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- <text id=93CT1677>
- <title>
- Denmark--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Europe
- Denmark
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Customs: No immunizations are required, and US tourists do
- not need visas for stays of less than 90 days.
- </p>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Winters are warmer and summers cooler
- than in New England. Woolen clothes are worn most of the year.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Direct flights are available between
- Copenhagen and several major US cities, and many international
- carriers serve Copenhagen's Kastrup International Airport. Rail
- and air services link major European centers. Rail service
- leaves daily for London, Paris, and Scandinavian capitals.
- Ferries connect Denmark with Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, and
- points in the UK and FRG.
- </p>
- <p> Copenhagen's bus, suburban train, and taxi services are
- excellent, and rates are reasonable.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Local telephone service is good.
- Worldwide telephone and telegraph service is available.
- Copenhagen is six time zones ahead of eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: Tivoli is one of Copenhagen's famous
- tourist attractions but is only open during the summer. In
- downtown Copenhagen, the Rosenborg Castle exhibits the Danish
- crown jewels. Not far from Copenhagen are Kronborg Castle in
- Elsinore, Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerod, Fredensborg Castle
- in Esrum Lake, the Open Air Museum in Sorgenfri, and the
- cathedral and Viking ship museum in Roskilde.
- </p>
- <p> Hans Christian Andersen's childhood home in Odense has been
- turned into a museum. The town of Dragoer, dose to Copenhagen,
- as well as the towns of Ribe and Mogeltonder in southern
- Jutland, and the islands of Fano, Aero, Samso, and Bornholm
- offer glimpses of Danish village and rural life. Copenhagen has
- many good, though expensive, hotels. Book in advance for the
- April-October season.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, June
- 1990.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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