Skagen
Situated at the northern tip of Jutland, Skagen is famous for its
fantastic light and windswept, heather-clad landscape, which drew the
group known as the Skagen artists here in the late nineteenth century.
Kronborg
Watch out for the ghost of Hamlet's father as you walk the ramparts of
Helsingør's Kronborg slot (castle), the model for Shakespeare's Elsinore.
Ribe
The marshlands surrounding picturesque Ribe in southern Jutlland have
inhibited industrial development, leaving one of Denmark's oldest towns
virtually unchanged since medieval times.
The Roskilde Festival
The Roskilde Festival, held on the last weekend in June, is one of the
largest open-air rock festivals in Europe, attracting more than 90,000
people and featuring many big names.
Christiania
Christiania, Copenhagen's former military barracks squatted by hippies
in the Sixties and declared a "free city", is still a haven for the
counter-culture - it has galleries, concerts, bars and some of the best
restaurants in the city.
Århus
Århus is Denmark's second city, and it's often regarded as the cultural
capital. It's small enough to get to know easily but has plenty of
pretty medieval streets, old churches, museums, cafés and bars to fill
your days and nights.
Odense
Odense, capital of the island of Funen, was the birthplace of Hans
Christian Andersen and composer Carl Nielsen - and its old streets of
half-timbered houses harbour an unexpectedly lively nightlife. |
