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In the 14th and 15th centuries the Castle of Kalundborg was one af the strongest fortresses in the country....

Manor guesthouse...

The original Bangsbo Manor dates back to 1364, but the present main building is from around 1750. The attractive, thatched, half-timbered headed barn dates from the 1580s. Today, the buildings house a...

"Grandma's Christmas weekend at Børglum Kloster".
The private quarters are only open for the public during these weekends. A visit to Børglum Kloster during this weekend is something you simply must ...

Guided tour: Learn about the history of the monestary. In Danish!

Price: 100 DKK per Person. Children 7 - 16 years 25 DKK.
Time & place: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 01.00 pm.
Børglum Klostervej 255,...

Visit the castle, Nörre Vosborg in Vemb

Exhibitions, concerts, hotel and restaurant. A meeting place for Art, culture and business community.

Stay in one of the castle comfortable, modern and new fu...

The east wing of Gram Manor was built about the beginning of the 16th century. The builder is unknown, but was probably one of the Reventlow family, who owned Gram from about the middle of the 15th ce...

Holsteinborg Castle which is located 13 km from Skælskør in the direction of Næstved was build by the Trolle family between 1598 and 1651 but has been owned by the Holstein family for 12 generations, ...

Typical renaissance castle built in 1556, 3 towers against north and one against south. The castle was built as a defence castle with scald holes and loop holes and surrounded by moats. The access to ...

Manor house, 5 km south of Slagelse city, built in 1775....

Espe Gods (Manor) is beautifully situated on the “Marguerite” route between Korsør and Skælskør.The Manor is not open to visitors but it is still a beautiful sight when you drive or walk past the...

In the lovely countryside of Westsealand you'll find Kragerup Gods, which history dates back to 1327, today owned by Birgitte Dinesen, 8th generation.The famous danish authoress Karen Blixen...

One of Denmarks magnificent reinnaissance buildings built in 1575 by Jacob Seefeld.
The buildings are today psychiatric hospital and only the park is open for the public....

Beside Havnø Mill and not far away from Mariager Fiord is Havnø Manor. If you come from Hadsund and turn directly to the right before the little town Visborg, you go down the impressive and long avenu...

Unique - impressive - rugged - beautiful - majestic!

These are just a few of the words applied to describe Spøttrup Castle since it was restored and established as a museum in 1941. Today Spøttrup Ca...

Østergaard Manor:
A couple of kilometres from the present manor house, a castle mound by the name of Sallingholm or Nissum was dated by growth rings to the year 1275. The first building on the present...

The main building of Krabbesholm is a listed building. It was erected in the years 1550 to 1560, and its exterior structure is remarkably well preserved.The one metre thick double walls...

Staarup Hovedgaard is the only privately owned manor house of this region which is open to the public. The historically preserved main building was built in 1554 and constructed over medieval cellars ...

Højriis is one of Denmark’s oldest manors. Everything seems peaceful and idyllic – but inside terrible things have happened. Secrets and crimes – intrigues and murder have left a blood trail through t...

The manor Hindsels - Thyholm

In the northeastern corner of Thyholm, with an open view of the Limfjord, you find the estate Hindsels.

The manor house was built around 1760 During the Middle Ages the...

Glorup is one of the most interesting manors in Denmark. It was built about 1590 as a four winged renaissance mano. In 1765 however converted into a typical little elegant baroque manor.

The manor Kærsgaard is beautifully situated between Baaring and Ore, close to Brenderup town.

The history of Kærsgaard goes back to the 13th century, but the present manor house is built in 1815 - 1...

The main building is made of red bricks with till roof. Moats surround Fuglsang. A path leads to 'Skejten', an area of natural beauty at Guldborgsund with rare flora and fauna. The Park is open to the...

Style: Medieval and neo-gothic.Aalholm is one of Denmark´s few preserved medieval fortified castles. For almost 1000 years, it has stand on its islet within Nysted fjord, close to the Baltic...

Style: Gothic and renaissanceAccess to the adjacent woodland of Haveskov. No public access to park or castle....

