The town of Hornbæk in Denmark – seaside resort called “Danish Saint-Tropez” Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Hornbæk is a pleasant town in Denmark, which is called “Danish Saint-Tropez” for its beautiful beach and unspoiled nature. It is located about 20 km from Helsingør, in the northern part of island of […]
Categories: Denmark, Nature, Sights, Virtual Travel
Öresund Bridge – the longest road and rail bridge-tunnel in Europe – between Sweden and Denmark Updated: November 14, 2020 | By Claire | 4 Replies More Engineers have constructed (1995 – 2000) Öresund Bridge (Øresundsbron) to establish the connectivity between Sweden and Denmark. Öresund Bridge is the longest railway and highway bridge in European […]
Categories: Denmark, Sights, Sweden, Virtual Travel
Miniatur Wunderland – the world’s largest model railway in Hamburg, Germany Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More In Hamburg, Germany there is the largest model railway in the world. It’s called the Miniature Wonderland and occupies an entire floor in a former warehouse in the district of Speicherstad. Sophisticated giant size yard […]
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Germany
Kronborg Castle in Denmark – the place of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Hamlet Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More If you take the ferry from Helsingør to Helsinborg, it’s hard to miss the fortified castle of Kronborg at the coast. It became famous mainly because its corridors and rooms were […]
Frederiksborg Palace in Denmark – the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Magnificent Frederiksborg Palace (or castle) is situated on the shores of the lake Slotsø near the town of Hillerød. King Christian IV. began with the construction of the Renaissance chateau in the early 17th century. […]
The Tanum rock carvings are one of the world’s most extraordinary prehistoric art sites — a UNESCO World Heritage collection of over 1,500 Bronze Age petroglyphs etched into the glacially smoothed granite bedrock of western Sweden. Dating back 3,000 years or more, these remarkable carvings depict warriors, ships, animals, hunting scenes, and mysterious rituals that […]
Njupeskär waterfall – the highest waterfall in Sweden Updated: June 4, 2020 | By Claire | More The tallest and one of the most interesting waterfalls in all of Sweden, is none other than that of Njupeskär. This 93-meter tall fall can be found in the canyon that has been cut into the bedrock by […]
