Meet the Vikings, if you dare!
Watch the Vikings re-emerge from the ashes of their home ground in Port of Hundested. Once you trespass the imposing Viking ships in the fjord, fearless fighters will welcome you at the pier. Cheer for your favourite Viking in his life-and-death sword fight, cast a glance at the ornamented jewellry and handcrafts at the marketplace – and enjoy a cold glass of mead at the local brewery. Port of Hundested offers 350 metres of quay and is the sole location where you will experience the true spirit of the world famous and dreaded Vikings – with great historical sights close by. One thing is for sure, the Danish Vikings will capture your heart and bring you on a raid of unforgettable experiences. Look for the Vikings in the horizon and feel the atmosphere of ancient power.
Hundested Harbour
Hundested Harbour has long traditions of transcendent crafts. Every year, more than 200.000 tourists visits the harbour to look at the one-of-a-kind crafts created in open workshops. The maritime history and the imagery of Viking ships sailing on the fjord has inspired cabinetmakers Egeværk and glass artists Backhaus-Brown to collaborate on making the stunning "Glasskibe" - Viking Ships of Glass and Wood. The Viking ships have been exhibited at some of the world’s finest art exhibitions and each ship is a unique specimen.
The House of Knud Rasmussen
Watch the Vikings re-emerge from the ashes of their home ground in Port of Hundested. Once you trespass the imposing Viking ships in the fjord, fearless fighters will welcome you at the pier. Cheer for your favourite Viking in his life-and-death sword fight, cast a glance at the ornamented jewellry and handcrafts at the marketplace – and enjoy a cold glass of mead at the local brewery. Port of Hundested offers 350 metres of quay and is the sole location where you will experience the true spirit of the world famous and dreaded Vikings – with great historical sights close by. One thing is for sure, the Danish Vikings will capture your heart and bring you on a raid of unforgettable experiences. Look for the Vikings in the horizon and feel the atmosphere of ancient power.
The eco-village Dyssekilde
In 1990, it was a potato field today it is a vibrant community with 200 people in the age range 0-100. The residents of eco-village tries to live their lives based on respect, tolerance, sustainability and ecology. Their way of life is applied to almost every solution made, from waste sorting, vegetable gardening, to sewage treatment. The village is divided into 6 residential groups, each group are organized with practical tasks and social activities. In the eco-village, you can experience many exciting solutions to housing, energy, ecology, architecture, sustainability and much more. The village’s residents proudly invites tourists in to a chat about their unique way of life. The eco-village is located only a short 10 minute drive from the cruise pier.
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is the Danish museum for ships, seafaring and boatbuilding culture in ancient and medieval times. The Viking Ship Hall, the oldest part of the museum, was opened in 1969. It was designed as a large showcase to display the five Viking ships found at Skuldelev. The hall also houses special temporary exhibitions and a cinema, where a film about the excavation of the ships is shown. An extension to the museum, Museum Island, was opened in 1997. The museum boatyard, where visitors can watch shipwrights at work, is located on the island. The Activity Centre, where the School Service is housed, is also found here. The large collection of traditional Nordic wooden boats is berthed at the harbour on Museum Island. Here you will also find the five reconstructions of the Skuldelev ships. Many of the vessels were built at the museum boatyard, which also maintains them.
Frederiksborg Castle
Frederiksborg Castle is situated in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen. This impressive and unrivalled Renaissance castle was built in the first decades of the 17th century by the legendary Danish King Christian IV and incorporates the best of Renaissance architecture and craftmanship. Frederiksborg Castle is a unique place for superb cultural experiences, scenic walks and boat tours. Frederiksborg Castle has housed The Museum of National History since 1878. A tour through the museum’s many beautiful rooms is an encounter with kings, queens, nobles, the bourgeois, events, and epochs, which have all shaped the country’s history and development from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.
