Castles and manors
Geopark The South Funen Archipelago holds many magnificent buildings, noble castles and manor houses located prominently in the landscape. Several of them were the headquarters fiefs, counties and baronies during the reign of the nobility.
Photo: Egeskov Slot
Photo: Knud Mortensen
Geopark: Valdemars Slot
Valdemars Slot is located on the northeastern coast of Tåsinge and is the only manor on the island
Photo: Andreas Bastiansen
Geopark: Hvidkilde Estate
Near Hvidkilde Sø and the connected wetlands are no less than four hillforts from the Middle Ages
Photo: Egeskov Slot
Geopark: Egeskov Slot
Egeskov Slot (Egeskov manor) is located majestically on the Mid-Fyn plain and can be seen from far away.
Photo: Mette Johnsen
Geopark: Tranekær Slot
Tranekær Castle is situated on top of one of the many ‘hat-shaped hills’ of the island.
Photo: Faaborg Turistbureau
Geopark: Arreskov slot og voldsteder
Few fortifications in Denmark have had as violent a history as Arreskov.
Photo: VisitFaaborg
Geopark: Brahetrolleborg
Brahetrolleborg was originally called Holme Kloster (Holme Abbey).
Photo: Daniel Villadsen
Geopark: Søbygaard
The manor Søbygaard was constructed in about 1580 by Duke Hans den Yngre (1545–1622)
Photo: Claes Bech-Poulsen
Geopark: Østrupgård
The Østrupgård buildings go back all the way to the 1300s.
Photo: Galyna Andrushko
Geopark: The Schleswig Farmhouse Stensagergård
Originally, this type of farmhouse was in wide use in the Duchy of Schleswig, which Ærø was a part of in 1439-1867
Photo: Martin Kaufmann
Geopark: The three-winged farm anglergård - Gravendal
With the increasing prosperity starting in the 1840s, the peasants in Angel between Flensburg and Schleswig began displaying their new status within the building culture with three-winged farms
