Summer destination: Denmark

UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK

SUMMER DESTINATION: DENMARK


WHY SPEND THE SUMMER IN DENMARK?

• YOU ARE NEVER MORE THAN 50 KM FROM THE SEA – AND A BEAUTIFUL BEACH.

•THE AVERAGE SUMMER TEMPERATURE IS 22 °C.

•DENMARK OFFERS LOADS OF ACTIVITES DURING SUMMERTIME.

THE WATER IN THE DANISH CAPITAL IS SO CLEAN THAT YOU CAN TAKE A SWIM IN ONE OF THE MANY HARBOUR BATHS.

UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARKSWIMMING IN COPENHAGEN HARBOUR

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COPENHAGEN SANDSCULPTURE FESTIVALFROM MAY TO AUGUST YOU CAN EXPERIENCE ONE OF NORTHERN EUROPE’S LARGEST SANDSCULPTURE EVENTS IN THE HARBOUR OF COPENHAGEN.


TIVOLI

A 169-YEAR-OLD AMUSEMENT PARK AND AN OASIS IN THE HEART OF COPENHAGEN.

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Photo: VisitCopenhagen


YOU CAN TRY OUT 26 DIFFERENT RIDES, STROLL BY THE TIVOLI LAKE OR ENJOY AN OUTDOOR CONCERT EVERY FRIDAY ALL SUMMER.


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RUNS IN AUGUST AND FEATURES OPEN AIR FASHION SHOWS – AND A STILETTO RUN!


COPENHAGEN FASHION FESTIVAL

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STRAWBERRIES – THE DANES’ FAVOURITE SUMMER TREAT


CYCLING HOLIDAYS

DENMARK HAS A BIG CYCLING TRADITION AND IS A POPULAR FAMILY CYCLING DESTINATION …


Photo: VisitDenmark


CYCLING HOLIDAYS

… THERE ARE 11,000 KM CYCLING ROUTES, NO MOUNTAINS (THE HIGHEST POINT IS 170 METRES) AND WELL SIGN-POSTED ROUTES IN DENMARK.


Photo: VisitDenmark


ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

THE FESTIVAL IN ROSKILDE JUST NORTH OF COPENHAGEN ALWAYS TAKES PLACE IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY. IT’S THE LARGEST MUSIC AND CULTURAL EVENT IN NORTHERN EUROPE.


Photo: VisitDenmark


ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

FROM 1971 THE FESTIVAL HAS STEADILY GROWN IN POPULARITY AND SIZE. INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED ARTISTS LIKE BOB MARLEY, U2, METALLICA AND RADIOHEAD HAVE ALL PLAYED IN ROSKILDE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.


Photo: VisitDenmark


ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC – BUT THE 80,000 VISITORS ALSO MAKE A CITY OF THEIR OWN IN THE CAMPGROUNDS DURING THE WEEK OF THE FESTIVAL.


Photo: VisitDenmark


(COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO)SKAGEN – THE TOP OF DENMARK


• IS THE NORTHEST PART OF

DENMARK WHERE TWO SEAS

MEET: SKAGERRAK AND

KATTEGAT. SO YOU CAN

ACTUALLY STAND IN TWO

SEAS AT THE SAME TIME.

SKAGEN

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• IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE

SKAGEN PAINTERS SUCH

AS P.S. KRØYER AND ANNA

ANCHER – THEY WERE

ESPECIALLY INSPIRED BY

THE RARE LIGHT OF THE

PLACE.


TRY A ”GAMMELDAGS”

AN OLD FASHIONED ICE CREAM CONE

WITH ICE CREAM, WHIPPED CREAM, JAM

AND A “FLØDEBOLLE” – THE PERFECT

TREAT FOR HOT WEATHER!


THE ONLY PLACE IN DENMARK WHERE YOU CAN EXPERIENCE HIGH CHALK CLIFFS AND HUNT FOR FOSSILS AT THE BEACH.


MØNS CLIFF (KLINT)


BORNHOLM – DENMARK’S SUNNY ISLAND

A HILLY ISLAND IN THE BALTIC SEA WHERE MANY DANES – ESPECIALLY FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN – GO FOR VACATION.


Photo: VisitDenmark


BORNHOLM – DENMARK’S SUNNY ISLAND

“NYKER RUNDKIRKE” IS THE YOUNGEST OF THE ISLAND’S FOUR SO-CALLED ROUND CHURCHES – BUT IT STILL DATES BACK TO THE 11TH CENTURY.


Photo: VisitDenmark


SAIL LIKE A VIKING

BE A DANISH VIKING FOR A DAY BY TRYING OUT A RECONSTRUCTED VIKING SHIP IN ROSKILDE FJORD – THE PLACE WHERE MANY ORIGINAL VIKING SHIPS HAVE BEEN FOUND.


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LEGOLAND BILLUND

FUN PARK FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY IN BILLUND, JUTLAND – THE CITY WHERE THE LEGO BRICKS WERE INVENTED.


Photo: VisitDenmark / LEGO


GO FISH!

ANGLING IS VERY POPULAR IN DENMARK: YOU ARE NEVER FAR FROM A STREAM, A LAKE OR THE SEA. NOWHERE IN THE WORLD YOU HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT SPECIES OF FISH IN SUCH A SMALL GEORGRAPHICAL AREA AS IN DENMARK.



QUEEN MARGRETHE II OF DENMARK TRAVELS TO DANISH AND GREENLANDIC SEAPORTS IN THE SUMMER. THE DANISH ROYAL FAMILY HAS THEIR OWN YACHT CALLED ‘DANNEBROG’. WANT TO TRAVEL LIKE A ROYALTY YOURSELF? TRY GOING ON A SUMMER CRUISE WITH A SAILING SHIP AND VISIT SOME OF THE 406 ISLANDS OF THE DANISH WATERS.


VACATION – THE ROYAL WAY


SHOULD IT RAIN …

… YOU CAN ALWAYS VISIT ONE OF DENMARK’S MANY MUSEUMS. TRY KAREN BLIXEN MUSEET: HOME OF RENOWNED DANISH WRITER KAREN BLIXEN, AUTHOR OF “OUT OF AFRICA”.


Photos: Karen Blixen Museet


GREEN & BIKES – COPENHAGEN VIDEO BY VISITDENMARK / WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN



SO HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FROM HERE TO DENMARK?

BY CAR: 7 HOURSBY PLANE: 1 HOURS 20 MIN

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… SO SEE YOU IN DENMARK!

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