What to do and see in Aalborg, Jutland: The Best Churches & Cathedrals

You will find the Monastery in the city center of Aalborg. A peaceful little spot in the vibrant down town area. During the summer period public tours are arranged where you get to see special parts of the monastery. Today, there is 28 apartments for senior citizens in the building which makes the monastery the oldest residence in Aalborg. The Monastery of the Holy Ghost was located at the city's western border in 1431. Today that exact spot is now down town Aalborg which says something about the huge transformation the city has gone through during the years. The building has also been used as a latin school and hospital during its time. The Monastery of the Holy Ghost provided help Aalborg was in the 400s a city in development. The inevitable pressure a growing population brings along, also brought the need for a religious and christian institution in the area. A place where people who were less fortuned could come and seek help and comfort. With help from a generous and kind woman of Aalborg, named Maren Hemmings, the foundation for the monastery was established in 1431. The Monastery's good intentions and care for others, also helped a group of young men a night before Christmas back in 1941. The young men were from the Churchill group, Denmarks first resistance movement during World War 2, and were given shelter in the monastery. Ghosts still walk the halls The tale tells stories of ghosts walking the halls of the monasterey. Not one but two is said to still be walking the halls at night. One is a lady, who after a traumatic relationship with a wealthy man, were walled in, inside the walls of the basement. The other one is a man, who restlessly walks the halls during New Years Eve.

Vor Frue Kirke in Aalborg was originally a part of the Benediktiner abbey from around 1100. The only remains are the stone carvings in the west gable. The church is open every day and you are welcome to visit the church all week days between 10 and 14 and Saturday between 10 and 12. The present building is from 1878 as they tore the originally church down since it was decrepit. The tower is maintained but was facing with the same stone as the church was build out of. The same goes for the Scheelske chapel. The Pentzske chapel was rebuilt and the remains - a beautiful epitaphs from 1615 - from the third chapel was placed here. A huge part of the fixture comes from the original church, except the Alter which burned back in 1902 and was replaced in 1908. The Church of our Lady i also represented in the official crest of Aalborg, which shows three church towers. The other two being Abbey Church and Budolfi Cathedral. The church has room for 600 people.