Modern architecture and historical gems
Vejle is known for its unique architecture, especially at the city's waterfront, where an exciting district with award-winning architecture has been created. Here you will find both Fjordenhus and Bølgen, from which you get a fantastic view of the Vejle Fjord Bridge. In many places in Vejle and the surrounding area, you will also find beautiful, historical buildings. The area boasts several impressive castles and manor houses, and in the cityscape, you will encounter buildings that tell the story of the city's development up to the present day.
Modern architecture
Historical buildings
Castles and manor houses
Vejle Art Museum
Galleries and artisans
Experience art in all shapes and styles. You also have the opportunity to buy some of the art to take home and continue to enjoy it in your own home.
Get inspired, buy your art for home or as a gift at Dansk Kunstgalleri. Here you will find everything from classic art to modern contemporary art.
Be inspired by Kunsthal Vejle's exhibitions at Banegårdspladsen in Vejle at VisitVejle. Here you will find both international and Danish contemporary art.
Take a self-guided tour of Vejle
Want to experience it all? Here you will find guides and city walks that will take you around Vejle on your own, focusing on architecture, sculptures and history.
The route of almost 6 kilometers takes you past Fjordenhus, Bølgen and Skyttehushaven, among other places.
The tour is approximately 4 kilometers long, and takes you past Den Smidtske Gård, Vejle Town Hall and St. Nicolai Church, among other places.
The architectural guide for new architecture in Vejle Municipality shows you more than 100 buildings, urban spaces and parks.
With the VejleMuseums sculpture guide you get an overview of some of the sculptures you can find in Vejle city.
Guided tour of Fjordenhus
Open-air artworks
You won't only find art indoors in Vejle. In several places in Vejle and the surrounding area you will come across art in the cityscape and under the open sky. In the town of Give you will even find Denmark's largest outdoor gallery. In Tørskind Grusgrav the old gravel pit has been transformed into a large sculpture, in Brejning you will find the artwork 'Your Perception', which invites you to be curious about how you are in the world. You can also explore street art in Vejle city center.
In Give you will find Denmark's largest open-air gallery. No less than 90 sculptures are located around the city.
The landscape and sculptures are to be experienced as one work of art, which although consists of nine partial sculptures, forms one overall whole.
Experience 'Your Perception' in interaction with nature. The work was created by the world-renowned artist, Jens Galschiødt.
Several of Vejle's many gables have been embellished with beautiful and colorful street art.
Tour de France art
Experience some of the beautiful decorations around Vejle Municipality in memory of the Tour de France in 2022. Go on a Tour de Land Art and discover the creative decorations in the landscape and urban spaces.
On the occasion of the Tour de France in Vejle, a white gable close to the Vejle Music Theater (Vejle Musikteater) was transformed into a unique work of art with a cyclist wearing a yellow jersey.
In the Viking Age, two runestones were erected in Jelling. Now Jelling has erected another stone to have a physical memory of the Tour de France race's trip through the city.
In Vejle, there is a large bicycle sculpture created on the occasion of Vejle as the starting city for the 3rd stage of the Tour de France 2022. The sculpture is sponsored by various companies in the Vejle area.
In Jerlev near Vejle, a large silo has been transformed into a giant Tour de France work of art. The bicycle motif shows a cyclist at full speed.