The standard set of souvenirs consists of magnets, key rings, accessories and traditional treats. What to bring from? There is no single answer to this question. Denmark is quite an expensive country and the set of gifts will depend primarily on financial capabilities.

National pride - ceramics

Danish porcelain is known all over the world. And all because the Danes are very careful about preserving traditions. And this applies not only to culture, but also to national crafts. The largest factory for the manufacture of ceramic and porcelain products is located in and has the status of a royal. Its history goes back almost 300 years. During the entire existence of the Danish Royal Porcelain Manufactory, its masters have made many valuable products: a ceremonial service - a gift from the Danish king to Catherine II; the sculpture "Princess and the Pea", the cost of which is equal to the price of a luxury car and many others.

As a valuable gift, you can purchase not only a service, but also miniature sculptures, animal figurines. Christmas gifts are very popular. In addition to the world-famous manufactory, there are many other, smaller enterprises in the country that also produce high-quality and beautiful ceramic products. Distinctive features of Danish porcelain are delicate, matte tones. As well as a special painting technology that does not allow paints to fade over time.

Denmark is a shopper's paradise

In the country, especially in its capital, there are a lot of shops and boutiques where you can buy exclusive and fashionable clothes, jewelry, furniture and decor items. If financial possibilities allow, then of course it is worth buying some thing.

All new items, from clothing to household appliances, can be found in the ILLUM supermarket in Copenhagen. On Hvitfeld Street, people traditionally buy national goods and souvenirs. To buy a unique thing at a fairly low price, unlike the world's leading brands, seasoned travelers recommend looking into the shops on Vestergade Street. Lovers of antiquity can look into antique shops and find a lot of interesting things there: vases, sets, clocks, pieces of furniture and jewelry.

Denmark is a Scandinavian country. And, of course, its history is connected with the Vikings. In souvenir shops and specialized stores, there are many stylized goods and paraphernalia associated with the heroes of legends and tales.

What else to bring from Denmark?

Naturally, it will not be possible to bring valuable gifts to all friends and relatives. In order not to return home empty-handed, you can buy other things as souvenirs, in addition to fashionable clothes or famous ceramics.

Firstly, one of the main attractions of the country is the statue of the Little Mermaid. Souvenirs with her image are always in demand among tourists. That's just to find a thing made in Denmark, and not in China is very difficult. One of the main characters of Scandinavian folklore is Nisse, a brownie. A small figurine or picture depicting this character is given as a talisman against misfortune, for peace and prosperity in the family.

Of the drinks that you definitely won’t be able to find in your native country, it is recommended to buy Gammel Dansk. This is a Scandinavian alcoholic drink made from alcohol and various herbs. According to tradition, the Danes drink this drink at breakfast. I want to warn you right away that his taste is quite specific and not everyone will like it.

In most cases, confectionery becomes a universal souvenir that everyone will like. In company stores or souvenir shops you can buy: thin plates of Palegschokolade dark chocolate; marshmallows in chocolate with Flodeboller cream filling. To feel like a real Dane, you need to put a thin bar of chocolate on a thin slice of bread and enjoy the fantastic taste.

Children will enjoy not only sweets, but also toys. Denmark is the birthplace of the world-famous LEGO constructor. As a gift, you can buy a lot of sets with a wide variety of topics. The cost of a set depends on its size.

Slightly less well-known outside of Denmark are toys from a series made according to sketches by Kai Boysen (a Danish artist and jeweler). The most famous toy is the first, a wooden monkey. Now the series is releasing an elephant, a bear, a bunny and a hippopotamus.

A practical and useful gift in everyday life will be a set of kitchen accessories, such as knives. Products from Denmark are famous for their high quality and exquisite style. By the way, experienced travelers know that you can buy such products much cheaper than in Copenhagen in the nearest suburbs.

Many tourists go to Denmark in order to see one of the main attractions of the country, Legoland. The park is located on the island of Jutland just a kilometer from the Danish city of Billund. This huge complex covers an area of ​​10 hectares and all the buildings on its territory are built from Lego blocks. The date of its foundation is considered to be 1968. The park will be interesting not only for children, but also for adults, especially since it is divided into different thematic zones (there are eight such zones in total). To look at Legoland from a height, it is enough to climb the tower of the castle located on the territory and from a height of 18 meters see the beauty of the park.

