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Roskilde was once the medieval capital of Denmark located at the end of Roskilde fjord and just 20 minutes by trains from the busy Copenhagen. Once an old Viking area, but today a modern city with the old town well preserved, Roskilde has several mayor tourist attractions: the Roskilde Cathedral, which for centuries has been the Danish Royal Family sepulchral church, the Viking Ship Museum with over 60 vessels, and the worldwide known Roskilde Festival.
The city is vivid with historical monuments on every corner, cosy and not sleepy! Roskilde is ideal also for enjoyable shopping and presents even more chances to experience history in a more active way: just outside is the well-known Lejre Experimental Centre with reconstructed pre-historical and historical environments in open-air; as well as a number of remarkable museums and historical sites, all in beautiful Danish countryside surroundings.
The annual music festival the Roskilde Festival, is the biggest event in Northern Europe. However, music and culture flourish there during the whole year and Roskilde dynamic University Centre with a number of study programmes also in English.
The islands and islets of Roskilde Fjord can be viewed from a viking ship or a small cruiser docked at Roskilde Harbour the atmosphere of which hums with activity. The former gasworks at the same location now houses one of the many art galleries of the town and a glassblower. The lovely scenery around Roskilde offfers numerous historical sights as well as a landscape perfect for biking and trekking.
If you are really addicted to live music performances visit Gimle – a local music venue of Roskilde and the place where students and young people meet. It is situated in the old water works in the city center. Gimle presents a wide range of concerts with hot and exciting Danish bands and supports the local music life and special genres like electronic music, world music and jazz.
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