Funen and the Wadden Sea: Egeskov, Ærø, Møgeltønder and Ribe
Eight days through the gentle south of Denmark, where the island of Funen rolls in beech woods and cornfields down to an archipelago of small green islands, and the west coast of Jutland melts into the tidal flats of the Wadden Sea. The loop starts in Odense, the town of Hans Christian Andersen, visits the moated Renaissance castle of Egeskov and the harbour town of Faaborg, and takes two ferries, one of them silently electric, to Ærø and on to Als. From the battlefield of Dybbøl the road crosses the marshes of the border to the lime-lined street of Møgeltønder, drives onto the endless beach of Rømø and reaches Ribe, the oldest town in Scandinavia. The rune stones of Jelling, the castle of Kolding and the bridge over the Little Belt bring you back to Funen. Fast chargers wait everywhere, from harbour car parks to motorway service areas, and most inns lend a socket overnight.
