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St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church in Naestved on the Danish island of Sealand is first mentioned in a monasterial letter from 1135.Built of red brick it is one of Denmark's largest and finest Gothic buildings, scarcely altered since 1375.The chancel with its five tall windows is particularly impressive.It is Naestved's largest church measuring 55 m in length.Today's Gothic church replaces an older Romanesque cross-shaped building built of limestone and brick from the second half of the 12th century.This in turn was built on the site of an even older stone church with two western towers.The church's most famous wall painting or kalkmaleri is on the north wall of the chancel.It depicts Valdemar IV and Queen Helvig.There are other wall paintings in the church which have not been uncovered since they were coated with limewash after the Reformation.

Gavno Castle

Gavno Castle is located on the island of Gavno near Naestved.The castle is known for its tulips and a large collection of paintings.Today, the castle is owned by baron Otto Reedtz-Thott and has been in the Reedtz-Thott family since 1737.The castle covers some 2,300 acres of land with 1,200 acres of agriculture and 1,000 acres of wood.The castle has a vast variety of exhibitions during the year.The Gavno Classic Autojumble is Denmark's largest exhibition of classic cars and takes place every summer.Also there is a Christmas Market taking place in the gardens during two weekends in November.Art, book, hunting and health fairs also take place.

Susa Festival

Susa Festival of contemporary Danish art music was conceived as an idea during the 1992 and the first festival held over the weekend 21st and 22 August 1993 at Susaskolen in Skelby on Zealand.Among the performers in the first year was Storstroms Chamber Players and it persists at intervals and can be heard on a CD with live recordings from festivals.The other performers have for reasons of space mainly consisted of small ensembles but also other basic ensembles such as the Royal Academy Ensemble and Esbjerg Ensemble and Aarhus Sinfonietta has frequently visited the festival.

BonBon Land

Naestved is home to an amusement park in Holme Olstrup, just 10 minutes from the city center.The park has increased dramatically in size over recent years and is one of the most visited sights in all of Denmark today.Recently a new feature has been added to the amusement park in Holme Olstrup.It is called Fantasy World and used to be located in Ringsted.However, the "world" has been bought by BonBon Land and is now located right next to it.Fantasy World features a huge exhibition of Santa Claus his home, his workshop and all of his little helpers.

Naestved Festival

is a week filled with music, culture and theater.There is a concert stage at Axel Square, where the evening's music for young and old, and all the shops in town until late.Approximately every two years is a major theater set up that mixes the senses and vision.

Naestved Museum

Naestved Museum was founded in 1917.Naestved Museum building and preserving representative collections of material remains and knowledge of these relics from Naestved area.Naestved Museum's mission is Naestved Municipality.The time frame for the museum's collections range from the last ice age to today.Naestved Museum is a nationally recognized museum of cultural history.In collaboration with other museums and Heritage Agency works Naestved Museum with local aspects of Denmark's cultural heritage in all periods to the present.Naestved Museum carries out the archaeological survey work in New Naestved Municipality.

Naestved Stor Center

A decade ago a large shopping mall was established on what was then the outskirts of the city.The mall is called Naestved Storcenter (Naestved Big Center) and houses over 80 shops.Clothing, Danish design and much more can be found here.The center also offers seven restaurants of various kinds from Mexican cuisine to pizzas and hamburgers.People from most of Zealand come here to shop and the large warehouse, BILKA attracts a lot of customers.Naestved Storcenter is on the outer edge of the city and is easily accessible by bus (from Naestved Station) and by train (Naestved Nord Station is a five-minute walk from the mall entrance).

Naestved City Centre

The heart of the city has a large pedestrian area for a place of its size.Every Wednesday and Saturday there's a market in the city centre on "Axeltorv" (Axle Square) - a very old square, dating back to the founding of the city.The cosy environment with various shops, the marketplace and a vast variety of cafes is very popular with tourists and locals alike.

June - August

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