Ancient monuments

The Triton fountain is located on Nørretorv. The fountain was donated in 1928 by Nyborg Tourist Association. It is made by sculptor Axel Poulsen.

The small white-washed tower on Kongensbastionsvej is known as The White Maiden. Legend has it that a beautiful maiden was walled up inside because she was expecting a child with her poor lover.

In the area of Lindeskov are a number of dolmens and one passage grave from the Neolithic Age, 3500 b.c.

The Lykkesholm Estate nestles in beautiful scenery at the far end of a valley, by a lake surrounded by woodland.

The Town Gate assumed its present form in 1666 under King Frederik III. With its 40 meters it is Denmark's longest barrel vault.

With its 25 meters and 7 floors with mill lofts, “Dyrehave Mølle" (Mill) is one of Denmark’s highest windmills. It was built in 1858 and consists of around 1 million bricks.

"Degnens Høj" (teacher's hill) was created in the middle of the 18th century by Hans Hansen, the teacher of Skellerup School, in order to illustrate to his pupils the hardships of the Israelites during their exile in Egypt.

In 1899, the water tower on the Queen's Bastion was designed by architect Emil Swanenflügel from Odense.

The old fortress walls and the longest fortress gate in the country bear witness to the defenses of Denmark's almost 800-year-old capital (approx. 1200-1413).

A monument in honour of Peter Jensen Bredal, who was a Danish naval officer and later became a captain in 1644 and fought in the naval battles at Falsterbo and Møn in 1657.

Like the other two large bastions, the Crown Prince's Bastion was part of the fortifications from the 1660s – today, it remains reasonably well-preserved.

Gammelborg is Nyborg's predecessor. It is believed that Gammelborg was located near Vindinge and the castle and town has been dated to the early Germanic Iron Age (5th century).

Unlike many other Danish market towns in the Middle Ages, Nyborg never had a monastery. However, the town did have a Korsbrødregård, which was a branch of the Knights Hospitaller's monastery in…

Explore and follow the old medieval moat on the path named Rosenbækken.