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Travelling in the Middle Ages

Around 1400, people began to travel more and farther. Trade, pilgrimages, and new opportunities to make a life elsewhere set people in motion. Every journey had a purpose – leisure travel did not yet exist.

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Pilgrims travelled to Aachen, Rome, or Maribo, a local hub on the major European routes. Others hired on merchant ships to cities like Gdansk, Lübeck, or Bruges, or tried their luck in nearby market towns such as Malmö, Stege, or Nykøbing Falster.

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Travellers carried essential items: toiletries, an ear scoop, crosses and other holy objects, games for entertainment, and plenty of money, since there were no banks or ATMs. Roads and seas were often dangerous, filled with pirates and robbers, so being armed was sometimes wise.

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In the Middle Ages, inns, taverns, and hostels played a key role, providing food, shelter, and rest.

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Did you know that:

At the Medieval Centre, you can experience the inns of the time, the harbor with ships, merchants, and craftsmen, and even meet travelers who have seen much of the world.

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At the program point ‘Meet a traveller from the Middle Ages’, you might be lucky enough to meet someone on a journey. It could be the merchant setting sail for Lübeck, the pilgrim on their way to a holy site, a blacksmith’s apprentice seeking their fortune in another town, a woman travelling to visit her sick sister, or a fifth person who will recount exactly what their journey has been like or might be.

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Gain a unique insight into the thoughts and concerns of a person from the 1400s before a journey and hear about the experiences they have had.

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