Where Odin met fairy tales
Odense, Denmark's third-largest city, rises from the gentle heart of Funen island — a place the Vikings consecrated to Odin and Hans Christian Andersen filled with wonder. First mentioned in a letter from Emperor Otto III in 988, this thousand-year-old city weaves Norse mythology, medieval martyrdom, and literary genius into cobblestone streets lined with half-timbered houses.
"The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things." — Hans Christian Andersen