Many interesting sights are concentrated in the capital of Denmark - Copenhagen, but it is best to start your acquaintance with this city from the statue of the Little Mermaid, which has been one of the main symbols of Denmark for about 100 years. In fact, this is a character from one of Andersen's fairy tales, which the Danes liked so much that they decided to immortalize him with a monument. The sculpture itself is small, its height is only 125 centimeters (it is installed in the capital's port on a granite pedestal). The statue was cast in bronze and installed in 1913, and gained fame thanks to one of the American journalists. During its existence, the monument was damaged by vandals several times, but it was always successfully restored. Tourists come to this monument not only to take a few photos, but also to ask for the fulfillment of desires.

Not far from Copenhagen is the small ancient city of Elsinore, the first mention of which dates back to 1231. For tourists, this city is interesting because the famous Kronborg Castle is located on its territory. The fortress was repeatedly rebuilt, but its main function was to protect against enemy attacks. The castle was seriously damaged during a fire in 1629, as well as during the Swedish occupation, when most of the paintings, sculptures and other valuable exhibits were stolen. Considerable popularity was brought to the castle by William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" in which he described this particular castle. Every year the castle hosts a Shakespeare festival. In 1915, a maritime museum was opened in the castle, which continues to work today, and it presents a detailed history of the Danish fleet. Every year this castle is visited by more than 200 thousand tourists and their number is constantly growing.

Several centuries ago, powerful Vikings lived in Denmark, who instilled fear in many states, and this page of Danish history is presented in almost every city. If this topic interests you, then you should visit the unique Viking Ship Museum, which is located in the city of Roksild. In the museum you can see many interesting exhibits, but the most valuable are the Viking ships (there are only five such ships), which date back to the 11th century. The history of these ships is very interesting, but at the same time quite tragic, since they were sunk in order to block the enemy's further path. They were raised to the surface only in 1962, after which painstaking restoration work was carried out for a long time. The salvaged vessels differ from each other, among them there is a fishing vessel and two merchant and military ones. The museum also contains exhibits from different parts of the country that tell about the history of Danish shipbuilding (in total, the museum features more than 40 ships). Not far from the museum there is a small island with various archaeological workshops. Tourists can try their hand at wood carving, sail making and even minting coins (you can even wear a Viking costume if you wish).

On the Danish island of Funen is one of the most beautiful castles in Europe - Egeskov Castle. The castle was built in the 14th century in the middle of a small lake and vertical oak supports were used as a foundation (hence the name of the castle, which translates as an oak forest). For a long time it was possible to get into the castle only with the help of a drawbridge. The castle consists of two parts, which are interconnected with a powerful wall. On the territory of the castle there are several beautiful gardens (garden of medicinal herbs, French garden with fountains, garden in the English style). Since 1967, a museum of retro cars has been operating on the territory of the castle, where not only cars are presented, but also bicycles with motorcycles (more than 300 exhibits in total). Also in the museum you can see an impressive collection of different aircraft and visit the Museum of Agriculture. Every year, during the summer, chamber music concerts are held in the main hall of the castle. Visitors with children will find it interesting to visit the puppet museum and see all kinds of exhibits from around the world. This museum should definitely be included in your travel program, as there are not so many places in Denmark where you can see so many interesting things in one place.

The Wax Museum is located in the center of the Danish capital. You will not spend a lot of time visiting this place, but you can see many interesting exhibits. This is the museum of Mr. Tussauds, the nephew of the world-famous Madame Tussauds. Today, this museum is considered the most visited in Copenhagen. In the exhibition you can see presidents, princes, politicians, kings, composers and other famous personalities (and even fairy-tale characters). The museum's collection includes about 200 wax figures.

On the shores of the Öresund Strait in Copenhagen, there is a local aquarium, which today is considered the largest aquarium in Europe. One of the best Danish architects worked on the project of the building, and now this object surprises not with both external and internal beauty. The full name of the aquarium sounds like the National Aquatic Environment Center. More than three thousand marine inhabitants have been collected in this water complex, and these are not only inhabitants of cold waters, but also brought from warm (tropical) countries. For such predators as piranhas, identical conditions are created, as in the waters of South Africa.

