Many modern visitors to Denmark are drawn by its groundbreaking Nordic cuisine, beautiful design, clean cities, windswept coastline or its cycle network – all of which help make it one of the happiest ...

While I love urban thrills, it’s worthwhile to get outside the city limits. Venturing 30 to 60 minutes from most European cities rewards you with great sights (Versailles near Paris), unique settings ...

Egeskov Castle on the Danish island of Funen boasts nearly 500 years of history. Despite being continuously inhabited, the building and its park are open to the public. Photo: Getty Images On the ...

Before Denmark was the land of bicycles and minimalist furniture, it was a country at war. Some 300 medieval castles once littered the countryside to protect ordinary civilians from the battles raging ...

But of those who’ve ruled this Scandinavian nation over the centuries, the not-so-memorably monikered Christian IV remains the most famous. The “builder-king” left a fine heritage of renaissance ...