Roskilde
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Roskilde is in Zealand, Denmark.
Roskilde is an ancient city dating from the Viking age.
[edit] Get in
- From Copenhagen Central Station (København H), take Copenhagen-Roskilde-Ringsted line and exit Roskilde station, about a 25 minute trip. The cathedral and viking ship museum are both north of the station.
- Intercity buses to and from Jutland[1] lines 882 to Fjerritslev and 888 to Århus/Aalborg, makes stop at the Q8 gas station at Darupvej 2, by the highway. It is quite far from the city center, but there are several bus lines connecting from Roskilde Station, e.g. 600S
Roskilde Airport (IATA: RKE, ICAO: EKRK) [2] is Denmark's premier General Aviation facility with planes taking off or landing, every 5 minutes througout the day. It is also the main base for un- or semi scheduled taxi flights to the Kingdoms more remote islands; Copenhagen Airtaxi [3] offers flights to Samsø, Læsø and Anholt for between 1000-1500 DKK, and more or less works as a regular airline, with flights bookable on the company website. Other options include: Samair[4] to Samsø and Starling[5] to Ærø.
[edit] Get around
You can easily walk from the train station to the main square with the cathredral and from there to the Viking Ship museum.
[edit][add listing] See
- Roskilde Cathedral, [6]. Roskilde Cathedral (da: Roskilde Domkirke) is on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This is where Danish kings and queens have been buried for a thousand years DKK 25. edit
- The Viking Ship Museum, Vindeboder 12 (Follow the signs from the cathredral), ☎ ''+45'' 46300200 (booking@vikingeskibsmuseet.dk), [7]. 10AM-5PM. A museum with several original viking ships, a viking research center, a harbour with copies of viking ships, a shipyard making new ships DKK 95, studens DKK 75, children free. edit
- Roskilde Museum, Sankt Ols Gade 18, ☎ +45 46 31 65 29, [8]. Local history museum, but well in tune with other attractions, it also has a good collection of Viking archaeological finds, some connecting to the saga's about the legendary Beowulf. 25 DKK. edit
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[edit] Roskilde Festival
The legendary Roskilde festival [9] is still going strong despite 40 years of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll! started by a group of friends in 1971 inspired by the Woodstock festival, it has grown from a few thousand guests in its first year, to over 115.000 visitors from all over the world, and is routinely sold out with over half the tickets sold outside of Denmark.
The festival takes place in late June early July on Roskilde Dyreskueplads south of the city. To Get in there are several options; from Monday-Sunday during the festival trains depart from Roskilde Station to the festivals very own station inside the camping area (West) every 30 minutes for 20 kroner. There are also shuttle buses from Roskilde Station to the camping area (East) all day during the festival. When arriving at the festival you exchange your ticket to an armband/bracelet which gives you access to both the camping area, and the stage area.
Many people show up a week before the music starts to get their tents up so they can sleep close to the stage area, and limit walking as much as possible as the camping area is huge! A good tip is securing a place as far from trees and fences as possible, since they in essence become one big urinal during the festival, if rain is forecast, you should also attempt to camp as far from the marked walkways, preferably on a slope, since mud quickly becomes and issue.
On the camping grounds there are several service area's with food stalls and supermarkets to stock up with eat & drink, some also have first aid, toilets and showers. Inside the stage area there are also many many restaurants and bars - most of them with a theme, and some of them are really huge and elaborate. There are also many shops where you can buy necessities and other rubbish.
Music is playing from Thursday - Sunday and are usually varied, with some international headline acts, and much experimental and indie music and the smaller stages.
[edit] Other activities
- sail in a viking boat on the fjord, (at the viking centre). edit
- Sagnlandet Lejre, Slangealleen 2, 4320 Lejre (Bus 233 from Roskilde station), ☎ +45 4648 0878 (kontakt@sagnlandet.dk), [10]. Become a Viking for a day, in this spectacular hands on history museum. edit
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[edit][add listing] Eat
- Snekken, Vindeboder 16, ☎ ''45'' 46359816, [11]. 11.30AM-11PM. Restaurant at Viking Ship museum with a view over Roskilde fjord DKK 100. edit
- MS Sagafjord, at the harbour next to the Viking museum, ☎ ''+45'' 46756460 (info@sagafjord.dk), [12]. Old Restaurant ship. You can have lunch, tea or dinner on Roskilde Fjord. DKK 95 plus e.g., DKK 365 for a three course evening menu. edit
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[edit][add listing] Sleep
- DANHOSTEL Roskilde Vandrerhjem, (next to the Viking museum), ☎ ''+45'' 46352184, [14]. Hostel at the harbour next to the Viking museum. Have dormitories and family rooms DKK 150. edit
[edit] Stay safe
[edit] Get out
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