Excursions
For a Half Day
Bakken: Located at Dyrehavevej 62, Klampenborg, in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen and accessed by S-train C to Klampenborg, the Bakken amusement park (tel: (39) 633 544; fax: (39) 630 138; website: www.bakken.dk) provides an attractive and low-cost alternative to Tivoli. The oldest amusement park in Europe is open daily 1400-2400, from March/April to August, boasting wooded parkland and herds of deer as well as the usual rollercoasters and various rides. Admission to the park is free but all rides are charged at different prices.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art: Set in lovely parkland, on the North Zealand coast, this museum (tel: (49) 190 719; fax: (49) 193 505; e-mail: curatorial@louisiana.dk; website: www.louisiana.dk) houses a world-class collection of modern art by artists such as Francis Bacon, Max Ernst, Giacometti, Henry Moore, Picasso and Andy Warhol. Humlebæk-Louisiana Station is a 36-minute train ride from Copenhagen. Drivers can take the picturesque coastal road, ‘Strandvejen’. The museum is open daily 1000-1700 (until 2200 on Wednesday) and admission costs Dkk65 (concessions available).
Arken Museum of Modern Art: Located at Skovvej 100, in the Køge Bugt Strandpark, this museum (tel: (43) 540 222; fax: (43) 540 522; e-mail: reception@arken.dk; website: www.arken.dk) was designed by Danish architect Søren Robert Lund to blend into the dune landscape of Ishøj Strand. The museum café affords beautiful views across the bay. Public transport from Copenhagen is by S-train or bus 128. Admission costs Dkk50 (concessions available) and opening times are Tuesday to Sunday 1000-1700 (until 2100 on Wednesday).
For a Whole Day
‘Castle Tour of North Zealand’: This seven-hour tour is organised by Copenhagen Excursions (tel: (32) 540 606; website: www.copenhagenexcursions.dk). It includes a visit to Kronborg Slot in Helsingør (Elsinore) – claimed as the setting for Shakespeare’s Hamlet – Fredensborg Slot, the royal summer residence and the Frederiksborg Slot in Hillrød, a Renaissance palace, built by Christian IV and now a museum. The tour departs every Wednesday and Sunday at 1015 (February-December) from City Hall Square and costs Dkk390.
Roskilde: A 30-minute train journey, approximately ten kilometres (six miles) west from Copenhagen, this is the oldest town in Denmark and famed for its Viking heritage, as the Viking Ship Museum (tel: (46) 300 200) on Strandengen reveals. The museum is open daily 0900-1700 and entrance is Dkk50. The local tourist information centre at Gullandsstræde 15 (tel: (46) 352 700) provides details of other interesting sites, such as the Domkirke, Ledreborg Castle and the Roskilde Fjord.
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