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[[File:Helsingoer Kronborg Castle.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kronborg|Kronborg Castle]], [[Helsingør]]]]
[[File:Tivoli Copenhagen night.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tivoli Gardens|Tivoli]], [[Copenhagen]]]]
[[File:Rosenborg2.jpg|thumb|[[Rosenborg Castle]], [[Copenhagen]]]]

'''Tourism in Denmark''' is a growing industry and a major economic contributor. Tourists spent a total of DKK 128 billion and the tourism industry employed 161,999 people in full time positions in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Denmark, Tourism in the Economy|url=https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/8e2e8e9e-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/8e2e8e9e-en|access-date=2021-11-17|website=www.oecd-ilibrary.org|language=en}}</ref> 

In 2018, tourists from Denmark's neighboring countries, Germany, Norway, and Sweden, comprised the majority of foreign tourists. That year also saw 30 million international arrivals. The number of overnight visitors has been slightly increasing since 2014; in 2018, 16.6 million tourists stayed overnight.<ref name=":0" />  
 
Denmark has long stretches of sandy beaches, attracting many tourists in the summer, with Germany accounting for most foreign visitors. Swedish and Norwegian tourists often come to visit the relatively lively city of [[Copenhagen]], while many young Scandinavians come for Denmark's comparably cheap and readily accessible beer, wines and spirits.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

As one of Europe's oldest kingdoms and the home of [[Hans Christian Andersen]], Denmark is often marketed as a "fairytale country".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-22|title=Is this Danish city the fairy-tale capital of the world?|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/is-this-danish-city-the-fairy-tale-capital-of-the-world|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622152723/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/is-this-danish-city-the-fairy-tale-capital-of-the-world|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2021|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Travel|language=en}}</ref> The term is so ingrained, that it is still used in international news reports, especially when the news is of a nature contradicting the image, such as the [[Copenhagen December Riot|Copenhagen riots]] or the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Denmark has a relatively large outbound tourism, with [[Spain]] as primary destination, accounting for 14% of all overnight stays abroad of four days or more in 2013. [[Turkey]] ranks as the primary destination outside of Europe at 7%.<ref name="EuroMonitor">{{cite web|date=July 2014|title=Travel and Tourism in Denmark|url=http://www.euromonitor.com/travel-and-tourism-in-denmark/report|access-date=3 February 2015|website=Travel and Tourism Report Promotions|publisher=Euromonitor International}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/turisme.aspx|title=Tourism - key figures|author=Else-Marie Rasmussen|publisher=Statistics Denmark|year=2013|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

==Copenhagen and Zealand==

===The capital===

In 2004, Copenhagen Region had 136 hotels with a total of 4.9 million nights spent.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In 2018, Copenhagen recorded 9 million overnight stays.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Copenhagen's joined-up tourism approach is paying dividends|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/285999/how-copenhagens-joined-up-tourism-approach-is-paying-dividends/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Routes|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2019, Copenhagen Port had 348 cruise calls and 940,000 cruise guests.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cruise statistics|url=https://www.wonderfulcopenhagen.com/cruise/press-room/cruise-statistics|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Wonderful Copenhagen|language=en}}</ref>

Among the major tourist attractions are [[Tivoli Gardens]], the [[Freetown Christiania]] and ''[[The Little Mermaid (statue)|The Little Mermaid]]'' statue, all located in Copenhagen. A survey conducted by the newspaper ''[[Berlingske Tidende]]'' in July 2008 listed ''The Little Mermaid'' as the most popular tourist attraction in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>Storybyturister vil være trendy, ''Berlinske Lørdag'', 19 July 2008, p.6.</ref>

===Surrounding area===
[[Image:Roskilde Festival - Orange Stage - Bruce Springsteen.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Roskilde Festival]]]]
[[Kronborg|Kronborg Castle]] in Helsingør is famous for its associations with Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet]]''. The [[Louisiana Museum of Modern Art]], 30&nbsp;km north of Copenhagen, is the most visited museum in Denmark and [[Roskilde Festival]] near Roskilde, 30&nbsp;km west of Copenhagen, attracts over 100,000 guests every year.

===Southern Zealand, Lolland, Falster and Møn===
In view of its proximity to [[Germany]], one of the most popular areas of Denmark for visitors is the South of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] and the neighbouring islands. [[Møn]], with its magnificent [[Møns Klint|chalk cliffs]], [[Liselund|Liselund Park]] and its sandy beaches is one of the main destinations. [[Falster]] has a number of sandy beaches including those at [[Marielyst]]. The area also has several tourist attractions including [[Knuthenborg Safari Park]] and [[Middelaldercentret]] both on [[Lolland]], [[BonBon-Land]] near [[Næstved]] and the [[GeoCenter Møns Klint|GeoCenter]] at [[Møns Klint]].

