Friday, May 23, 2014

Day 2 - Copenhagen Frederiksborg Castle




This morning we caught the S-tog train for a 40 minute ride from Copenhagen's city center to the town of Hillerød to visit the Frederiksborg Castle. It was an easy ride from Copenhagen and a quick bus ride in Hillerød train station to the castle. 

The palace was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV and is now a museum of national history. You can spend a lot of time here and a minimum of 2.5 hours. The current edifice replaced a previous castle erected by Frederick II and is the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia. The palace is located on three small islands in the middle of Palace Lake and its gardens are wonderful. It is well worth a visit when you are in Denmark. The audio guide is pretty good and gives you a complete overview of Danish history.















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