Jacob Ulfeldt built a magnificent rennaissance castle in 1588. However it was torn down in the 1700's, for what reason is not known. The present main building was built in 1845 by Christian Roennenkam...

The High Court Judge for Zealand, Johannes Mogensen Grubbe, had a fortress built around 1335, Gunderslevsholm. However it was torn to the ground after the judge had quarrelled with the king, Valdemar ...

The boarding school was established in 1565 by Herluf Trolle and his wife Birgitte Goeye for 'the sons of noble and other honest men'. They were themselves childless. Herlufsholm was originally founde...

Tybjerggaard is a very old estate and was owned in 1291 by Jens Sjaellandsfar, (meaning Jens 'Zealand's father'!). The list of owners is long, but the one who built the main building in 1763 was Tyge ...

Gavnø - the Island of Flowers - where historical memories, art, nature and flowers are united in one place. Already in the 12th century there was a pirate's castle at the island. In 1398, however, it ...

Naesbyholm is first mentioned in 1388. The original creator of Naesbyholm, however, was Sten Brahe who built a magnificent rennaissance castle. This burnt down, unfortunately, in 1932. A new main buil...

In 1657, Broksoe was two farms. However it was turned over to the crown in 1661, because the then owner, Kai Lykke, had been sentenced for insulting His Majesty. The main building looks old, but it wa...

Rudbjerggård makes with certainty its appearance in the history in the year 1397.The main building, which is beautiful placed in the park north east of the farm buildings and rurrounded by g...

Style: Neo-classicistPublic access to the castle mound from 8am to sunset. No access to the main boulding. ...

Style: Historicist

The Knuth family has owned the property since 1681.

Admission charge for Knuthenborg Park during the summer months. No access to the main building....

Style: Late-baroque rococo style.
The history of Frederiksdal can be traced back to the time of Margrethe 1 (15th century).
Free public access to the Frederiksdal Nature Centre, with public pavillon, ...

Style: Historicist
Halsted Abbey lies in the idyllic village of Halsted, just a few kilometres from Nakskov. Here Vldemar Atterdag founded a medieval Benedictine abbey in the 1170s that was acctive un...

Lungholm Castle is one of Denmark's unique Castles, that can be experienced at a very close range.The old preserved manor house with its 16-acre park, built in old English style, makes out t...

Style: ClassicistFor centuries, Engestofte was Crownland and mortgaged crown land.This Main building 1805-1807.Free access to the church. No access to the main building and park....

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Gjorslev Castle is 600 years old, this is Denmark´s only inhabited medieval castle. It is built of limestone from Stevns Klint and of large bricks. Gjorslev Estate covered the most of Stev...

Castrupgaard was established when the farms of the village Skov-Kastrup were abolished. The main building is situated on a very important and well preserved, rectangular castle mound with a ...

The oldest description of the buildings of Fuglebjerggård dates back to 1755. At that time the manor consisted of three old, tiled, half-timbered wings and a farm building. The main wing faced the sou...

Holmegaard Manor is one of Denmark's few remaining timbered manor houses. It was the building's owner Claus Daa who assembled the manor after it had been split for most of the 1500's. In 1801 the mano...

Sparresholm Manor is not open to the public. During the Middle Ages the manor was called Paddeborg. When Jens Sparre took over the manor in 1607, he changed the name to Sparresholm. It was Jens Spare ...

Welcome to Sørup Herregaard.Sørup Herregaard is a charming and exciting hotel with conference facilities, situated in luxurious surroundings and its history dates back to the thirteenth century. ...

As the only manor house in North Funen, Harridslevgaard castle near Bogense is open to visitors during the season. The castle was first mentioned in 1231 and at that time the water went righ...

The beautiful manor house, Langesø castle, situated next to the long and narrow lake - which has given name to the place - was in its present form built in 1774-78. However Langesø castle dates b...

The beautiful small Tudor style manor Jerstrup with a moat and an interesting medieval bridge of granite across the moat has been renovated and turned into a conference hotel. It is only possible...

In 1719 the castle was acquired by a French nobleman, J.H.Huguetan, who was accepted into the Danish nobility under the name Gyldensteen. The castle was built in 1640 on an embankment surrounded by wa...