Near Copenhagen is one of the largest open-air museums in the world. The museum is called Freelandmuseet and was founded in 1987. The main goal of the museum is to acquaint young people with Danish culture and history. There are more than 100 buildings on the territory of the museum, which date back to the period from 1650 to 1950 (mostly various Danish houses). The buildings are in their original form and are carefully guarded by the museum staff (houses were moved to the museum from different regions of Denmark). In addition to residential buildings, the museum has workshops where various craftsmen work and many other interesting objects. Entrance to the museum is free.

In terms of shopping, this city can easily be compared to any other center of fashion and culture. Walking around malls and shops is a real pleasure. The city has many retail outlets of various levels, from large malls and outlets to exclusive boutiques, where you can find not only Danish-made goods, but also products of famous world brands. The main part of boutiques and shops in Copenhagen is concentrated in its center on Stroget street.

Every person who has ever visited the capital asked himself the question: “What to buy in Copenhagen?”. Large shopping centers of the city will help to solve any problem, as under the roof of any mall there are goods of different categories: from small souvenirs to clothes, household goods and much more.

Popular Purchases

• Brand clothes. In Copenhagen, you can not only buy models of all the leading designers in the world, but also ingenious things from local designers. In Copenhagen shops and boutiques there are models that can satisfy even the most capricious fashionistas. Every year in August, the city hosts Fashion Week, during and after which you can find exclusive clothes and shoes from world brands with fairly good discounts.
• Souvenirs and porcelain. If you have time, then a walk to the Bredgade and Laederstraede districts, where the best souvenir shops and antique shops of the city are located, will help you answer the question - what to bring from Copenhagen. In Copenhagen, there is a wide range of traditional souvenirs, for example, the little mermaid figurine is an exact copy of the statue of the famous Little Mermaid, which is considered not only the main symbol of Copenhagen, but of the whole country. Products from the Royal Copenhagen porcelain factory are very popular. One of the most famous pieces of this Danish Royal Porcelain Manufactory is the "Flora Danica" ceremonial service, which can be found in souvenir shops or in the shop at the factory itself. Other well-known goods that are most often brought from the Danish capital include glassware and handmade silver jewelry made in the traditional Danish style. You can buy jewelry in both workshops and jewelry stores.
• Lego. Denmark is the birthplace of the world-famous children's Lego, so when visiting Copenhagen, do not forget to purchase one of the magnificent sets for your beloved child. You can buy a designer in any children's store, while its cost will be an order of magnitude lower than in other countries. Such a gift will appeal not only to kids, but also to teenagers. After all, the Lego company produces various series, for example, based on famous films - Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, etc.
• Products and alcohol. Like many other cities, Copenhagen is also famous for its edibles. Sweet tooth should pay special attention to confectionery, marzipan and gingerbread. As for alcoholic drinks, it is worth bringing a strong alcoholic drink Akvavit from Copenhagen with an unusual light smell of cumin and dill. In Copenhagen, there are about two dozen types of this alcoholic drink. You can buy "Akvavit" in almost any wine shop and supermarket in the city.

This is not to say that Copenhagen is an inexpensive city, but the memory of a great vacation is worth the money spent.

Wherever my work and my own madness have taken me, but so far the capital of Denmark in my rating firmly holds the title of the notorious “city of contrasts”. There are many reasons. Here the weather, which I call hysterical, is all year round. It blows so that you cling to the fence on the pier until the piercing wind counts all your ribs from the inside. Then for a couple of hours it will rain from the sky without a single cloud, or, on the contrary, it will tighten and overlay so that it seems you can jump up and pierce this huge gray pillow with an umbrella until it shrinks with a whistle. Then it starts to bake and you on the run take off a fishing sweater over your head in a "bump" S.N.S. Herning , rushing with all your might to the island of Papirøen (the realm of street food as healthy as possible), plopping down on a free sun lounger by the water, crushing a slice of rye bread with butter and a mountain of pickled herring, onions, capers, black pepper and dill, dazzling with pleasure and squinting through the bright sun at the harbor with the Opera, the Theater House and the Royal Theater around the perimeter. They also drink a lot here - craft beer on the parapet and white wine at a rickety table. People meet drunk already at lunchtime, but despite this, the city is clean, well-groomed and without accidents on a bicycle - this is the main way of transportation for environmentally-obsessed Danes. The tax on a car here is 200% of its value - so the person behind the wheel is either very impatient, or there is absolutely nowhere to put money.

