Category: Denmark

Liselund Slot is described in my guidebook as “a diminutive palace” which is “set in a large park and its whitewashed walls are reflected in the waters of a small lake.” Furthermore, it explains that Read More …

Møn Klint is the reason most people come to this lovely island and it is what has drawn us here as well.In a perfect world I would have reserved a tour of the cliffs via Read More …

I want to see Møn’s famous fresco-filled churches by the Elmelunde Master, a 15th century artist responsible for the decoration inside a number of churches about whom almost nothing is known. We come first to Read More …

Nysted , situated on the southern coast, is a bit out of our way, but distances are short and it sounds like a charming place, so we make a detour. Nysted is a lovely historic Read More …

The rain is followed by beautiful blue skies and bright sunshine.Like Fuglse, the North Ulslev church also sits on a bit of a knoll near the farm town of the same name. It gleams brilliantly Read More …

Today I am in search of my mother’s father’s past. My grandfather on my mother’s side has always been sort of an unknown to me – he emigrated from Denmark, he was much older than Read More …

We are staying in Bandholm tonight, at the Bandholm Hotel – a bed and breakfast within view of the sea. There is just enough time before dinner to check out the immediate neighborhood. To one Read More …

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A guidebooks describes Køge as “one of Denmark’s best-preserved medieval towns.” It seems like a good place to take a break on our way south. We end up parking at the edge of downtown, in Read More …