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Himmel & Hav
There's a sandy Blue-Flag beach on the edge of Roskilde Fjord, 4km north of the Viking Ship Museum. You can hire kayaks for kr75 / kr375 per hour/day from Himmel & Hav, next door to Roskilde Camping. It's a 20-minute bus ride (19kr) from town.
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Longboat Trips
If you've always had an urge to leap aboard a longboat for a spot of light pillaging, join one of the Viking Ship Museum's hour-long longboat trips. Traditional Nordic boats are propelled across the water by you and the rest of your shipmates.
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Museet for Samtidskunst
Museet for Samtidskunst, inside the 18th-century Palæet (Palace), is a small modern art museum with surprising international exhibits.
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Museumsø
On Museumsø, adjacent to the Viking Ship Hall and also part of the Viking Ship Museum, craftspeople use Viking-era techniques and tools to build replicas of Viking ships. Ottar, and Kraka Fyr (reconstructions of Skuldelev 1, 3, 5 and 6 respectively) are moored in the harbour, where you can really appreciate their light, flexible designs.
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Palæet
The Palæet (Palace) was built in the 18th century, to be used by Christian VI whenever he happened to stop by. Today it houses three galleries/museums, the most worthwhile of which is the Museet for Samtidskunst (Museum of Contemporary Art).
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Roskilde Domkirke
Denmark's most amazing cathedral is Roskilde Domkirke, a designated Unesco World Heritage site. It dates back to the 12th century, but has been added to so many times that it's now a superb showcase of 800 years worth of Danish architecture.
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Roskilde Museum
The well-presented Roskilde Museum covers Roskilde's history from the Stone Age through Harald Bluetooth's legacy to the contemporary 'rock age' of the Roskilde Festival. The exhibits have been arranged by two Danish artists, meaning that you get aesthetic pleasure along with an education.
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Viking Ship Hall
Roskilde's Viking-era inhabitants were expecting trouble in the mid-11th century. The five clinker-built ships, all made between 1030 and 1042, were deliberately scuttled in a narrow channel 20km north of Roskilde, presumably to prevent an attacking army. Once they had been holed and sunk, a mass of stones was piled on top to create an underwater barrier.
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Viking Ship Museum
Viking fans will be wowed by the superb Viking Ship Museum, which displays five Viking ships discovered at the bottom of Roskilde Fjord. The museum is made up of two main sections - the Viking Ship Hall, where the boats themselves are kept; and Museumsø, where archaeological work takes place. There are free guided tours in English daily at noon and in July and August; and at noon on weekends in May, June and September.
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