Ærøskøbing community has several villages and 2 towns, Søby in the west with the shipyard and the activity on the harbour, and Ærøskøbing – the 750 year old and very well preserved provincial town – at the see on the middle of Ærø. The main occupation in Ærøskøbing is agriculture, shipyard, navigation, fishing and trade. On Ærø grass-roots have developed the alternative energy. Today windmills, solar collector-systems and district heating-systems based on renewable energy sources as straw and tree columns cover a great deal of Ærøs energy requirements. In Ærøskøbing we have a well functioning society with schools, doctors, a hospital as well as the necessary services. We have a lot of cultural offers. We have the museums in Ærøskøbing and the castle Søbygård from app. 1580. We have sports associations, a riding school, cinema and Ærø Bowling Center. To get to Ærø You have got to use one of the ferries. We have four ferries – from Mommark on Als, from Faaborg and Svendborg on Funen and from Rudkøbing on Langeland. You can also sail in Your own boat or arrive by plane. Every year thousands of tourists come to Ærø to enjoy the nature or relax. We hope that You will be one of them.