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Many tourists opt to rent a car to enjoy a real free tour. Denmark is a country in which we find many places to explore and if you’re adventurous, you appetizer sure to travel by car, so you can visit the cities you also like to see and plan your journey by Denmark in the way you think more convenient, without being subject to the schedules or to have no hotel booked, so they decide to stop as you like.

Denmark is a country that is open to visit by car and is especially recommended for people who have time and keen to visit big cities and smaller towns but also with many charms. It is a way to cover a good part of Denmark in a few days so we can get the most from the many attractions that we are in this country so nice and so may surprise you during your trip, either by car or other means of transport you look good for travel.

Not all people who travel want to travel by car, others prefer to have everything planned, but if you’re adventurous and want to meet the most attractive corners of this country, you choose to visit the country by car, which is a very well known for many travelers and whose experience is usually very good, and they forget all their daily life and routine and embark on an adventure very enjoyable, with much improvisation and especially with the excitement of meeting new places every day, as Denmark is a great country.

Rosenborg Castle was built in 1606, within the King’s Park in Copenhagen, under the specific request of Christian IV. This building, crowned by towers and needles, surrounded by a moat and a large park, was the residence of the royal family during the seventeenth century.

The brick building, typical of the Renaissance style Dutchman, has survived the bombing and fires that have occurred since then.

The building is well furnished but casual. The rooms are arranged chronologically. Those belonging to the period running from Christian IV to Frederik IV have been carefully preserved.

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The oldest city in Denmark, has in its historical area an urban landscape that refers to other times. Ribe is the name of the eponymous district and a port that gave life to the culture of the Vikings, with an activity that placed it in the ninth and tenth century as one of the most important commercial and all Scandinavia.

Ribe is situated in southwest Jutland, and is part of the municipality of Esbjerg, southern Denmark. The city fell into decline after losing the functionality of your port a few centuries ago. However, the settlement lasts remarkable preserving old buildings, including its cathedral, and some 110 homes as part of the assets protected. Read the rest of this entry »

- The Lousiana Museum alight at Humladaek to 20 minutes north of Copenhagen. The Museum of Modern Art is built on a hill overlooking the sea The building is very open to the outside and the garden are also exposed sculptures (including a giant work of Calder).

The room devoted to Giacometti is beautiful: many works, well arranged, bay window overlooking a small lake. The museum has an attractive cafeteria and an outdoor terrace facing the sea note, however, the museum has many temporary exhibitions and runs its permanent collections quickly enough, not enough space for any exhibit. Entry fairly expensive (10 euros) but it’s worth it.

- Elsinore: in the north, 35 minutes from Copenhagen by train regional. Against Sweden very close, constant roundtrip ferry linking the two countries. Nice little town with charming houses and a large castle at the water’s edge. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the places marked by the Vikings is Ribe, a very ancient city in Denmark and has many attractions for tourists to enjoy. It is a city with much history and where we are with a cityscape that seems frozen in time, which makes the tourists enjoy a lot with everything they see, always closely related to the culture of the Vikings, because they were important in this Denmark area. The port of Ribe had great importance for trade with Scandinavia, so it’s one of the leaders of the trade.

There are a number of houses of great importance in terms of history is concerned, but it is also important to note its cathedral, a marvel of architecture and tourists can admire, as well worth. You can not miss the museums, because the most important highlight the Viking museum, a place where we find many things related to the Vikings, for sure you will like.

Interesting also is to visit different buildings of great importance and meet some of the customs and traditions of the Vikings, because Ribe is a perfect place to learn much more about them. It is a lovely city, very quiet and pleasant, but when you visit you’ll find one of the locations for the Vikings and where we have more references, either at the port, in the museum and others. Sure you visit this city will be your total pleasure and interest.