The Danish capital is a beautiful city, but not too big, and therefore active travelers start looking for an answer to the question of where to go from Copenhagen after a couple of days of staying here. You can go to the provinces, and if you have free time and money, you can even ride around the nearest European environs.
Island in the Baltic
There is a small island in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea, where Danes and Swedes love to go on weekends. It is called Bornholm and is well known to Russian tourists, fans of old fairy tales and legends. It is Bornholm that appears on the pages of Old Russian epics under the name of Buyan Island.
In the early Middle Ages, it served as a stronghold for the Vikings, and in the 12th century, the Danish king erected the fortress of Lilleborg here. The sights of the island are 15 ancient churches, some of which are round in shape, the remains of the Hammershus castle of the 13th century and the former fortifications of the Vikings.
There are three ways to get to Bornholm:
- By train or bus to the Swedish town of Ystad, from where there is a ferry to the island.
- Direct overnight ferry from Copenhagen. It departs at 23.30 and arrives on the island at 6.30 the next day.
- By plane from the Danish capital to Rune airport on Bornholm.
A bridge that's not easy
When deciding where to go from Copenhagen by car for one day, pay attention to the proximity of neighboring Sweden. Moreover, a trip to Malmö, visible through the Øresund Strait, will be especially interesting, given the unusual construction of the local bridge. It includes railroad tracks, a four-lane road and an underwater tunnel and is almost eight kilometers long.
The fare on the bridge is 11 euros for train passengers and 46 euros for a passenger car. Payment kiosks accept Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and European currencies. Trains run every 25 minutes and travel time is half an hour.
In Malmo itself, numerous parks, an old center and a huge number of nightclubs for every taste and budget are worthy of attention. For some time now, a skyscraper, Turning Torso, has been considered the symbol of the city. Its height is 190 meters, and its shape resembles a tower twisted along its own axis. From the tallest building in Scandinavia, you can observe the surrounding landscapes.
Curious tourists in Malmö will be interested in the expositions of local museums - maritime and science and technology.
On the letter "O"
Choosing where to go from Copenhagen on your own, pay attention to two small Danish cities where it is very tempting to spend a day or two:
- In Aarhus, it is customary to engage in profitable shopping - the local department stores and shopping centers will give odds even to the capital. To get to Aarhus simply by train from Copenhagen or by bus from the capital's airport (travel time is about 3 hours, the price of the issue is about 330 CZK).
- Andersen was born in Odense and that says it all. The train from the capital takes about an hour and a half, the ticket costs a little over 200 kroons.
