Things to See in Denmark

Trelleborg, from the reign of Harald Bluetooth, is the best preserved of the four Viking ring fortresses in Denmark. Visitors will appreciate the small informative museum and bucolic countryside as much as the circular earthen mound which, despite being a millennium old, is amazingly intact. Several buildings have been authentically reconstructed.

For a whistle stop tour through the history of Denmark, nothing can beat the National Museum. Here you will find the world's most extensive collection of Danish artefacts from the Palaeolithic period to the 19th century. Naturally, the stars of the show are the Vikings, those much maligned, but actually very sophisticated Scandinavian marauders.

The chalk cliffs at Møns Klint were created 5000 years ago when the calcareous deposits from aeons-worth of seashells were lifted from the ocean floor. The gleaming white cliffs rise sharply 128m (420ft) above an azure sea, making one of the most striking landscapes in Denmark.

Denmark's largest expanse of drifting sand dunes, Råbjerg Mile, is a natural phenomenon. These undulating 40m (131ft) hills are great fun to explore and almost big enough to lose yourself in. The dune was formed on the west coast during the great sand drift of the 16th century and moves towards the forest at a rate of 15m (49ft) per year.

Egeskov Castle, complete with moat and drawbridge, is a Renaissance gem. Built in 1554, in the middle of a small lake, Egeskov rests on a foundation of thousands of upright oak trunks. The expansive park includes century-old privet hedges, free-roaming peacocks, a topiary and manicured English gardens.