Tourist Attractions & Monuments Denmark

Froðba lies at the northern end of the Trogisvágsfjørður fjord. The village is amalgamated with the port town of Tvøroyri. It is divided into the smaller towns of Hamri, Undir Skorum, Støðlunum, Torvheyggur and Bøur. Bøur, known as "Úti á Bø", is the oldest inhabited area of Froðba, which is also the oldest village in the Faroe Islands. A legendary Danish king, Frode or Fróði, is said to have landed here and founded the village that bears his name.

Nearby is a superb spot: Cape Froðbiarnípa and its singular peak called Báradrangur. From the water's edge, you can see the spectacular basalt stone columns. These formations are a geological discovery specific to Suðuroy. They are well known and can also be seen above the village of Hov.

For a sun bath on a white sandy beach, visit Sejerøbugten where you will also find a natural reserve for birds. If not, choose the beach of the Forêt forest, which has a magical charm.

Visit Úti í Grøv Park. The lush valley on the shoreline is a striking contrast to the vegetation-free landscapes of the archipelago. Here, two rivers tumble down the mountain and merge just before disappearing into the ocean. Children come to play in the rivers, whose deeper pools invite you to take a dip, if you dare to brave the cold water. This is Klaksvík's only wooded area. The trees were planted in the early 1980s. Along the way, you may notice the ruins of a Viking-era house and a peat shed.

If ever nostalgia for the Hexagon takes you, take a trip by Vaernedamsvej. A little frenchy corner where nothing takes us out of our comfort zone. There are restaurants of French inspiration, wine bars, local shops - butcher's and delicatessen, cheese dairy, primeurs... -and, of course, the little café on the corner, an expatriate hangout. On the same street is the Prins Henriks Skole, the French high school in Copenhagen. It bears the name of the most famous Frenchman in the capital, Henri de Laborde de Montpezat!

This large, wide and noble avenue shaded by linden trees leads from the popular Vesterbro district to the splendid Frederiksberg Park. At the time of its creation, the avenue was a private road, the King's Road, reserved for the court during their seasonal migrations to the park. Much later, this straight road through a former rural area was populated by guinguettes and estaminets, offering healthy breaks for Copenhageners in search of greenery. Today it is lined with opulent buildings, elegant shops and bourgeois cafés.

In the centre of the avenue stands a 20-metre high obelisk framed by four beauties in togas, symbols of Fidelity, Virtue, Justice and Courage. It was designed in 1797 by Nicolai Abildgaard, a Danish master of art who was very attached to the values of freedom of the French Revolution which he had witnessed during his stay in Paris. The bourgeoisie of Copenhagen wanted to commemorate the abolition nine years earlier by the future Frederick VI of the obligation for peasants to remain in the service of the manor for life, a Danish variant of serfdom.

This former Copenhagen Porcelain Factory dating from 1882 was renovated and converted into the Copenhagen Business School in 2009. It is home to more than 17,000 students. The school is not open to the public, but a walk through the building will allow you to discover the remains of its industrial past. Go through Søndre Fasanvej 9, where Royal Copenhagen maintains a two-storey factory shop selling ^2nd quality porcelain and discount products at special prices.

Istedgade travels through a once working class neighborhood known as the "red-light district," known to have been a stronghold of the labor movement in Denmark. Nowadays it is undergoing a complete transformation, with the renewal of its population, where bobos, creators and immigrants share spaces, each with its own themes and its own shops! Historically, it is here that the memory of the general uprising of the inhabitants against the Nazi occupiers in August 1944 is kept ... It all opens out near the Carlsberg breweries on Enghave Plads, another multi-ethnic space with hype cafés.

Lovers of the unusual will be overjoyed to enter this former warehouse, which is marked from the quay by a reproduction of Michelangelo's famous David . The place contains a collection of copies of sculptures ranging from Antiquity to the Renaissance. One wanders among a crowd of celebrities frozen in plaster. World-famous stars such as the Discobole or the Venus de Milo seem cramped in this setting of brick and large wooden beams. Depends on the Statens Museum for Kunst.

Straedet is the colloquial name for a three-street string. Successively: Favergade, whose name comes from a royal textile dyeing factory, Kompagnisttraede or the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society, a civil militia, and Laederstraede, a pier overlooking the harbour! Grand' Street much less busy than the neighbouring Strøget, its name is already mentioned in the city archives in 1397. It has some beautiful old houses, dating from before the fire of 1795, as well as a very commercial area: cafés, restaurants and shops ranging from flea markets to design.

This bridge, which crosses the Frederiksholm Canal, provides access to the quarry of Christianborg Castle. It was once the main entrance to the castle. Among the few remains of the first palace before the fire of 1795 are the two pavilions to which it leads and the royal stables. This rococo ensemble signed Nicolai Eigtved was completed in 1772. Decorated with medallions by the sculptor Louis-Augustin Le Clerc, it owes its name to the light-coloured Norwegian marble that covers it.

Last vestige of the Queen's garden, more than a square, it is a beautiful shady walkway linking Bredgade to the port. Bordered by noble buildings, most of them in classical style, they are today occupied by architectural firms, diplomatic representations or bank headquarters. In its centre, the small garden is animated by statues, including that of C.F. Tietgen, who financed the work on the Marble Church. To be seen in the former cemetery of the Garrison Church, the First World War memorial, created by Ausa Hofman-Bang.