Luxury Denmark Voyages

There’s much to treasure in glorious Copenhagen, one of Europe’s most beautiful capital cities. No visit is complete without indulging your inner child at the Tivoli Gardens, a fantastical amusement park and pleasure garden that melds the atmosphere of 19th-century Europe with recreations of Far East architecture, all amid wonderfully manicured grounds. After paying your respects to the city’s iconic statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, shop to your heart’s content on Strøget, an elegant lane flanked by sophisticated boutiques housed in graceful buildings. Although its exterior is handsomely austere, the interior rooms of the 18th-century Christiansborg Palace are sure to dazzle you with their extravagant stucco ceilings, brilliant chandeliers and gilded furniture. Fast forward to the 19th century at the spectacular Copenhagen Botanical Garden, where innumerable plant species are showcased in absolutely stunning historical glasshouses. Should you have the stomach for it, take in the entire city from the tower of the Church of our Saviour, which must be reached via vertiginous exterior spiral staircase. No matter how you’ve spent your day, a terrific place to wind down is the quayside Nyhavn district, where colorful historic buildings host an eclectic choice of cafés, bars and restaurants.

Skagen sits at the northernmost point of Denmark, tucked in a peninsula where the North Sea meets the Baltic Sea. This remote coastal town, settled in 1400s as a fishing village, provides stunning landscapes of white-sand beaches, unwavering grassland, and verdant forest. Notable is its Old Church, which since 1775 has been buried in sand, and the Skagen Museum, holding the impressionist works of the Skagen Painters, who drew inspiration from the area’s abundant natural light. To the south lies Råbjerg Mile, Northern Europe’s most prominent migrating sand dunes.

The Danish town of Fredericia on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula sits by the shimmering Little Belt, between two coastlines, with incomparable nature. A short stroll into the heart of town, Fredericia is notable for its Danish military history and historic sites, including the protected Fredericia Ramparts, among Northern Europe’s oldest and most well-preserved forts amid an urban park.

This Danish town sits on the northeastern coast of northern Denmark’s Jutland peninsula. A fishing village during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Frederikshavn (“Frederik’s Harbor”) boasts a rich military history, as seen through the eyes of the Bangsbo Fort and its accompanying museum. Its white beach at Bratten Strand is idyllic and not to be missed.

History lives on the gentle Baltic winds that carry Bornholm. The island’s fortified round churches and archaic ruins are its legacy and strike sharp contrast to the contemporary beach resorts. Akirkeby, at the island’s center, is the largest and oldest town. Founded in 1346, it was a popular medieval spiritual center. Stroll Gudhjelm to admire the colorful seaside town. Wisps from smokehouse chimneys fill the air with the scent of cured herring. At the town’s Oluf Host Museum, many canvases depict local scenes.

Sail the scenic coastline of the Little Belt, the marine strait between mainland Denmark and the island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula. The strait is deep but narrow, making it difficult for large ships to sail, but perfectly positioned for your small SeaDream yacht to navigate. Home to the harbor porpoise, one of the smallest whales in existence, yachting the Little Belt provides an opportunity to view these porpoises up close. In addition to marine wildlife, pass under the beautiful Little Belt bridges and spot small islands and towns before reaching Faaborg.

Faaborg, a harbor town located on Denmark’s island of Funen island, is steeped in history and charm. Defined by narrow cobblestone roads, dotted with merchants’ homes, and an iconic Bell Tower, notable landmarks worth discovering include the Faaborg Church, dating from 1477, and Faaborg Museum, built to house works by the Funen Painters, today home to an important collection of painting, sculpture, architecture, and furniture design.