Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting Around
Ribe is a tightly clustered town, so it's easy to explore. Everything, including the hostel
and the train station, is within a 10-minute walk of Torvet, the central square that's domin-
ated by the huge cathedral.
Central parking is free but generally has a two-hour daytime limit; there is four-hour
parking by the hostel, and just north of the hostel on Saltgade is 48-hour parking. North of
the train station (on Rosen Alle) is another area of 48-hour parking.
Bicycles can be hired from Danhostel Ribe and cost Dkr80/140 for one/two days.
Wadden Sea National Park
One of the new national parks created in Denmark in the last few years is
Nationalpark
land's west coast from Ho Bugt (west of Esbjerg) to the German border, and incorporating
the holiday islands of Rømø and Fanø, its marshlands provide food and rest for millions of
migratory birds. In 2014, the park was admitted to the Unesco World Heritage list.
The Wadden Sea extends 450km, from west Jutland south and west to the Dutch island
of Texel. Large parts of the Dutch and German Wadden Sea have been national parks for
years; with the Danish area now also protected, this is one of the largest national parks in
Europe.
It is one of the most important areas for fish, birds and seals. Ten to 12 million water-
birds pass through the area on their way to/from their breeding grounds in northern Scand-
inavia, Siberia or Greenland. The birds forage in the sea's tidal flats, which are exposed
twice every 24 hours.
Activities
Ask at tourist offices on the west coast for ways to access the offerings of the park.
A few operators and activity centres run tours to explore different facets of the park -
for example seal-spotting, bird-watching, oyster-collecting, and tidal walks exploring the
sandflats.
