Introducing Roskilde
In July, fans pour into town for the four-day-long Roskilde Festival, which vies with Glastonbury for the title of Europe’s biggest rock festival. Anyone who’s anyone on the international scene has played here – past crowds have grunged out to Nirvana, headbanged before Metallica and danced like idiots to Arctic Monkeys.
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If you aren’t a festival fan, pity the poor fools for their warm beer and toilet queues, and relish the town instead. Roskilde is justly famous for its superb Viking Ship Museum and striking cathedral, the burial site of Danish royalty. It’s also hilly for Denmark – there’s a fascinating novelty in walking down to the harbour, then back up to the centre again.
Roskilde is a popular day trip from Copenhagen, only 30km away.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: 5 days in Denmark- Input needed!
by Bjoern 22 May 2012
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RE: Architecture + Design in Scandinavia + Finland itinerary
by Bjoern 21 May 2012
not much leftover from the viking era however" -this is 1000 years ago! you are correct nothing but the ships in Roskilde and the heavily…
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RE: Scandinavia and Eastern Europe trip advice
by kennardjon 21 May 2012
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