==Bornholm==
[[File:Hammarshus, Bornholm (2012-07-04), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (6).JPG|thumb|[[Hammershus]].]]
The island of [[Bornholm]] in the [[Baltic Sea]] to the south of [[Sweden]] has a number of tourist attractions, including rocky seascapes, sandy beaches and fishing villages. Among these towns are [[Gudhjem]], [[Allinge-Sandvig|Sandvig]], [[Svaneke]] and [[Rønne]]. The ruin of Europe's largest castle, [[Hammershus]], is the island's most famous monument. There are ferry services to Bornholm from [[Køge]] near [[Copenhagen]], from [[Ystad]] in the south of Sweden, from [[Rügen]] in the north east of Germany and from [[Kołobrzeg]] and [[Świnoujście]] in the north west of Poland. There is also an [[Bornholm Airport|airport at Rønne]].

==Funen==
[[File:Ærøskøbing - Gyden.jpg|thumb|right|Ærøskøbing on the island of Ærø]]
[[Funen]], linked to Zealand by the [[Great Belt Bridge]], has strong associations with [[Hans Christian Andersen]] who was born in [[Odense]]. The small coastal towns of [[Fåborg]] and [[Svendborg]] are popular among the tourists, both as attractions in their own right and as centres for visiting the surroundings, particularly the castles of [[Egeskov Castle|Egeskov]] and [[Hvedholm Castle|Hvedholm]] and the unspoiled islands of [[Thurø]], [[Tåsinge]] and [[Ærø]] with their narrow streets and thatched cottages.

==Jutland==

===Major cities===
The cities of [[Aalborg]], in the north, and [[Aarhus]], in the east, attract a considerable number of visitors, whether for business or pleasure.

Aalborg's 14th century [[Budolfi Church]], 17th century [[Aalborghus Castle]] and the [[Jomfru Ane Gade]] (a lively old street close to the city centre) are major attractions.

Aarhus is amongst the top 100 conference cities of the World and has seen a large expansion in the hotel business, throughout the last couple of decades. The city is home to several of Denmark's top tourist attractions, including the museum village of [[The Old Town, Aarhus|Den Gamle By]] (the Old Town), [[ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum|ARoS Art Museum]], [[Moesgård Museum]] and [[Tivoli Friheden]], accounting for more than 1.4 million visitors annually. Other important tourist attractions are music festivals and shopping facilities. With one of the largest ports in Northern Europe, more than a dozen international cruise ships docks in Aarhus each year.

===Regional attractions===
[[File:Runenstenen Jelling.jpg|thumb|right|Jelling's runic stones]]  
[[File:Loekken Strand 2009 ubt.jpg|thumb|right|The beach at Løkken]]
Among Jutland's regional attractions are [[Legoland Billund|Legoland]] close to [[Billund Airport]], the easterly village of [[Ebeltoft]] with its cobbled streets and half-timbered houses, [[Skagen]] in the far north known for its seascapes and artist community and the north-west beach resorts of [[Løkken, Denmark|Løkken]] and Lønstrup. The island of [[Mors (island)|Mors]], also known for its natural environment, attracts tourists to its [[Jesperhus|Jesperhus Flower Park]] and to the cliff at Hanklit which overlooks the sea.

[[Jelling]], near [[Vejle]] in the south-eastern part of Jutland, is a [[World Heritage Site]], famous for its two great tumulus mounds erected in the late 10th century and its [[Jelling Stones|runic stones]] erected by [[Harold I of Denmark|King Harold]].

Near [[Esbjerg]] on the west coast stands [[Svend Wiig Hansen]]'s enormous sculpture of four chalky white figures gazing out at the sea. Known as ''Mennesket ved havet'' or Men at the Sea and standing 79 m high, it can be seen at several kilometers distance.

==Cuisine==
{{main|Danish cuisine}}
The [[new Danish cuisine]] - part of the [[new Nordic cuisine]] movement - has gathered international attention in the new millennium as an inspiring, high quality gourmet cuisine with several acclaimed restaurants. The most popular restaurants of this particular cuisine are primarily located in the Copenhagen area such as Noma, Geranium, Restaurant AOC, Den Røde Cottage and many others. Important provincial restaurants serving a new Danish cuisine includes Ti Trin Ned in [[Fredericia]] and Ruths Gourmet in [[Skagen]].

