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Overview
Denmark鈥檚 largest island offers much more than the dazzle of Copenhagen. North of the city lie some of the country鈥檚 finest beaches and most impressive castles. Here you鈥檒l find dazzlingly ornate Frederiksborg Slot in Hiller酶d and the hulking Kronborg Slot at 贬别濒蝉颈苍驳酶谤, Shakespeare's Elsinore. 贬别濒蝉颈苍驳酶谤 also features the excellent Maritime Museum of Denmark. En route don't miss Louisiana, the superb modern/contemporary art gallery, not the US state.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
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Best known as the Elsinore Castle of Shakespeare's Hamlet, this Unesco World Heritage Site is a vast Renaissance masterpiece topped by baroque green鈥
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One of Denmark's most impressive buildings, this gigantic, Dutch Renaissance鈥搒tyled fortress-palace rises proudly out of photogenic moat-lake Slots酶鈥
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Five original Viking ships, discovered at the bottom of Roskilde Fjord, are displayed in the main hall of this must-see museum. A short walk away, the鈥
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This extraordinary museum of modern and contemporary art should be high on your 'to do' list even if you're not normally a gallery-goer. Along with its鈥
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The cr猫me de la cr猫me of Danish cathedrals, this twin-spired giant was started by Bishop Absalon in 1170, but has been rebuilt and tweaked so many times鈥
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Within a startling architectural statement of a building, this spirit-lifting, highly interactive museum delivers a multisensory, experiential and often鈥
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Ingeniously built into a dry dock beside Kronborg Slot, this subterranean museum merits a visit as much for its design as for its informative multimedia鈥
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Some 18km long and incorporating a suspension bridge that's arguably as elegant as the Golden Gate, the Storeb忙lt link is a remarkable piece of鈥
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