In the peace and quiet of this little country of Denmark, it’s difficult to imagine barbaric Vikings strutting around with their swords and spears. Tourists of all kinds will find Denmark a great destination with everything from sandy beaches, fjords and coves to scenic country side with ring forts and castles and centuries old monuments to savor. Denmark is best visited during August but April to October is quite acceptable as the weather is hospitable during this time.

Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark and this city is on the islands Amager and Zealand. Copenhagen is famous for houses with spires and copper roofs and this city has even received the nickname as the city of copper roofs. Copnhagen enchants tourists with its cobbled streets and the Little mermaid that can be found at the entrance to the harbor among other things.

The city of Copenhagen is one of the most tourist friendly cities in the world and offers a lot of sights that are of aesthetic or historical value such as parks, monuments, gardens and old build buildings and as every other city famous among tourists does, Copenhagen also has its own amusement park called the Tivoli. The city has a wide network of rail links that are quite inexpensive and provide for an excellent mode of public transport for the tourist as well as the locals.

There are many tours one can take in the city of Copenhagen that includes Vikingland tour which will take you to a Viking ship Museum where samples of ships built by the Vikings are kept. The royal tour takes one to the Kristianborg palace and there is also a tour of the well known Carlsberg brewery.

Tourism in Denmark is not just restricted to the city of Copenhagen as there are a plethora of other destinations that Denmark offers. Aalborg finds itself as home to a large burial ground for Vikings in addition to an old renaissance building. There are a group of over 60 buildings here in this city that are of historical or architectural interest that have been moved in their entirety to this spot from all over Denmark.

Funen is another place that should be included on every itinerary. This place is referred to as the ‘Garden of Denmark’ as its country sides are just beautiful with ancient parks and gardens which house mansions and castles and everything else that you can relate to the times of royalty and mysticism. The main city of Funen is Odense and is named after Oden, a Norse god. This city is referred to as the ‘City of fairytales’, it’s interesting how every place in Denmark seems to have a title bestowed upon it. Hans Christian Robertson was born here in the city of Odense and the city celebrates a festival commemorating him and his works every July and August.

Kunthenborg park which is in the Lolland region of Demark is the largest park in Denmark with many species of flora and Fauna to be found here. Hammershus in Bornholm is a castle in ruins and is a tourist’s delight along with Elsinore which is the site of a great fortress called Kronborg.