'''Herning''' [http://www.visitherning.com/uk/index.asp] is a city in the middle of Jutland.

Get in

Herning is on the Struer train line with hourly connections from Copenhagen (3.5 hours, DKK 300)

Get around

Most things are within walking distance.

  • Taxi: '''Herning Taxi''', tel: ''+45'' 97120777
  • See

    '''Herning Kunstmuseum'''[http://www.herningkunstmuseum.dk] The municipial arts collection placed in an very artistic round building from 1965, which inner courtyard is domminated by an 1000 m2 ceramic painting "Fantasiens Leg om Livets Hjul" (The fantacys play with the wheel of life). This building originally was built as the Angli-shirt factory.

    Around this museum has during the last 40 years grown a whole collection of artistic formations...

    The museum area also contains '''The museum of Carl-Henning Pedersen & Else Alfelts'''. Two internationally known danish artists.

    '''The Sculpture Park''' Originally meant as an recreative area for the employees of the shirt factory.

    '''The geometric Garden''' by C.Th. Sorensen

    '''The Utzon house''' An prototype to a scholl house by Jorn Utzon

    '''Elia''' [http://www.elia.dk/engelsk/index_eng.html] The biggest sculpture in the northern part of Europe.

    Do

    Herning hosts many conventions, exhibitions, etc.

    Buy

    Bredgade is the main pedestrian shopping street.

    Eat

  • Cafe Poulsen & Restaurant Upstairs. redgade 38. '+45'' 97120944. nfo@CafePoulsen.dk. ttp://cafepoulsen.dk/. KK 80. Nice Cafe with sandwiches, pasta, salmon, etc.

    Drink

    Sleep

  • Decolux. andagervej 2. '+45'' 97225188. ecolux@info.dk. KK 350. Bed&Breakfast NW of the city, 30 min walking. Shares shower and kitchen.
  • Hotel Skarrildhus. dr. Ommevej 4 _E Skarrild. ttp://www.skarrildhus.dk/. Hotel located outside Herning. Good conference facilities and nice rooms with view.

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