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- DATE: 13-08-2020
- PLACE: Denmark
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MY TIPS - Denmark
- In Denmark it is nice to take a trip "on the road" to appreciate the coasts, the villages and the cities. Coming from Germany, you can start from Ribe, the oldest city in the country. It can be nice to visit the Viking Museum. There are some islets nearby: Mandø is also accessible by car or by bike depending on the tides and is really worth it!
- After Ribe you can head north and make a stop in Billund, the kingdom of Legos! There is a sort of playground, Legoland, and given the ticket price (between 20 and 30 euros) it's worth spending a day there!
- Going further north there is Viborg, a town with a nice historic center where the largest stone cathedral in Scandinavia is located. You can stop in transit and go to sleep nearby. There are walking paths everywhere and as Denmark is very flat, you can easily cycle around or do undemanding walking routes.
- Continuing north, it is worth stopping at Lonstrup, a former fishing village that is now very popular for holidays. There is a small beach right in the village where artists also reside during the summer and the atmosphere is very hygge. A few kilometers away is the Rubjerg Knude Fyr, a lighthouse that in 2019 was moved 70 meters because it is inside a sand dune that moves 15 meters a year!
- Northern tip of Denmark is Skagen. You can leave your car in a paid parking lot - it doesn't cost much and you can use the EasyPark app to pay - and walk towards the tip of the peninsula where the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meet. Really a good show, if you are lucky you can also spot seals.
- Moving south, you can take a tour in the city of Årus, the second in Denmark to which I have dedicated a separate post. From there you can take a ferry (book online, see the Molslinjen website) to get to Odden and continue towards Copenhagen.
- Between Odden and Copenhagen is Roskilde, home to the Viking Ship Museum and with a beautiful cathedral and historic center for strolling.
- Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is a fantastic city and one of the greenest in the world! I talk about it in another post here. From Copenhagen in half an hour by train you can reach Elsinore, home to Kronborg Castle where Shakespeare's Hamlet is set. From Copenhagen, via the Oresund Bridge, you arrive in Malmø (Sweden).
- On the island of Fyn, the town of Odense, the third largest in Denmark, which was the birthplace of the famous Danish writer Andersen, really deserves a visit. To go from the island of Zeeland - where Copenhagen is located - to that of Fyn, you pass a paid bridge which costs about thirty euros.
- Returning to Germany, you can stop in the area of Fredericia, not so much in the town which itself is not very old, but in the areas of the coast towards Trelde. Here's what to see in Denmark in my opinion.
