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Scandinavia

Endless day, perpetual night. Rocking festivals, majestic aurora borealis. With effortlessly chic cities and remote forests, Scandinavia attracts style-gurus and wilderness-hikers alike.

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Must-see attractions

  • Outer courtyard at Stockholm's Royal Palace

    Kungliga Slottet

    Gamla Stan

    A massive structure with more than 600 rooms on 11 levels, Kungliga Slottet (the Royal Palace) dominates the north end of Gamla Stan. The official…

  • Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) Fortress in Helsinki, Finland

    Suomenlinna

    Helsinki

    Suomenlinna, the ‘fortress of Finland’, straddles a cluster of car-free islands connected by bridges. This Unesco World Heritage site was originally built…

  • Kronborg castle, Helsingor, Denmark

    Kronborg Slot

    Helsingør

    Best known as the Elsinore Castle of Shakespeare's Hamlet, this Unesco World Heritage Site is a vast Renaissance masterpiece topped by baroque green…

  • Park and Palace Frederiksborg Slot, Hillerod, Denmark 278747150 ancient, architecture, attraction, beautiful, brick, building, castle, copenhagen, culture, danish, denmark, design, europe, exterior, facade, famous, flowers, frederiksborg, garden, hillerod, historical, history, king, lake, landmark, landscape, medieval, monument, nature, old, palace, park, pond, renaissance, residence, romantic, royal, scandinavia, scene, sight, sightseeing, slot, tourism, tower, traditional, tree, water

    Frederiksborg Slot

    Zealand

    One of Denmark's most impressive buildings, this gigantic, Dutch Renaissance–styled fortress-palace rises proudly out of photogenic moat-lake Slotsø…

  • Legoland in Billund

    Legoland

    Billund

    Mind-blowing Lego models, fun rides and the happy-family magic associated with great theme parks have transformed Legoland into Denmark’s most visited…

  • Hótel Skaftafell overlooking a prime section of the mountainous Vatnajökull National Park.

    Vatnajökull National Park

    Iceland

    Vast, varied and spectacular, Vatnajökull National Park was founded in 2008, when authorities created a megapark by joining the 8300-sq-km Vatnajökull ice…

  • Hammershus Slotsruin - the castle played an important part in the struggles and wars which found place in the middle ages in Europe. 683851075

    Hammershus Slotsruin

    Bornholm

    The impressive ruins of Hammershus Slot, dramatically perched on top of a cliff 74m above the sea, are the largest in Scandinavia. The castle was thought…

  • Tivoli Gardens.

    Tivoli Gardens

    Copenhagen

    Dating from 1843, tasteful Tivoli wins fans with its dreamy whirl of amusement rides, twinkling pavilions, carnival games and open-air stage shows…

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