North Sjælland and its Islands Tours, Denmark
Sjælland is the largest of the Danish islands. From
Copenhagen, almost any point on it can be reached in an hour and a half, making
it the most traveled portions of the country. To the north of the capital, the
ritzy beach towns line up between Hellerup and Humlebæk. Helsingør’s Kronborg
which Shakespeare immortalized in Hamlet,
and Hillerød’s stronghold of Frederiksborg, considered one of the most
magnificent Renaissance castles in Europe, are also north. To the west of
Copenhagen is Roskilde, medieval Denmark’s most important town, which boasts an
eclectic cathedral that was northern Europe’s spiritual center 1,000 years ago.
West and south, rural towns and
farms edge up beach communities and fine white beaches, often surrounded by
forests. Even more unspoiled are the lilliputian islands around southern
Sjælland virtuall unchanged over the past century.
Rungstedlund
Rungstedlund is located between
Copenhagen and Helsingør . It was the former manor of Baroness Karen Blixen.
The author of Out of Africa and several
accounts of aristocratic Danish life, Blixen wrote under the pen name Isak
Dinesen. The manor, where she lived as a child and returned in 1931, recently
opened as a museum and includes manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia
documenting her years in Africa and Denmark.
Rungstedlund, tel. 42/57-10-57. Admission : DKr 30 for adults, free for
children. ( For combined train-and-admission tickets, call DSB at 33/14-17-01).
Humlebæk
Another 10 kilometers (6 miles) northward is Humlebæk and the
must-see Louisiana museum. Housed in a pearly 19th –century villa, surrounded
by dramatic view of the Øresund waters, the permanent collection includes
modern American paintings and Danish painting from the COBRA (a trend in
northern European painting that took its name from its location: Copenhagen,
Brussels, Amsterdam) and Deconstructivism movements. Be sure to see the
haunting collection of Giacomettis backdropped by picture window overlooking
the sound. Gammel Strandvej 13, tel
42/19-07-19. Admission : DKr45 for adults, DKr35 for senior citizens and
students, children under 16 free. (For
combined train-and-admission tickets, call DSB at 33/14-17-01). It opens daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Wednesday until 10.
Helsingør
You can visit Kronborg Slot
in this town. This castle was built in the late 16th
century as Renaissance tollbooth. You can enjoy the 200-foot-long dining hall
and the dungeons, where a brooding statue of Holger Danske sits. According to
legend, the Viking chief sleeps, but will awaken to defend Denmark when it is
in danger. ( The largest Danish resistance group during World War II called
itself Holger Danske.) Helsingør, tel. 49/21-30-78. Admission : DKr20 adults,DKr10
children 6-14 years old. It opens daily
10.30-5 in May to September; October and April : Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 4
pm; November to March : Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm.
Fredensborg and Fredensborg Slot
Fredensborg is located 15
kilometers ( 9 miles ) southwest from Helsingør. The castle itself was built by
Frederik IV to commemorate the 1720 peace treaty with Sweden. The Castle of
Peace was originally inspired by French and Italian castles, with a towering
domed hall in the center. It became a favorite of Frederik V, who lined the
marble gardens with sculptures of ordinary people. It is now the summer
residence of the royal family. Interiors are closed except during July. The
neatly trimmed park around the palace, connecting with Lake Esrum, is a lovely
spot for a stroll. Telephone : 42/28-00-25. This palace opens in July daily
from 1 to 4 pm. Park opens year round.
Hillerød
Hillerød and Frederiksborg Slot (
castle ) is situated another 10 kilometers south. Rebuilt by Frederik II, the fortress was demolished by his son,
king-cum-architect Christian IV, and rebuilt as one of Scandinavia’s most
wonderful castles. With three wings and a low entrance portal, the moated
Dutch-Renaissance structure covers three island. It is peaked with dozens of
gables, spires, and turrets. The interiors include a two-storied marble gallery
know as the Great Hall. Audaciously festooned with drapery, painting, and
reliefs, it’s atop the vaulted chapel, where 17th- to 19th-century monarchs
were crowned. Devastated by a fire in 1859, the castle was reconstructed with
the support of the Carlsberg Foundation, and it now includes a museum of Danish
history . Tel. 42/26-04-39. Admission : DKr30 adults, DKr5 children. It opens :
April And Oct., daily from 10 am to 4 pm; May to September daily from 10 am to 5 pm; November to March daily from 11am to 3 pm.
Roskilde
Roskilde is located forty
kilometers (24 miles) south of Hillerød and 32 kilometers (20 miles) west of
Copenhagen.Over a weekend at the end of June,
Roskilde is filled iwth the rock music of the Roskilde Festival. It is
said to be the largest outdoor concert in northern Europe, attracting 75,000
people.
Roskilde was the royal residence
in the 10th century and became the sipritual capital of Denmark and northern
Europe in 1170, when Bishop Absalon built the Roskilde Domkirke ( Roskilde
Cathedral) on the site of a church erected 200 years earlier by Harald
Bluetooth.
Vikingeskibshallen
About a kilometer north of the
cathedral, on the fjord, is the
Vikingeskibshallen (Viking Ship Museum), a modern museum that contain five
Viking ships sunk in the fjord 1,000 years ago to block enemy ships. They were
discovered in 1957. Stradengen telephone
42/35-65-55. Admission : DKr 30 adults, DKr20 children. It opens daily in April
– October from 9 am to 5 pm, in November to March from 10 am to 4 pm.
Lejre
Another 10 kilometers (6 miles)
west of Roskilde in Lejre is the Lejre ForsØgscenter (lejre Archaeological
Research Center). Within the 50-acre compound, a village dating from the iron
Age and two 19th century farmhouses have been reconstructed and during the
summer are inhabited by a handful of hardy Danish families. Under the
observation of researchers, the inhabitants go about their daily routine grinding
grain, herding goats, wearing skins and give a clearer picture of ancient ways
of life. In bodalen (the fire Valley ), visitors (especially children) can
grind corn, file an ax, and sail in a dugout canoe. Slangæleen , tel .
46/48-08-78 Admission: DKr45adults, DKr25 children. It opens daily from May to September
10 am -5 pm.
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