Attractions in Ribe
With its outstanding status as Denmark's oldest and best preserved town, dating back to the Viking Age, Ribe offers unique atmosphere and sights. Distance from the cruise ship 30 km, 35 min by car, train or bus.
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Photo: Museet Ribes Vikinger
Museet Ribes Vikinger
What were the origins of Ribe and how did the town’s inhabitants live when Ribe was a major European trading centre?
Photo: Ribe Domkirke
Ribe Cathedral - Denmark's oldest cathedral
Ribe Cathedral - The Church of Our Lady - from the year 1200 built of Rhenish tuff stone with later Gothic changes and additions made in brick. The Cathedral was originally built as a three-aisled church with two identical towers.
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Ribe Art Museum
Ribe Art Museum is a unique space, where art, architecture and landscape combine in a beautiful, atmospheric environment.
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Jacob A. Riis Museum in Ribe
Jacob A. Riis Museum tells the fascinating tale of the boy from Ribe who emigrated to America in 1870. President Roosevelt of the United States called him the most helpful citizen in New York.
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St. Catharinæ Church and Abbey in Ribe
This beautiful Abbey Sct. Catharinæ Church, just a stone's throw from the splendid cathedral, is one of the oldest and best-preserved monastic buildings in Scandinavia.
Photo: Gitte Lindeborg© Sydvestjyske Museer
HEX! Museum of Witch Hunt in Ribe
Ribe was the home of Denmark's most famous witch Maren Spliids. That is why the museum about witch hunts in Denmark and Europe is of course located here.
