Copenhagen Airport 47 min
Esrum Kloster & Møllegård (13 min) Monastery and history Ven (2 hr 5) Offshore island popular for sightseeing day trips, with bicycling, dining & museum visits. Frederiksborg Castle (15 min) Elegant lakeside palace donated to the country & now housing a museum of Danish & royal history. Frederiksborg Castle Gardens (11 min) Garden and park Kongernes Nordsjælland (13 min) M/S Maritime Museum (19 min) Exhibits on the history of Danish seafaring & trade in a unique, modern building underground. Sofiero Palace (1 hr 9) Former summer residence of the Swedish royal family, with famous flower-filled gardens, plus tours. Fredensborg Palace (11 min) A royal palace dating to 1720, with stuccoed, domed hall & French Baroque gardens with sculptures. Arresø (33 min) Denmark's largest lake offers shore & boat fishing & birdwatching in a rural, wildlife-rich locale. Karen Blixen Museum Rungstedlund (22 min) Museum, in the Danish author's former home, with exhibits on her life & work, her library & a cafe. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (12 min) Waterside art museum & sculpture park with international works from 1945 to today & temporary shows. Kärnan (58 min) A surviving 35-meter tower from a medieval castle, with narrow stairs & stunning views from the top. Esrum Lake (15 min) Lake and forest Kronborg (19 min) 16th-century castle with banqueting hall & royal chambers, the model for Elsinore in Hamlet. Nivågård’s Malerisamling (16 min) Art museum with a collection of Danish Golden Age art, Italian Renaissance & Dutch Baroque pieces. |