Byerne på Ærø
Oppe i nordvest ligger SØBY - en gammel værfts- og fiskeriby.
Midt på Ærøs nordside ligger ÆRØSKØBING - Danmarks vel nok bedst
bevarede 1700-tals by med købstadsrettigheder fra 1522. Mod øst
ligger MARSTAL som en smuk afslutning på Ærø ved Eriks Hale.
Marstal er et levende og virksomt samfund stærkere præget af søfart
end nogen anden dansk by.
The Villages on Ærø
Ærø's villages are laid out like
pearls on a string along the main road. Drive through the village
roads and enjoy the serene idyll. Cows are grazing the fertile
fields whose banks and hedgerows encircle the small well-kept
houses and farms, often half-timbered buildings with newly restored
thatched roofs. Neatly trimmed gardens with fruit trees and flowers
adjoin the village road and in the pond, ducks and other animals
are thriving. Bregninge, Tranderup, Rise and Ommel each have their
own church and there are inns in Vindeballe, Dunkær and Ommel. The
many villages have their own unspoiled idyll and, in addition to
that, Skovby also has its own attraction, i.e. the Skovby Stone.
The stone bears the very brief inscription of PN, which may be the
initials of a peasant who once lived at the site. The runes are of
a type which was used in the Middle Ages between 1100 and 1400. The
stone was discovered in 1994 and set up on "The green Triangle" at
the entry to the village - only a few metres from its finding
place. In 2001, on the same spot, a possible stone with rock
engraving from the bronze age was found at Blakstens Odde. The
villages on Ommelshoved, Kleven and Strandbyen, both have charming,
local harbour atmospheres with small boats.