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Gefion Fountain is located at Churchill Park near Kastellet (Old Fortress) at Langelinie beside Nyhavn in the heart of the city of Copenhagen. It is the largest monument and one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city of Copenhagen. The Fountain was designed by Anders Bundgård in the late 19th century.
Gefion Fountain was donated by Carlsberg Foundation to the city of Copenhagen on Carlsberg's 50th anniversary in the late 19th century. It was constructed in the 20th century. The monument depicts an energetic Norse Goddess Gefion pulling four oxen.
Legend had it that the Swedish King promised Gefion a land known as Zealand (Värnen) if she could plough the land in one night. In order to achieve what she wanted, she transformed her four sons into oxen. The fountain today is also used by foreign tourists as a wishing well. Don't miss Gefion Fountain when you are in Copenhagen for your vacation! Leave a Comment Address: Churchill Park, CopenhagenDirections: Located at Churchill Park near Kastellet (old Citadel) at Langelinie beside Nyhavn in the heart of Copenhagen.Website: http://copenhagenet.dk
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legoland is the most famous amusement park in western denmark.
the cool thing about the place is that there are many things in the park that challenges the kids creativity.
i would say the park is a must if you bring your kids, but most adults on thier own would probaply wanna skip it. Leave a Comment Directions: it's located in billund in western denmark,close to the town of vejle.Website: www.legoland.com
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Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum is located at Rådhuspladsen 57 next to the Town Hall Building in the heart of the city of Copenhagen. It is one of the more popular museums in the city of Copenhagen together with the Guiness World Records Museum located at the pedestrian street of Stroget nearby.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum has a total area of approximately 1,000 square meters of exhibition spaces. The museum was founded by Robert Ripley. It exhibits only strange, unusual and bizarre artifacts from all over the world which include thousands of photographs, objects and cartoon panels. The Copenhagen museum has approximately 20 galleries. It is certainly one of the popular tourist attractions in the city of Copenhagen. Admission fee to the museum is DDK 85.00 per adult. Opening hours are between 10.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m. daily during the summer months. Please check the below website for further information! Leave a Comment Address: Rådhuspladsen 57, CopenhagenPhone: +45 3332 3131Directions: Located in the building at Rådhuspladsen next to the Town Hall Building in the heart of the city of Copenhagen.Website: http://www.ripleys.dk Other Contact: Fax: +45 3332 3183
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This is a very interesting museum in Roskilde, one of Denmark's oldest cities for the five Viking ships that were recovered and restored by the marine archeologist and for understand Viking shipbuilding and seamanship in Viking times. They have a very nice opening video and a guided or self-guided tour. It also has a living museum component where you can watch the art of traditional Nordic wooden boats while they are built using the old tools and methods of the Viking times.
You the Vter can also ride in a Viking ship from May to September you can get in and sail around the Roskilde Fjord. The trip is in a Viking ship built by hand in the old fashion way using the design from the ship that were recovered restored and displayed in the museum. You will want to check out the details of the sailing times on the website the cost is $10 and last about an hour. You can call +45 4630 0253 and book ahead also.
Leave a Comment Address: Vindebader 12, Roskilde DK-4000 , DenmarkPhone: +45- 46-30-02-00Directions: lots of trains stop at Roskilde station and it is a 20 min walk to the Viking Ship Museum but if you want a bus take Bus routes 216 or 607.Website: http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/
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The North Sea has always seen much navigation and the west coast of Jutland has always been dangerous. Through the centuries many ships have suffered shipwreck here causing severe loss of life and money. Off the west coast of Jutland the biggest naval battle in history, the Battle of Jutland, took place in 1916 during World War I with a loss of almost 10.000 men in one day.
One of the biggest shipwrecks of all times took place on this shore, when the two British ships of the line HMS St. George and Defence were wrecked in 1811, with a loss of 12 - 1300 men.
This is the base of the museum. it had some ineteresting things inside. Old wine bottles( unopened) old photos, clothing from the ship, maps and all interesting stuff.
its worth a visit if you are on the westcoast Leave a Comment
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Egeskov Slot / Egeskov water-castle is a Must, when travelling around the island of Fyn and you will find it about 40 km south of Odense ! (Dont confuse it with another place with the same name south of Aarhus !!) Egeskov castle is still inhabited by the family of Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurig-Bille and had been in posession of his family for more than 200 years now.
The wide park of Egeskov slot is open to the public. You have to pay an entrance fee of 60,- Danish Kronas and then you can see all museums there and the deer-park, a huge tree-house and a baroque garden-labyrinth.
The castle and museums are open from April to September
from 10.00 a.m. till 05.00 p.m.
in july even untill 08.00 p.m.
Entrance-fee to the park is 60,- DKR
extra-fee to visit the castle interior : 55,- DKR Leave a Comment Address: DK-5772-Kvaerndrup - Egeskov slotPhone: +45 62 27 10 16Directions: In order to drive to Egeskov from Odense take road #9 to Svendborg, there you change to road #8 at Kvaerndrup and go westwards and there you will see plenty of sign-posts for the castle !Website: http://www.egeskov.dk/
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Ribe is the oldest town in Denmark and for that matter Scandinavia (or so they say) and it dates to about 700. The area of old Ribe that is now the Viking Center has been excavated by archeologist and reconstructed as best they could into that Viking trading town of the 700 and 800 hundreds. This is a center for living history where the daily life and pace of the Early Viking era is recreated with the trades the animals the living conditions and you get to join in with this Viking re-enactment. Leave a Comment
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The island, which is separated from the German island of Sylt by the Lister Dyb (Lister Deep), has a wild, windswept appearance and is particularly known for its nude sunbathing, as is the German island of Sylt. Midway between Ribe and Tønder, Rømø is connected to the mainland by a 10-km causeway that passes over a panoramic marshland filled with wading sea birds and grazing sheep in summer. Exposed to the North Sea, the western edge of the island is the site of the best sandy beaches and is a magnet for windsurfers. The most popular beach area is at Lakolk on the central western coastal strip. Here the beach is under a kilometer wide. The main hamlets are on the eastern coast along a 6-km (4 miles) stretch from the causeway south to the little port of Havneby.
The beaches are so big, that we had a lot of fun driving on it...... Leave a Comment
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Nyhavn in Copenhagen is the best place to go for dining, entertainment, people-watching etc. and Nyhavn is also called "The longest bar in Scandinavia". Some of these bars and restaurants are open 24 hours and be prepared : this is quite an expensive place to spend your money !
Of course it is also a great place to take a look at fancy yachts and old ships docked directely there in the centre of Copenhagen. This area used to be the "new port" during the 17th century and this is where the name comes from. It used to be the red-light-area for some time before fancy restaurants were built into the lovely colorfull houses. Leave a Comment
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Ribe is Denmark's oldest and best preserved town. There are very few places in Denmark where it is possible to see an entire medieval town centre with old half-timbered houses and cobblestone streets, half-timbered houses with finely carved wood-work and doors with artistic adornments. The town is full of relics from the past, but in no way is it a museum. Leave a Comment
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