Destination: DENMARK
Things To Know Danish Archipelago The Jutland Peninsula Country of Islands Historic Zealand Exploring Denmark A Talented Royal Lady	The Jutland Peninsula Copenhagen is the magnet for visitors, but the rest of this disparate and fascinating country has much to offer. Far western Jutland has an invigorating coastal landscape of long, sandy beaches backed by broad dunes and moorland. This landscape is repeated in north Jutland beyond the dividing waters of the Limfjord and all the way to the Skagen peninsula, the birdlike beak of land that thrusts into the sea at Denmark's northern edge. In north Jutland, outside the city of Aalborg, are evocative traces of Scandinavia's Viking culture at Lindholm Høje, a remarkable Viking burial ground of nearly 700 graves, many marked by stones in the shape of long ships. The heathland of the west coast of central Jutland gives way in the east to a fertile undulating countryside of small farms and woodland, interspersed with country towns and pretty villages. On the east coast is Århus, a sophisticated and historic university city and Denmark's second largest. Here you will find the mighty Århus Cathedral and the intriguing Den Gamle By, the Old Town and its dozens of restored, timber-framed buildings. South of Århus is a great stretch of woodland where you can enjoy peace and quiet along walking, bicycling and horseback riding trails. Southwest of Århus is the town of Billund and Denmark's famous Legoland, the country's most visited attraction outside of Copenhagen. Beyond all the plastic bricks is the farming country of south Jutland, with such fascinating towns and villages as the ancient settlement of Ribe, which has a handsome cathedral, cobbled streets and gabled houses. The little village of Møgeltønder, in the far southwest, has a superb frescoed church and charming thatched houses.	COUNTRY Introduction Things To Know Survival Guide TimeLine Essential Info REGION CITIES Copenhagen Odense MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK