Denmark as a holiday country
With more than 400 islands and natural scenic beauty, Denmark offers visitors a world of choice. From the mighty sand dunes, wide-open beachscapes and heather-covered moors of North and West Jutland to the downs and woodland inlets of East Jutland. From the wetlands of Southern Jutland to the archipelagos of Funen. And from the rolling countryside of Zealand to the white cliffs of Møn and the rugged coastline of Bornholm. Rich in diversity and small in size, most of Denmark can be reached within a few hours' drive. Taking care of the environment is a natural part of everyday life for the Danes, and even fashion and design have been greenified! Danish designers create ecofashion on its own terms – based on sustainability and ethical values.

Scenic Routes
Wherever you go there are wide-open seascapes. No place in Denmark lies more than 50 km from the sea, and with more than 7,300 km of coastline, Denmark offers you the luxury of beaches all to yourself. Scenic routes, such as the Marguerite Route, allows you to experience the best of Denmark as you wind along country lanes and through centuries-old towns. You can island-hop aboard quaint little ferry boats. And for those visiting by sailboat there are marinas in most Danish towns dotted along the coast. Nestling in the rolling landscape are royal castles, historic churches and Viking Age monuments along-side spectacular new art and design museums. And for those travelling with children, there's a world of family fun at the many theme parks, zoos and waterparks.

Friendly Retreats
Denmark offers a wide choice of accommodation from classic sea-side hotels and stylish country retreats to cosy inns, friendly B&Bs and camping resorts. Renting a holiday cottage in Denmark offers the luxury of spending quality time on your own. The wide sandy beaches are places of freewheeling fun and water sports. Angling, hiking, nature walks and cycling are activities enjoyed throughout the country. Each season is unique in Denmark. Spring and summer are bright, lush and green. Autumn woodlands are ablaze with colour. And in the dark winters the Danes celebrate the intimacy of home with flickering candle-light and open log fires. December especially is a magical time of year when the many Christmas markets conjure up an atmosphere of old-world yuletide charm. No matter where you travel in Denmark and what time of year, there's always a world of choice.

Royal Denmark – A thousand years of regal grace and palatial beauty
The Danish monarchy, one of the world's oldest, traces its history back more than 1000 years to the Viking King Gorm the Old. Today's Danish monarchy has moved with the times and is firmly anchored in modern democracy. In addition to their ceremonial duties, all members of the Danish Royal Family dedicate time to charity and their own personal talents. Among the Queen's creative pursuits is designing sets for the Pantomime Theatre in Tivoli. French-born Prince Henrik – the Prince Consort – enjoys wine-making at the family chateau in Caix. Crown Prince Frederik is an avid sportsman known to run the Copenhagen Marathon – and a world-class yachtsman. As helmsman of the Farr-40 yacht Nanoq, Crown Prince Frederik and team came eighth in the World Championship in Copenhagen in 2007. The sporting dream of Denmark's future king is to pilot a Danish contender at America's Cup. The Crown Prince is married to Tasmanianborn Crown Princess Mary, with whom he has two children, Prince Christian an d Princess Isabella. There are royal buildings to visit all across Denmark – from palaces and castles to historic churches once the setting of royal weddings. You can follow a thousand years of royal history, from the burial mound of the first Jelling king to the royal tombs of Roskilde Cathedral.
Read more at Kongehuset.dk

Copenhagen is all about Copenhageners
A youthful city, Copenhagen enjoys the highest per capita income of any city in the world, yet Copenhageners have retained their down-to-earth sense of community and easy-going lifestyle, often with a bohemian edge. A celebrated design capital, Copenhagen lends its old-world charm to modern living. The sleek modern interiors blend seamlessly with the brownstone hues and green copper roofs of the town's renaissance heritage.
The side-streets near Strædet and around Pilestræde brim with arts and crafts stores and boutiques. Modern urban icons have emerged across town, not least along the harbourfront. Designed as temples to the arts, they also offer open foyers featuring restaurants, bookshops and cafés, such as those at the Royal Danish Playhouse, The Opera and not least the extension to the Royal Library, the Black Diamond, which also houses the national photography museum.
And for in-depth insight into contemporary Danish architecture, there's the waterside DAC/Danish Architecture Centre. With its innovative urbanism and human scale, Copenhagen is engineered for modern living. Take one look at the city's freewheeling street life and you'll know Copenhagen is all about the Copenhageners.

The Danish cities
Denmark's charming cities offer shopping, fairy-tale wonders, fine dining and world-class architecture.

Aalborg
Aalborg, a quaint old port city in northernmost Jutland features renaissance merchant houses and old-world charm in addition to new-millennium dockland development.
The Utzon Centre was designed by the city's legendary son, world-famous architect Jørn Utzon, creator of the Sydney Opera House. The waterside centre features presentations of designs by the architect himself in addition to contemporary exhibitions on art and design. Another of the city's modern urban landmarks is its art museum, Kunsten - Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, designed by Finnish architecture icon Alvar Aalto. A vibrant, growing and dynamic city, Aalborg offers boutique shopping, a rich seafood tradition and close proximity to splendid natural scenery, such as heather-covered moors, woodlands, and one of Denmark's silkiest sandy beaches.
Read more at Visitaalborg.com

Aarhus
Surrounded by rolling downs and woodland on the east coast of Jutland, Denmark's second-largest city is celebrated equally for its scenic setting as for its cultural life. One of the city's modern urban icons is the ARoS Aarhus art museum, a graphic monolith by Danish architects Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen. Arguably the most enchanting attraction in Aarhus is The Old Town, which features 75 relocated historic townhouses from across the country. Original interiors, decorative art museums and romantic gardens recall bygone days, and living artisan workshops bring historic trades and crafts back to life. A green and liveable university town, Aarhus is also Denmark's most youthful city, boasting the nation's largest annual international arts festival, the Aarhus Festival. With its boutique shopping, gastro-offerings and popular riverside cafés, Aarhus adds verve to its old-world charm.
Read more at Visitaarhus.com

Odense
Odense, the capital of the island of Funen, is the hometown of fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen with no fewer than three museums dedicated to its legendary son, including a children's culture centre where Andersen's fairytales are brought to life through drama, music and imagery. There is more family fun at Scandinavia's largest railway museum and riverboat trips to the zoo. The picturesque town centre with its boutique shopping features a number of converted mill-town warehouses with art centres, such as the Brandts Exhibition, and an indoor artisanal farm market, Rosenbæk Gårdmarked. Further down the Odense River you find the Funen Village, an open-air heritage museum to which thatched farmhouses have been relocated from across the country. Here, artisans in period costume hold workshops and tend historic breeds of livestock, recreating the country life of the 1600s and 1700s. With its annual Andersen Festival and magnificent Flower Festival, Odense is a true fairy-tale town.

Denmark strengthens efforts in the meeting and conference market
Meetings and conferences is a large and attractive business area for global tourism. In Denmark alone, foreigners attending meetings account for annual revenues of DKK 2.4 billion.

For many years, Denmark has highlighted traditional competitive parameters such as facilities, accessibility, team-building and attractive settings for social events in order to attract large-scale meetings, congresses and conferences. In the future, focus will also be on the content of the meetings to ensure that organizers get optimal results and delegates become involved for their own enjoyment. For more effective, creative and green meetings, see Meetovation.com