Tønder

Tønder is a beautiful town in the southern part of Denmark. Tønder is the oldest market town in Denmark. Today Tønder is a modern town with factories, modern schools and big companies such as Hartmann, Hydro and Ecco. The city is surrounded by beautiful nature, and it makes for some pleasant strolls on the ditches.

Get in
There are regional trains from Esbjerg and Niebull, in Germany.

Get around
Tønder is small enough to be navigated on foot. Buses leave to the villages dotted around the city from the bus station.

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The South Jutland region has some beautiful countryside, with good opportunities for hiking. From Tønder, good hiking trails includes:


 * If you are into long-distance hiking, Tønder is a starting point of the truly epic Nordsøstien trail, leading along no less than two-thirds of the Jutlandic coast. Embark on the entire hike, or enjoy shorter, individual parts.


 * Drivvejen is an ancient trail, used for driving cattle to Germany in former times, and it forms a larger part of the North Sea Trail. Hike shorter parts of this marked route from Tønder to nearby Løgumkloster monestary, the historic town of Ribe, or on to Varde further north.


 * More manageable hikes around Tønder, includes Marskstien (The Marsh Trail) roundtrip, to the Wadden Sea coast and back. The whole trail is 54 kilometres, but it also offers eight even shorter routes.

Eat
There are several cozy cafes around the square (Torvet)



Drink
Not many options for having a long night out in Tønder, unless you hit the festival. But these places normally see a relatively large crowd, especially Friday and Saturday. Thursdays get busy sometimes too, but it is pretty much hit and miss.