North Zealand

NORTH ZEALAND most attractions –what’snottolove?most attractions around, and(bonus!)theCopenhagenCard andadmissionto allowsfree publictransport World HeritageSite andtheresting placeofDanishroyals. The region isvery easytoget the superbwaterside ShipMuseumandDenmark’sfinest cathedral,whichisaUnesco Viking are opentoguestsandit’sfunwatchthechanging guard. oftheToytown-like splendour. Fredensborg Slotisstillinhabited gardens byDanishroyalty,butitshugelakeside androomsburstingwithover-the-topan islandinthemiddleofaglintinglake, Renaissance Fairytale Frederiksborg isamust-see, SlotinHillerød withcopperyturrets sproutingfrom stretches ofseasideatHornbækandTisvildeleje, whichbothhave BlueFlageco-awards. philistines willgruntinappreciation. galleryoverlooking theocean.Trustus,even standing Louisiana,anamazingmodern-art pilgrimage toRungsted, widerinterest amuseumdedicated tohermemory.Of istheout- lie waitingonthecoast.Fans the storiesshouldmake Blixen’s ofKaren weird,wittyshort Slot, anabsolute beastofacastle. BetweenCopenhagenandHelsingør,twoculturalpearls castles, impressive remains Viking –are crammedintothissmall,sweet,seasideyarea. –golden-sandbeaches,behemoth stop.AllofDenmark’smost typicalattractions your next Once you’ve Zealand exhausted super-accessible thedelightsofCopenhagen,make North Zealand North 114 © LonelyPlanetPublications Fans Here ofthoseindomitableNorsetradersandraiderscan’tmissRoskilde. you’llfind As youcontinueroundthetopofZealand, beach-lovers shouldheadfortheexcellent Lively Helsingørisoneofthe region’s biggesttowns andhometothemightyKronborg

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Ø R E S U N D E20 Klampenborg Hellerup S W E D E N 19 Copenhagen AMAGER 152 151 Rungsted Lyngby Humlebæk Hellebæk 21 E47 Helsingør E47 Hørsholm 6 00 5 miles 10 km 235 COPENHAGEN O3 19 Hornbæk 205 O4 Fredensborg Furesø 201 16 Sø Esrum E55 E47 Nødebo 227 207 Gilleleje 233 Gribskov 251 To reach most of the north coast you must the of most To reach 21 the Danish Riviera, thanks to its expensive to its expensive the Danish Riviera, thanks seasideHowever, mansions. it’s a slightly mis- golden of dreaming leading name – if you’re buses and DSB/State Railwaybuses DSB/State and S-trains in and Zealand and North Copenhagen Metropolitan railway operated privately as well as some (within an approximately in the area routes It’s possible to Copenhagen). of 40km radius between on the routes train and bus change same ticket. either Hillerød or Helsingør. trains in switch ØRESUND COAST to as grandly referred is sometimes This area Hillerød 211 (35km) N o r t h To Køge Z e a l a n d 217 Ølstykke ὈὈ ὈὈ 267 6 223 Smidstrup Gørløse 6 16 6 Helsinge 267 237 Arresø 14 Rågeleje Frederikssund F j o r d Roskilde 211 Hegn R o s k i l d e Tisvilde 14 Frederiksværk 205 Skibby Tisvildeleje Lejre

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NORTH ZEALAND

To Kalundborg (36km)

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A joint zone fare system (19kr per zone trav- system A joint zone fare Transport elled) embraces all HT/Copenhagen Getting Around Getting Around trains and the privately operated HHGB, which operated trains and the privately serviceruns a regional Zealand. in North views. Helsingør train station handles both DSB views. Helsingør penhagen, but take bus 388 from Klampenborg bus 388 take but penhagen, the S-train sys- on C or F line of (the last stop for beautiful coastal north to Helsingør tem) Most of North Zealand from of Most be reached can quicker in less than an hour – Copenhagen Copen- your own transport. The if you have ) can be used for many p111 Cardhagen (see trips in the area. bus or train lonelyplanet.com

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