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Denmark regions

The Island of Funen: is the second largest in Denmark. It is the fairy tale Land of Hans Christian Andersen. You'll be enchanted by the quaint city of Odense, capital of the region. Andersen was born here and his house has become a museum open to the public daily. The thirteenth century Gothic church is one of the most delightful in Denmark. See the Funen Village, an open air museum of Danish peasant life. It looks like something out of Andersen. The zoo is also very interesting. Excursions can be made among the lovely rolling hills. Quaint thatched farm houses and picture book scenery abound. Travelling to the south of Funen you'll come to the lovely old town of Svendborg. Twisting streets and old houses, many beautiful private castles in this region. Good swimming, boating and fishing. Try too to take a trip to the small beautiful islands Aero, Stryno and Langeland.
Aalborg: is a very active city in the north of Jutland. Don't miss Jens Bang's House, one of the most beautifully
preserved Renaissance buildings in Denmark. the night life of Aalborg is very lively.

Elsinore and North Zealand. Some 30 miles. North of Copenhagen, at the narrowest part of the Sound, lies Elsinore (Helsingor), whose chief sight is Kronborg, Hamlet's castle, a grand Renaissance edifice that was build by Eric of Pomerania in 1420. A pleasant town itself, Elsinore is also an important ferry-port for Sweden. North of Elsinore the coast is sandy. Hornbaek and Gilleleje are pleasant seaside resorts there are pleasant seaside resorts there. Between Elsinore and Copenhagen lies undulating, wooded country that has a placid charm. There is a royal palace at Fredensborg, and Hillerod possesses Frederiksborg, one of the finest Renaissance chateaux in Denmark it houses a national history museum of great interest
Roskilde, in central Zealand, as the ancient residence of the Danish kings. Its cathedral is one of the few Gothic buildings in the North.
The West and central Zealand country side is flat. It is also fertile, and the most densely populated part of Denmark. Korsor, on the W. coast, is the port for the ferries across the Great Belt to Fyn. Redvig, on the coast of South Zealand, is a pretty fishing village.

Lolland, Mon, and Falster: these are three islands South of Zealand, with flat, sweeping countryside, very much open to the austere Baltic air. The main route by road and rail from the Continent, the so called Bee Line, runs through Lolland and Falster from Rodby, which is the Danish port for the ferries crossing the Fehmarn Belt to Puttgarden in West Germany. Storstrsmsbroen (Great Stream Bridge, nearly 2 m. across) between Zealand and Falster, is one of the longest stretches of bridging in Europe. Men's Cliffs, on the East coast of Men, is a famous Danish beauty spot.
Bornholm is a small island that, while belonging to Denmark, is geographically part of Sweden. It is connected by sea and air with Copenhagen, and by sea (car-ferry) with Ystad in Sweden. It is a somewhat gnarled, granite out¬crop in the Baltic, situated off the southern Swedish coast. TI}e inhabitants are chiefly fishermen, but the main in¬come of the island comes from tourism.
Ronne, the chief town, is a small port with medieval origins. Sandvig, a village in the northern part of the island, has a good beach. Allinge, nearby, has a spectacular little harbour set in a gap in the rocks, it is a favourite of tourists.
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