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<\/div>\nCopenhagen is lovely, but plenty to do outside the city<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As European capitals go, Copenhagen<\/a> is pretty small. So once you\u2019ve had your fill of walking the cobbled streets and playing at being children again in the Tivoli gardens, there should be time to see a bit of Denmark. Here\u2019s where to head.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Malmo:<\/strong> Why not cross the border for a day? Malmo, in Sweden<\/a> is only half an hour away from Denmark by train \u2013 and that half hour passes even quicker when the journey includes a trip over the beautiful, 10 mile long Oresund Bridge. Malmo itself is a gorgeous little chocolate box of a town, with medieval stone buildings, a great selection of urban beaches and a serious crawfish habit.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Helsing\u00f8r: <\/strong>You may not have heard of Helsing\u00f8r, but you\u2019ll almost certainly know its English appropriation, Elsinore. Immortalized as the setting of Shakespeare\u2019s Hamlet, it\u2019s actually a real city and even has a castle, Kronborg Castle. It\u2019s open to visitors, so you can stride the 16th century ramparts quoting Shakespeare.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Roskilde:<\/strong> It\u2019s best known as the venue for the eponymous music festival (June 30 \u2013 July 3 this year), but Roskilde, west of Copenhagen, merits a visit all year round. Its history dates back to Viking times and the 13th century cathedral (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) was the first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick. There\u2019s also a great Viking Ships museum, containing the remains of five ships that were deliberately wrecked in the 11th century to shield the city from an attack from Copenhagen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n