4 castle that you have to see in Denmark
Jun 6th 2018
Beside, famous for it’s food, Denmark also famous for it’s castle. If you love history or just want to know how it feels like to be prince and princess you can visit Denmark’s castle. Walk through Danish history and the homes of the Danish Royal Family, past and present, at these stunning castles in Denmark. You can visit both homes of Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik, the popular royal couple at Fredensborg Palace in North Zealand. Get up close to the Danish crown jewels at the iconic Rosenborg Castle . Here’s castles that you have to see in Denmark.
Rosenborg Castle
A royal hermitage set in the King’s Garden in the heart of Copenhagen, Rosenborg Castle features 400 years of splendor, royal art treasures and the Crown Jewels and Royal Regalia.The crowns of the Danish kings and queens are kept in special vaults and are embellished with table-cut stones, enamel and gold ornamentation.
The crown jewels primarily consist of four garnitures: a diamond set, a ruby set, a pearl set, and an emerald set – the emeralds being among the world’s finest.
Frederiksborg Castle
If you are looking for beautiful Scandinavia garden , Frederiksborg Castle is your answer. Frederiksborg Castle is one of the most famous castles in Denmark and for good reason: situated on three islands surrounded by a lake and beautiful gardens, it's simply breathtaking. Home to the Museum of National History, the grounds are full of rich history, art, architecture, and gardens. There's no question Frederiksborg Castle is a top highlight when venturing outside Copenhagen.
Christiansborg Palace
If you love historical site with many story behind it, Christiansborg Palace is perfect place to satisfy your curiousity. Christiansborg Palace, located on the tiny island of Slotsholmen, contains the Danish Parliament Folketinget, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of State.
Parts of the palace are used by the Royal Family for various functions and events. The Royal Reception Rooms include The Tower Room and The Oval Throne Room where foreign ambassadors to Denmark are received by the Queen. Christiansborg palace is also famous for the Queen's tapestries. The Danish business community marked the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II's 50th birthday in 1990 by ordering a gift of 11 tapestries.
Fredensborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace is the regents most used residence. The beautiful 18th-century baroque palace was built as a hunting palace for Frederik IV and is today often the setting for large official state visits and family events in the royal family. Fredensborg Palace, or as it translates into “the Palace of Peace” got its name as a commemoration of the ending of The Great Northern War in 1722.
Fredensborg Palace’s garden is one of Denmark’s largest historical gardens. Long, straight avenues extend from the palace in a star formation, a characteristic of the gardens original French baroque style know from Versailles.
Those are four beautiful castle that you have to see in Denmark. If you are looking for the taste of royalty you also can try Danish butter cookies.
As a premium butter cookies with original Danish recipe, mostly, Danish butter cookies is served with high-quality wine. There are two variants of this luxury Danish butter cookies which are butter cookies and filled cookies. For butter cookies itself consists of three variants like traditional butter cookies, choco cashew butter cookies, and currant butter cookies.
In addition, filled cookies has two variants, choco filled butter cookies, and pineapple filled butter cookies. That is why Danish Butter Cookies is a favorable cuisine around the globe.
What is more, Danisa is not only for dinner but also for a gift on special occasions like Christmas or simply you can buy Danisa butter cookies for holiday gift.