Further Afield

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Places to Go

On the Island of Funen

Odense birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen and with a museum to him
Funen Village a reconstruction of a 19th century village
Egeskov Europe's best preserved Renaissance castle

On Jutland

Den Gamle By, an open air village museum outside Aarhus
Outside Aalborg one of Scandinavia's largest Viking burial ground plus a museum of the artefacts found on the site. It is also an area of medieval frescoed churches; Ribe a preserved medieval town
Legoland near Billund in south Jutland, said by fans to have more atmosphere than the newer UK version and being less spread out to be more user friendly. It too sees new attractions added regularly and there is an all-in entrance fee of DK115, 3-13 years DK105. In the lake district you can hire canoes and rowing boats on lakes, fjords and inland waterways for day trips or camp and canoe holidays.
In central Jutland the Silkeborg Museum of Danish Country Life includes the famous 2000-year-old body from a peat bog
The world's oldest steam side wheeler sails daily from Silkeborg harbour in summer
At the Ludvigslyst Hotel on Julso lake where everything dates to 1906, including the recipes
There are three Sommerland parks with lots of activities from dry skiing to football.

Beaches

Nowhere in Denmark is more than 45 minutes from the sea and there are numerous Blue Flag beaches [Clean Beaches]. The best beach area for children is southern Zealand and the islands of Mon, Lolland and Falster with calmer water than the North Sea and warm currents.