Southern Zealand
Tucked behind the western pedestrianised side of Algade on central Vordingborg's prettiest square, the brick-built Vor Frue Kirke contains elegant…
Must-see attractions in Zealand
Helsingør
A humorous dig at the Little Mermaid, Han is a 2012 male version of that statue in a similar pose to the Copenhagen original but made in gleamingly…
Zealand
The city's main historical museum explores Roskilde from the Stone Age through Harald Bluetooth’s legacy to the first railway in Denmark.
Zealand
The town's historical and academic soul is shaded with tall oaks and throws together buildings old and new, pretty and banal, though it's nowhere near as…
Southern Zealand
Round, red-brick and 36m tall, the Gåsetårnet ('Goose Tower') gained its name when, in 1365, King Valdemar IV placed a golden goose on top of it. The…
Southern Zealand
To reach the base of Stevns Klint, you'll need to descend 110 steep steps just south of the Højerup Gamle Kirke grounds. At the bottom, climb the second…
Helsingør
About 5km west of Helsingør, this picturesque old smithy was founded by Christian IV in 1765 to hammer out cannons for his battleships, and has also…
Zealand
Housed in a handsome half-timbered former inn dating from 1625, Sorø Museum showcases an eclectic booty of regional artefacts, including ancient pottery…
Zealand
The reception area acts as a small but informative museum explaining how the ring fort Trelleborg was built, occupied and abandoned. Displays include…
Zealand
In the era of harsh winters, before the construction of the Great Belt bridges, ice-breakers were often needed to cut through floes blocking the Store…
Zealand
Asserbo Slotsruin is the pretty if fairly minimal ruins of a small, moat-encircled 12th-century manor house and monastery. It lies near the southern…
Southern Zealand
This climbable, 27m-tall lighthouse was built in 1878. Beside it, a small gallery has changing exhibitions and a room full of stuffed local birds. But the…
Zealand
If you've been to Hell (Norway), Bum (Azerbaijan) and Silly (Belgium), why not get more positive and take a town-sign selfie with your beloved at Løve, in…
Zealand
Stroll Sorø Akademi's western gardens to find a tricorn-hatted bronze figure whose plinth rises above two toga-sporting thespian nymphs. The statue…
Fyrhistorik Museum på Nakkehoved
Zealand
Strolling east from Gilleleje along the coastal footpath, you'll come to a pair of lighthouses. The western one (Vestre Fyr) contains a small museum, but…
Zealand
On the clifftop path between the Badehotel and the Gilbjerghoved birdwatching area is a simply inscribed boulder that commemorates the visits to this…
Southern Zealand
Køge’s Museum of Art in Public Spaces is a unique entity, displaying not the artists’ finished work, but the notes and scribblings, sketches, models and…
Zealand
Klosterporten is said to be the oldest still-inhabited gatehouse in Denmark. Once the portal to the Sorø monastery and now the northern entrance to Sorø…
Southern Zealand
Though essentially rebuilt in 1903, Køge's original town hall was once a 1550s Renaissance-style palace of a place that was partly built with materials…
Zealand
Immediately west of Klosterporten, Ridehuset is one of the Sorø Akademi site's original buildings, first erected by Christian IV to stable the horses and…
Zealand
Troldeskoven (Witches' Wood) is an area of ancient trees that have been sculpted into haunting shapes by the wind. Walking there (about 3km south) from…
Helsingør
Restored in 2015, the attractive, brick, Gothic 1852 town hall building is particularly appealing at night when light strained through the stained-glass…
