Editing Roskilde (section)

===Tourism===

An important component of the city's economy is tourism which currently accounts for [[Danish krone|DKK]] 1.2 billion (US$200 million) per annum. Provisional figures show an increase of 16.6% in overnight stays for 2014. The cathedral and the Viking Ship Museum attract more than 100,000 visitors per year although 20 years ago there were some 200,000 visits to the cathedral.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roskilde.lokalavisen.dk/turismen-kan-fordobles-/20141210/artikler/712109869/1829|title=Turismen kan fordobles|publisher=Roskilde Avis|date=10 December 2014|access-date=12 December 2014|language=da|archive-date=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213012723/http://roskilde.lokalavisen.dk/turismen-kan-fordobles-/20141210/artikler/712109869/1829|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city is also popular with shoppers, having received Denmark's Best Shopping City Award in 2012. In addition to a wide variety of shops and restaurants along its two downtown pedestrian streets, Algade and Skomagergade, Roskilde's shopping centre [[Ro's Torv|RO's Torv]] on Københavnsvej to the east of the city houses 70 stores under one roof.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitroskilde.com/ln-int/roskilde-lejre/girls-town-roskilde-and-lejre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108145944/http://www.visitroskilde.com/ln-int/roskilde-lejre/girls-town-roskilde-and-lejre|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 January 2015|title=Girls on the Town in Roskilde|publisher=Visit Roskilde|access-date=8 January 2015 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitroskilde.com/ln-int/danmark/ros-torv-shopping-centre-roskilde-gdk619531|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108141427/http://www.visitroskilde.com/ln-int/danmark/ros-torv-shopping-centre-roskilde-gdk619531|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 January 2015|title=RO's Torv Shopping Centre, Roskilde|publisher=Visit Roskilde|access-date=8 January 2015 }}</ref>

One of the oldest restaurants in Roskilde is the ''Raadhuskælderen'', in a building dated to 1430, noted for its salmon steak with tartar sauce and grilled chicken and cream sauce dishes.{{sfn|Porter|Prince|2009|p=204}} Also of note is ''La Brasserie'' on Algade, the ''Gimle Musikcafe'' on Ringstedgade, which is an English-style pub-restaurant with live music, and ''Restaurant Toppen'' at the top of an {{convert|84|m}} water tower, built in 1961, with fine views of the town.{{sfn|Porter|Prince|2009|pp=204–5}} The 76-room Hotel Prindsen has foundations which date to 1695.{{sfn|Porter|Prince|2009|p=202}} It has been a hotel for over 100 years and is decorated in the Nordic style with wooden floors and contains the large luxury Hans Christian Andersen suite. [[Scandic Hotel Roskilde]] is a 98-room chain-run hotel established in 1989, with a restaurant serving Danish and international cuisine.{{sfn|Porter|Prince|2009|p=203}} The thatched-roof Svogerslev Kro is an 18-room inn dated to 1727 in the [[Svogerslev]] area, about 2.5 miles to the west of Roskilde's centre.{{sfn|Porter|Prince|2009|p=203}}