SOUTHERN 137 Præsto Vallø Køge Næstved © Lonely Planet Publications Planet Lonely © ( p138 ) – ( p154 ) ( p147 ) Køge Præstø Trelleborg ( p152 ) Næstved ( p142 ), and see if it turns into a prince! p142 ( Vallø romantic cliff-top hotel in romantic cliff-top hotel at best in , at the BonBon-Land theme best in Denmark, at the BonBon-Land theme park near its narrow streets of half-timbered buildings buildings of half-timbered its narrow streets hide Denmark’s oldest house

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If you’re travelling across the region between Køge and Korsør using your own transport, between across the region travelling If you’re The triangular region between Næstved in the south and Sorø and Korsør to the north in the south and between Næstved region triangular The If you have kids, you’ll find the theme park is a must. Within a radius of 10km If you have then Næstved Viking fans have a gem in the remains of 1000-year-old Trelleborg, the best-preserved the best-preserved Trelleborg, of 1000-year-old a gem in the remains Viking fans have Køge is the prettiest town in the area, a delightfully preserved cobbledy place, with a cobbledy place, a delightfully preserved town in the area, Køge is the prettiest

the rural Rte 150 makes an excellent alternative to zipping along on the E20 motorway. to the rural Rte 150 makes an excellent alternative find in Zealand. Hire a canoe in Næstved and explore the waterways at your leisure. the waterways and explore in Næstved a canoe Hire find in Zealand. is spotted with forests, small lakes and streams, as close to undomesticated nature as you’ll nature as close to undomesticated small lakes and streams, with forests, is spotted Næstved Zoo; and child-friendly beaches at Karrebæksminde. Næstved where your young ‘uns can engrave their names on glass or blow their own masterpiece; their names on glass or blow their own masterpiece; your young ‘uns can engrave where BonBon-Land; FantasyLand, an indoor playground for younger kids; Holmegaard Glassworks, BonBon-Land; FantasyLand, yourself back in ’s time. Bluetooth’s time. yourself back in Harald much unencumbered by modern buildings and roads – squint, and you can almost believe roads – squint, and you can almost believe by modern buildings and much unencumbered ring fortress in Scandinavia. It’s an evocative site, deep in Denmark’s rural heart deep site, and pretty It’s an evocative ring fortress in Scandinavia. wooden homes. pads. The third historical settlement worth The tilted your time is Sorø, again rich in history and pads. is the adorable hamlet of Vallø, with a fairy-tale moated castle complete with frogs on lily castle complete a fairy-tale moated with of Vallø, is the adorable hamlet medieval church and half-timbered houses straight from the lid of a chocolate box. Nearby box. straight from the lid of a chocolate houses medieval church and half-timbered panned from the gravel. on their way to the southern beaches or to Jutland. However, there are nuggets of gold to be nuggets are there beaches or to Jutland. However, on their way to the southern Towns in this nontouristy region are primarily modern, and most people shoot through them and most people primarily modern, are nontouristy region Towns in this Southern Zealand SOUTHERN ZEALAND from the off. Themainjoyherefrom theoff. istowan- heart of Køge, creating anopen,relaxed feel The country’slargest townsquare sitsatthe pop 34,476 KØGE through. asyoutravelthe pastoralscenerywitnessed good amountof theregion’s appealliesin are more scattered thaninthenorthanda sincethedestinations though, important, Havingcapital. yourowntransportismore region canbereached inanhourfromthe to Copenhagen andjustabout allof the islinkedtion system inSouthernZealand Like thetransporta- thatof NorthZealand, 138 GettingThere&Around

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