Ærø

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Jet to Odense · ferry from Svendborg

Ærø, at the heart of the South Funen archipelago, is the most romantic of the Danish islands — a landscape of rolling farmland, hollyhock-lined lanes and a sailing tradition that still fills its harbours with classic wooden yachts. FFGR Denmark reaches it by private jet to Odense and the ferry from Svendborg, or by helicopter directly. Ærøskøbing, the island's principal town, is among the best-preserved in Denmark — cobbled streets of pastel merchant houses barely changed since the eighteenth century. The painted beach huts of Vester Strand, the great sailing heritage of Marstal, and a quiet gastronomy of smokehouses and island farms make it a discreet Danish idyll far from the pace of the capital.