Stay : The life of a castle!
A thousand year old kingdom, Denmark commands respect when it comes to building castles, palaces and fortresses. It has an enormous wealth of heritage, even though its surface area is barely one tenth the size of France. This architectural heritage is partly due to Christian IV, nicknamed the builder king, a monarch who was fond of architecture and Italy..
Summary of the stay
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7 days
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Detail of the stay : The life of a castle! - 7 days
Day 1: Copenhagen
Steps: Copenhague
Let's start with the capital, Copenhagen, which is full of sumptuous royal buildings
Amalienborg Palace is the official residence of the royal family, in rococo style.
Christianborg houses the Danish Parliament. To see: the royal salons and the medieval ruins of the castle of Bishop Absalon, founder of the city.
Day 2: Copenhagen
Steps: Copenhague
Rosenborg is a Renaissance castle built under Christian IV. It houses the crown jewels and the oldest royal gardens in Denmark.
CHÂTEAU DE ROSENBORG (ROSENBORG SLOT)
Day 3: Hillerød - Helsingør - Fredensborg
Frederiksborg in Hillerød is considered the Danish Versailles, a castle that is also due to Christian IV
Kronborg in Helsingør, this Renaissance castle and military fortress is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fredensborg is the summer residence of the royal family.
CHÂTEAU DE KRONBORG (KRONBORG SLOT) / CHÂTEAU DE FREDERIKSBORG (FREDERIKSBORG SLOT)
Day 4: Bornholm
Steps: Allinge
Hammershus Fortress in Bornholm: its ruins of a castle dating from the 12th century dominate the Baltic Sea.
FORTERESSE DE HAMMERSHUS (HAMMERSHUS SLOTSRUIN)
Day 5: Fionie
Steps: Odense, Nyborg, Tasinge
Egeskov Castle: this castle built on stilts in the middle of a lake was completed in the middle of the 16th century, in Kvaerndrup
Valdemar Castle, on the island of Tåsinge, is the largest private castle in Denmark, once again built in the 17th century by the king builder!
Nyborg Castle is a 12th century royal fortress, formerly a royal residence.
CHÂTEAU DE VALDEMAR (VALDEMARS SLOT) / CHÂTEAU DE NYBORG / CHÂTEAU D'EGESKOV (EGESKOV SLOT)
Day 6: Jutland
Rosenholm: its Renaissance castle and baroque gardens, in Hornslet.
Gammel Estrup: a manor house whose history dates back to the 14th century, in Auning.
Clausholm is another baroque mansion famous for its beautiful gardens, in Voldum.
Day 7: Jutland
Steps: Sønderborg, Dronninglund, Aalborg
Voergård: a splendid Renaissance castle in Dronninglund.Aalborg Castle was built successively by Christian IV and Frederick III. It is now used as an administrative building.
Sønderborg Castle from the 12th century is known to have been used as a prison by King Christian II.
CHÂTEAU DE VOERGAARD (VOERGAARD SLOT) / CHÂTEAU DE SØNDERBORG (SØNDERBORG SLOT)
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