Marstal is the second city -- really, an overgrown town of 2,500 people -- standing at the eastern end of the island. Its marina is busy in summer with yachts, and there's even a shipyard, but its glory days are long gone. Back in the 1800s as many as 300 merchant ships called Marstal their home port.
The harbor is protected by a granite jetty, forming one of Denmark's largest yacht basins. It's idyllic for all with nautical interests, but if you have time for only one town on Ærø, make it Ærøskøbing . Otherwise, wander the streets of Marstal for an hour or two, the names of which still evoke the town's seafaring past -- Skonnertvej, Barkvej, and Galeasevej (Schooner, Bark, and Ketch roads).
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Back to the old stomping ground
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Copenhagen, home of the Danish
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Mary Mary, wherefore art thou?
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Copenhagen
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