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Charlottenborg Palace – Home to Learning Danish Arts

Charlottenborg Palace is said to be a home where one can learn about Danish Art. This is primarily because of the presence of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in its grounds. The art learning atmosphere in the palace is further reinforced likewise with the presence of Kunsthal Charlottenborg and Danmarks Kunstbibliotek, a contemporary art institution and the Royal Art library, respectively. […]

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The Danish Jewish Museum

The Danish Jewish Museum is a cultural history museum located inside the old Galley House of the Danish Royal Library. The structure serves as a tribute to the event wherein Danish Jews were saved from persecution of the Nazi by fellow Danes in the year 1943. The museum was inaugurated in 2004. […]

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How to Travel Around Denmark

Foreign visitors to Denmark will be happy to note that exploring the country can be quite enjoyable, thanks in part to the efficient transportation service existing and the variation of choices available. While the lack of transportation may be seen by some travelers as an exciting challenge to discovering popular and hidden attractions, majority would prefer to have the convenience of ready and reliable means of transportation. This is quite understandable since more places can be covered with the right means to go around. […]

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Planning Multi-Country Trips from Denmark

It is not uncommon for travelers to plan trips to multiple countries from one main country destination. Travelers who have already planned trips to Denmark may be wondering what nearby countries can be visited as well. In the unlikely situation where a traveler would have much time left in his hands to consider other country destinations, here are some information that can be useful. […]

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Farup Sommerland : A Family Business Gone Big

In Denmark, there are many businesses operated by families. One of these is Fårup Sommerland. Opened and still operated by the Kragelund Family, this amusement park can be found in North Jutland, a very popular holiday area in Denmark. From having a few children’s rides during its opening, it has now expanded both in physical size and the attractions it offers. Its opening season welcomed about 40,000 eager visitors. Today, 500,000 visitors per season is a conservative estimate. […]

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Ree Park Safari Experience

In Jutland, Denmark, there is one park that offers an authentic safari experience like no other in the country. Ree Park – Ebeltoft Safari houses at least 800 animals of 80 different species in its territory. Animals associated with the different continents including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America can be closely observed by visitors especially when the animal keepers turn feeding time into an exciting experience. […]

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Island Hopping in Denmark

Island hopping in Denmark is quite fun especially since the country has at least 400 islands, give and take, depending on the prevailing physical conditions. New islands tend to form due to sedimentation while existing islands can also disappear due to natural occurrences such as repeated battering from windstorms. Some smaller islands have been absorbed by larger ones either due to natural or artificial causes. […]

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Kastellet as a Star Fortress in Northern Europe

There is one structure that is considered one of the best examples of how old fortresses should be preserved, Kastellet, also known as The Citadel, is not only a star fortress in Denmark but also in the whole of Northern Europe. It was constructed in the form of a pentagram with bastions. Now mainly serving as a public park, this historic site features a number of buildings including a church and a windmill. […]

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The Wonder of the Blue Planet – Denmark’s Aquarium Pride

The Blue Planet is Denmark’s national aquarium located at Kastrup in Copenhagen. It replaced the old aquarium in Charlottenlund when it opened its doors in 2013. This decision came about for the purpose of offering a better facility to disseminate marine information and providing help in science projects. It also seeks to help educational institutions in Denmark teach science to their students. […]

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Experiencing Frilandsmuseet – Danish Open Air Museum

In the Northern outskirts of Copenhagen lies one of the oldest and largest open air museums in the world – Frilandsmuseet. A museum is considered open-air if its exhibits are found outdoors. Usually, these museums feature buildings and artifacts that are best seen outside as they represent living histories. Landscapes and old structures are recreated, if the original cannot possibly be displayed in the museum. […]