Hidden Europe
Bornholm: the Danish Island That Smells of Smoked Fish and Granite
In the Danish Baltic, Bornholm guards round Viking-age churches, pine forests and the art of røgeost: an island unlike any other.
Jul 9, 2026Hidden gems in Danimarca
The little-known corners of Danimarca: villages, nature and places far from mass tourism, to discover at a slow pace.
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Ribe: In Denmark's Oldest City, Among Vikings and Storks
Ribe, Scandinavia's oldest city founded in the eighth century, enchants with half-timbered houses, a Viking centre, and storks nesting on its chimneys.
Jul 5, 2026
Hidden Europe
Dragør: The Yellow Fishermen's Village Thirty Minutes from Copenhagen
Dragør, a fishermen's village of ochre houses and cobbled lanes on the Danish coast, is the perfect escape from Copenhagen's bustle in just 30 minutes.
Jul 5, 2026
Churches and cathedrals
Grundtvigs Kirke: Copenhagen's Yellow-Brick Organ Church
Grundtvigs Kirke in Copenhagen: an Expressionist church built from 6 million yellow bricks with an organ-pipe façade. Free entry, in Bispebjerg.
Jun 28, 2026
Castles, palaces and monuments
Cisternerne: Copenhagen's Secret Underground Art Cave
Beneath Copenhagen's Søndermarken park, a former water reservoir hides a cavernous underground gallery of contemporary art, unknown to most visitors.
Jun 28, 2026
Wild nature
Assistens Kirkegård: the cemetery-park of Nørrebro where Andersen and Kierkegaard rest
The monumental cemetery of Nørrebro in Copenhagen: tree-lined avenues, the graves of Andersen and Kierkegaard, and locals reading in the sun.
Jun 28, 2026
City corners
Bakkehuset: the house-museum of the Danish Golden Age in Frederiksberg
Bakkehuset, the Rahbeks' home in Frederiksberg: period rooms, a historic garden and the literary salons frequented by H.C. Andersen.
Jun 28, 2026