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I spent only a couple of days in Denmark, hardly having time for a quick visit of Copenhagen and Kronborg Castle. From Sweden I visited the island of Bornholm, where I returned a few months later, with more time to explore the island (and a few more hours in Copenhagen. |
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The Town
A quick look of Helsingor on our way to the castle and back, revealed a busy harbor, with some preserved buildings, embellishing the face of a town deeply dependent of its main attraction – the castle. Does it have more? Maybe, but we didn't see it. |
Kronborg castle
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We went to Helsingor expressly to visit Kronborg castle.
Immortalized by Shakespeare, as the setting for Hamlet, the castle has its charm, first from the location jutting into the sea, and also from its structure and details. The ensemble is strong and harmonious, and maybe because of the visibility given by the romance, looks familiar. The visit to the castle is easy and free, except for its highlights, which, not demanding much time, deserve the ticket’s price. |
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The ballroom
One of those highlights is the Ballroom. Large and empty, it boosts a sensation of comfort and luxury. 
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The chapel The chapel is the top point of the visit to the castle. With its Renaissance decoration, it is a festival of colors, in a style looking heavy and too dense to my Latin eyes, but all of it is harmonious and respectful. There are different tickets, according to what you wish to see, but this chapel should be your top priority. |
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The Casemates Not everything is luxury and comfort in the castles. The visit to the casemates help to have an idea of the soldiers hard life, and the unhealthy conditions they supported day after day. A statue of Holger Dansk reminds one of the Danish legends involving the castle. |
Copenhagen
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Copenhagen was a surprise to me: a joyful city, living with pleasure its integration with water. Travelling along the canals or walking along the streets, was really a great pleasure. Bornholm justified a second trip, in a short but very well planned visit that allowed me to have a look of a different area of the city. A few tips were added to Copenhagen page |
Bornholm
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In my first visit to Bornholm I got the idea that it is a place where locals go in search of nature and beach.
My idea is also that the waters must be so cold that... brrrrr. I've been there, in my first visit, in a sunny (cold) day of Fall, and repeated it a couple of years later, this time flying, despite the curious way to take the ferry: Leave Copenhagen by a tunnel, that becomes a bridge entering Sweden from where the ferry leaves to Bornholm island. Complex but functional! This second and deeper visit confirmed the first impressions. |