Local train from Central Station (departures every 20min).
A visit to Copenhagen is incomplete without a trip to the ancient Danish
capital of Roskilde , the seat of the country's ecclesiastical and royal
power from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries. There's been a
community here since prehistoric times, and the Roskilde Fjord later
provided a route to the open sea that was used by the Vikings. But it
was the arrival of Bishop Absalon in the twelfth century that made the
place the base of the Danish church - and, as a consequence, the
national capital. Roskilde's importance waned after the Reformation, and
it came to function mainly as a market for the neighbouring rural
communities - much as it does today, as well as serving as dormitory
territory for Copenhagen commuters. Nowadays, it's probably as well
known for its summer rock festival as for its cathedral. There's enough
to fill a day here, and quick transport connections to the centre of
Copenhagen.
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Roskilde's tourist office (July & Aug Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-3pm, Sun
10am-2pm; Sept-June Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm; tel 46
35 27 00, www.destination-roskilde.dk ) is at Gullandsstræde 15, a
ten-minute walk from the railway station.
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