Denmark
Monday 15th September 2014 All photos by Hetty
We took a bus to Copenhagen Central Station then a 30 minute train ride to Roskilde – former medieval capital city.
Click here for Denmark map. You can zoom in
We used these walking tours as a basis for our day:
Click here for map of our walk. Distance 6 miles. Time 7 hours (including museum visit)
From the station we walked to the Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady), built end of 11th century; the convent was destroyed in the 1600s.
Town hall – the tower, built c.1500, was the tower of Skt. Laurentil Kirke (St Lawrence Church)
Roskilde Domkirke (cathedral) is on the UNESCO’s World Heritage list (this building was started in 1170). It has the tombs of over 40 kings and queens of Denmark.
King Christian 4’s private box (c.1600)
The altar piece, c.1560
Behind the altar piece, taken from the gallery that runs all around 
Marble sarcophagi in the chancel
The clock – Each hour St George kills the dragon
There are lots of gratings – this is at the Trolle family’s vault
Krag’s chapel
Christian 9’s chapel – Three sculptures by Edvard Eriksen, who made The Little Mermaid
St Birgitta’s chapel with frescoes from 1500s
Christian 4’s chapel
Queen Margete 1’s sarcophagus
Frederik 5’s chapel
Christian 1’s chapel
From outside the cathedral you can see the fjord (above roofs on right)
Medieval royal palace
Headmaster spring
Magle spring
Back to the cathedral
View to Roskilde fjord
Skt.Ibs Kirke (St Ibs Church) built c.1100
Thatched-roofed cottages – St Agnes houses – where St Agnes convent stood
Roskilde harbour
From the harbour you can see the cathedral on a ‘hill’ 40m above sea-level
The Viking Ship Museum has 5 real Viking ships that were found in the fjord, believe to have been sunk in the 11th century to block a channel.
There is a boatyard where they have made replica Viking ships
and they repair old ships
The harbour
Then another short walk
Skt. Jorgensberg Kirke
Back to the harbour
then we walked back to the station
Next day – Open Air Museum