Apart from the new Danish cuisine, Denmark has an increasing number of high quality gourmet restaurants serving an international cuisine that has also attracted international attention. Many restaurants in the Copenhagen area have been awarded [[Michelin Guide|Michelin stars]] and in 2015, restaurants in Aarhus were the first provincial spots to receive this highly acclaimed rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viamichelin.com/web/Restaurants/Restaurants-Denmark|title=Best Restaurants in the Nordics |publisher=White Guide|access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.dk/20150226/aarhus-gets-its-long-awaited-michelin-stars|title=Aarhus gets its long-awaited Michelin stars |publisher=The Locale|date=26 February 2015|access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref> Many other restaurants throughout the country figures in other important food guides, including the Nordic [[White Guide]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whiteguide-nordic.com/universalsearch?field_restaurant_keyword_value=&hs_form_build_id=hs_form_df4abb2a8d9afcf3dbf69fd75221d8f3&tid_4[hsid]=0&tid_4[hierarchical_select][selects][0]=97&tid_4[hierarchical_select][selects][1]=label_1&tid_4[flat_select]=97&tid_2=All |title=Best Restaurants in the Nordics |publisher=White Guide |access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref>

The usual everyday fare of traditional Danish food for the citizens, comprises a lunch of [[smørrebrød]] on thinly sliced [[Rugbrød|rye bread]]. On occasion, the sandwiches are richly garnished with onion rings, radish slices, cucumbers, tomato slices, parsley, [[remoulade]] or [[mayonnaise]] among others. For elaborate lunch meals, it is custom that it starts with seafood, usually fish such as [[herring|marinated herring]], smoked mackerel or eel, shrimp, or breaded plaice filets with [[remoulade]], after which it moves on with meat such as slices of roast pork or beef, [[frikadeller]] (meat balls), hams and [[Leverpostej|liver pâté]]. <ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080723192044/http://www.portlanddanes.org/culture.html Danish Culture from PortlandDanes.org]}}. Retrieved 13 March 2009.</ref> The meal is often accompanied by beer and on occasions, shots of ice-cold [[snaps]] or [[akvavit]] are also served. In the evening, hot meals are usually served which include traditional dishes such as battered and fried fish, roast pork with red cabbage, pot-roast chicken, and pork chops. Game is sometimes served in the autumn. Steaks are increasingly popular.

==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Denmark}}

===Air===
[[Copenhagen Airport]] is the largest airport in [[Scandinavia]]. It is located at [[Kastrup]], 8&nbsp;km from central [[Copenhagen]].  It is connected by train to [[Copenhagen Central Station]] and beyond as well as to [[Malmö]] and other towns in [[Sweden]].

For the west of the country, the major airport is [[Billund Airport|Billund]] although [[Aarhus Airport|Aarhus]], [[Aalborg Airport|Aalborg]], and [[Karup Airport|Karup]] also have smaller airports with regular connections to Copenhagen.
[[File:Motorway map Denmark.svg|thumb|right|upright|Motorways in Denmark]]

===Rail===
Denmark has a good national railway network. There are also frequent train services to Malmö and other parts of Sweden. Germany is connected both by rail services using the ferries from [[Puttgarden]] to [[Rødby]] and by services across the [[Flensburg]]-[[Padborg]] land border in the south of Jutland.

===Road===
Motorways are well developed across the country, the only tolls being on the major bridges (over the Great Belt and to Malmö).

===Bicycles===
Outside of the towns and cities there are often bicycle tracks parallel to, but separated from, the roads between towns. During the summer months, there are free "[[Copenhagen City Bikes|city bikes]]" stationed at various spots in the downtown area of Copenhagen and Aarhus. The idea is that anyone can take a bike from one of the spots, ride it to another spot and leave it there for the next person.

There are numerous [[national and regional bicycle routes throughout Denmark]]. They are all marked and include rest areas with benches and other necessities.

===Sea===
International overnight ferry services connect [[Oslo]], Norway, to Copenhagen every day. [[Harwich]], south-east England, used to be connected to [[Esbjerg]], west Jutland three times a week.<ref>[http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/Routes_and_Timetables/Routes_and_Timetables Routes and Timetable, DFDS Seaways.] Retrieved 19 March 2009.</ref> The Esbjerg&ndash;Harwich connection was closed in 2014, after nearly 140 years of operation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-29353171|title=Final ferry trip is 'end of an era'|work=BBC News |date=September 27, 2014}}</ref>

There are also a number of ferry services connecting the Danish islands.<ref>[http://www.trafikken.dk/wimpdoc.asp?page=document&objno=121941 Færger mellem landsdelene, Trafikken.dk.] Retrieved 19 March 2009.</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of museums in Denmark]]
* [[List of tourist attractions in Denmark]]
*[[Culture of Denmark]]
*[[Architecture of Denmark]]
*[[Art of Denmark]]
*[[VisitDenmark]], the official tourism organisation
*[[Tourism in Finland]]
*[[Tourism in Norway]]
*[[Tourism in Sweden]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.copenhagenet.dk Copenhagen-Portal - General Tourist Site & Cultural Guide about Copenhagen & Denmark]
* [http://www.copenhagenet.dk/CPH-Denmark.htm Facts about Denmark & a tour around Viking country]
* [http://www.visitdenmark.com VisitDenmark]
* [https://www.denmark.co.il/ Denmark Tourism Guide]

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