Your English speaking driver guide will meet you at your cruise ship at 09.00AM We leave Copenhagen and head north, for almost a whole hour, the coast line of Sweden follows us. We drive through the magnificent Danish countryside and pass the coastline to Elsinore and Kronborg Castle. It is quite easy to understand why William Shakespeare chose Elsinore Castle as the setting for his famous play ' Hamlet'. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings and feel the atmosphere taken through the Chapel and the Knights' Hall (the longest room in Northern Europe) and the dark casemates.The tour continues to Fredensborg. The Queen's summer residence of Fredensborg Palace is attractively located in the middle of a lovely park, bordering the idyllic Esrom lake. We recommend the idyllic lunch restaurant "Skipperhuset".The next highlight on this tour of many higthlights is Frederiksborg Castle, built by King Christian IV. This pearl of history, built in the magnificent Renaissance style, is now a national historical museum. It contains paintings, tapestries, porcelain, silver and furnitaure of great historical value.We head back to Copenhagen and drive through the colorful canals district and past the national Museum, by Christiansborg Palace, home to the Danish Parliament. We continue on to the old Stock Exchange and across Kongens Nytorv, where we can see the Royal Theatre, world famous for it's Royal Ballet.Finally we pass the winter residence of the Royal Family followed by a visit to the Gefion Fountain and the Little Mermaid inspired by C. Andersen's fairytale.We return to copenhagen docks for 04.00PM (1600) |