INSPIRATIONAL TRAVEL ITINERARIES IN DENMARK IN THE FOOTSTEPS 6 OF DANISH VIKINGS 5 Viking ships, Viking festivals and Viking centres offering hands-on activities - and historic Viking ring fortresses. Denmark offers a unique 4 1 chance to experience 1,000 years of Viking heritage - how Vikings lived, dressed and built their impressive ships. 2 3 Photo credit: denmarkmediacenter.com, Kim Wyon denmarkmediacenter.com, credit: Photo Photo credit: denmarkmediacenter.com, Reiner Büchtmann Reiner denmarkmediacenter.com, credit: Photo Photo credit: denmarkmediacenter.com, Vikingeskibsmuseet denmarkmediacenter.com, credit: Photo 1 THE VIKING SHIP MUSEUM 2 TRELLEBORG VIKING FORTRESS 3 RIBE VIKING CENTRE Sail like a Viking! Once a wooden fortress home to 500 Vikings Bringing the Viking Age to life! Five authentic Viking ships are exhibited at the Founded by the legendary Viking king Harald The Ribe Viking Centre, located just outside museum, which also features a heritage boatyard Bluetooth, the Viking ring fortress Trelleborg today Scandinavia’s oldest town, features reconstructed where Viking ships are reconstructed using original features a reconstructed Viking longhouse by the Viking dwellings where costumed interpretive crafts - and visitors can even try sailing on daily fortress mounds. Also featured is an annual craftspeople bring history back to life. There are trips. The museum is located in the town of summer Viking market. old breeds of farm animals - and the centre Roskilde, which is part of Denmark’s newest hosts Viking festivals with battling Vikings and national park, Skjoldungernes Land authentic markets. Click here to read more Click here to read more Click here to read more Photo credit: Lis Helles Olesen credit: Photo Photo credit: denmarkmediacenter.com, Bob Krist denmarkmediacenter.com, credit: Photo Photo credit: denmarkmediacenter.com, Robert Lacy Robert denmarkmediacenter.com, credit: Photo 4 THE JELLING MONUMENTS 5 AGGERSBORG 6 LINDHOLM HØJE Viking rune stones Where the Vikings prepared for invasion The graves of ancient Vikings 1,000 years ago, the Viking kings Harald Bluetooth One of the probable starting points for the Viking Covered for centuries by the drifting sands of and Gorm the Old erected two rune stones to invasion of Britain, Aggersborg is Denmark’s largest North Jutland, Lindholm Høje features more than mark the birth of the nation. These monuments, Viking ring fortress, reaching back 1,000 years. 700 graves from the Viking Age and Early Iron Age. along with two mighty royal barrows and the village The fortress once featured a mighty stockade and A small museum relates the story and an annual church - Denmark’s first - now enjoy UNESCO World 48 longhouses. Today, a small exhibition relates the Viking market is held by the monuments. Heritage patronage. In 2015, a new visitors’ centre amazing tale. opened with hands-on, interactive learning and fun. Click here to read more Click here to read more Click here to read more AIRPORTS IN DENMARK TRAVEL TRADE INFORMATION FOR MORE INSPIRATION Copenhagen VisitDenmark Travel Trade VisitDenmark Billund VisitDenmark Travel Trade Copenhagen Aarhus VisitDenmark Travel Trade Itineraries Aalborg Bornholm.