Dragør's old town and the village of Store Magleby are two of Denmark's best-preserved village environments. Here you will find museums and cultural attractions in beautiful historic surroundings.
Today, the influence of the Dutch can be seen at the Shrovetide Feast, at the Harvest Service in Store Magleby Church and on other festive occasions. Amager folk costumes and traditions can also be studied at the Amager Museum.
Back in history, Dragør Old Town and Harbor has been one of the most important maritime cities in Denmark. Both in the latter half of the 18th century and again in the late 1800s, where the vast majority of the houses in the Old Town were also built.
Moving into the corners of Dragør Harbor you can experience something different – the open spaces of Øresund, a visit to the local fishermen in their shanty town or the old drying ground for fishing nets still in use from time to time.
The port of Dragør has been the hub of countless maritime activities since the Middle Ages: herring fishing, shipping, privateering, piloting and the salvage of grounded ships – it used to be one of Denmark's largest shipping towns.
Store Magleby has a unique and different history. In the 1500s the village was colonized by Dutch farmers who for 300 years lived here with their special language, special rules of law, and customs and traditions that differed markedly from other Danish villages.
