Denmark

Cool waters of North and Baltic Seas prevent many kilometres of white sandy beaches from being a year-round mecca of sunbathers, and latest EU quotas make farming on once drained marshlands less viable, so the natural landscape is slowly returning to what it has always been on the Jutland peninsula and many of the islands that constitute Denmark. The Danes are quite eco-conscious people: eternal wind is being caught by the turbines, and bicycles are dominating the traffic in any corner of the country. Copenhagen is the only really big city in the country, thus many small towns, old and modern alike, can be admired by a connoisseur.

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Ebeltoft

Ebeltoft is one of the tourist centres of Denmark, due to the natural beauty of the area, its old town center with cobble-stoned streets and centuries-old half-timbered houses, and - not least - many beaches. Also, Ebeltoft is home to one of the world's first glass museums and to the Fregatten Jylland, the longest wooden warship in the world. The town is popular with artisans, such as: glass workers, potters, painters, and jewelry designers Ebeltoft is also the home of the European Film College, which offers short and long courses in film making, especially for young people.

Odense

Being third-largest city in Denmark should not fool you - Odense is still small enough, and still under-discovered by mass tourism. It's a lively university town with pedestrian areas in the centre, full of social life and extremely proud for being a birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen - arguably, the greatest fairy-tales author ever lived. Andersen monument meets you on the central square, and you will also find a writer's museum

Ribe

This town is known from 869, which make it young comparing to many ancient towns of Southern Europe, but this is a very respectable age at this latitude. Actually, it's one of the oldest towns in whole Scandinavia. Its cobblestoned streets and half-timbered houses remember the old times when Ribe was very important trading center. The town remains small, any of its corners is walkable from the main square, Torvet, in 10-15 minutes.