H C Andersen's Garden, Odense

Peaceful Oasis Near the City Centre

We bumped into the garden when we were checking the flowers along the main street of Odense. A statue of H.C. Andersen welcomed us into the garden.

Not many people were there and it seemed like a perfect place to immerse in your favorite book. Actually, it used to be a private library garden accessible only to the rich library members until mid1900s. The garden is also known as The Fairy Tale Garden and named after the famous H.C. Andersen. There were some flower arrangements as a part of the Flower Festival in a small stream. The stream also housed the beautiful paper boat sculpture.

Odense Cathedral was near the garden, and we could see Sct. Albani Church across the main road.

More information on the garden and churches can be found at the tourism site.