy magic.
Information
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
(
;
75 42 15 00;
www.visitribe.dk
;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat Jul-Aug, re-
GOOGLE MAP
duced hrs rest of yr)
Has an abundance of information on the town and surrounding areas, plus internet access.
Ask here about the RibePas (adult/child Dkr20/10, or free from a handful of accommoda-
tion providers) that grants the holder up to 20% discount at many local attractions. It may
be superseded by a new type of pass by the time you visit.
Getting There & Away
Ribe is 31km south of Esbjerg via Rte 24, and 47km north of Tønder via Rte 11.
Trains from Ribe run hourly on weekdays and less frequently at weekends north to Esb-
jerg (Dkr60, 35 minutes), and south to Skærbæk for Rømø (Dkr30, 20 minutes) and
Tønder (Dkr78, 65 minutes).