When it comes to getting around, Copenhagen is an amazing city. On my first day, I honestly bought a metro ticket to get from the airport to the city center, but I did not understand where it should have been attached or inserted. On the platform you will see strange posts that are not at all in the direction of your movement - so it would never occur to you to think that this is the turnstile. For several days, I have never met a controller in the metro, for whom a tearful speech on the topic “help, teach, I don’t understand anything” has already been prepared, although this is not a reason to flirt with the state treasury, but I was just lucky. Another advantageous offer is to buy a ticket that carries frenzied tourists for two days by land (bus) or water (boat). Firstly, this way you will see everything quickly and as comfortably as possible, and secondly, you will use them for the rest of the time as a taxi. The fact is that you can enter and exit anywhere and as many times as you like according to the route plan during all days - most importantly, do not lose your precious ticket in every sense.

Dangling all day long on water and land, be sure to complete the entire tourist program - from the postcard-looking Nyhavna Canal and Lego Park to the tiny Little Mermaid on a granite boulder, the hype around which has not subsided since 1913, and the Tivoli Gardens. The rest of the time, outside the official program: the Blomsterskuret flower shop with an unbroken assortment of field buttercups and bindweeds; prehistoric tattoo parlor Tattoo Ole, whose client was still King Frederick IX (just take a look if you are not going to “beat” anything); warm Howlin socks and a Gudrun & Gudrun sweater knitted by real grandmothers from the Faroe Islands; kitchenware store H .Skjalm P ., adored by Danish food bloggers; sculptures against the backdrop of the sea and not only in the Louisiana Museum; the top of the Church of the Savior overlooking the city for Instagram; Torvehallerne market, where you can have a bite of mashed potatoes and cod cutlet or local oatmeal with ten types of wild berries; antique shops on Ravnsborggade street with unnecessary, but insanely beautiful nonsense; and finally sunset at Elefantin Pier with a pint of ale.

Beauty shopping in Copenhagen is pleasant and exciting. Everyone is delighted, except for your credit card. And it's not even the price, but the number of desired brands and their range. If looking for local brands is not important, then first go to treasures such as Magasin du Nord department store (for the sake of Estelle & Thild, Pai Skincare, SARD, African Botanics, Zenz, Youngblood, Balance me), Matas Pharmacy (just keep yourself in hand) ; Pure Shop, selling only certified organic products (from Tata Harper and Suki care to Hnug and Logona nail polishes).

And here is the local pampering, on which you want to spend any money. This is not counting the wonderful Dr. Ole Henriksen, for some reason misunderstood in Russia and who left us because of this, and who, thank God, in Denmark can be bought at every corner and even at the airport, where he is assigned the most trump card of any duty free.

Makeup products from Copenhagen

The brand name Nilens Jord literally translates as "fertile land of the Nile". Despite their Danish origins, the founders of the brand have always been inspired by the women of Ancient Egypt with their passion for make-up. Most of the brand's cosmetic products are decorated with elements of Egyptian papyrus, and the "star" and most scandalous product - loose bronzing powder - is in an earthen jar, exactly repeating the form of storing cosmetics in Ancient Egypt. The product became scandalous because the idea of ​​using this product seemed extremely impudent to the white-faced Scandinavian girls in 1982. Another feature of Nilens Jord makeup is the complete absence of smell.

Renowned Danish makeup artist Kirsten Kjaer Weiss, based in New York, holds a monopoly in the organic lux makeup segment. She alone managed to come up with the most harmless make-up in the world Kj ær Weis and seal it not in biodegradable cardboard, but in heavy metal refill washers, the lids of which click when closed in a way that only the door of the latest Mercedes-Benz model can afford.

Skin care products from Copenhagen

As you might guess, care is again organic (it seems that the Danes simply do not know how to do it differently). In the hands of the Karmameju brand, not only your skin, but also your aura, spirit and consciousness combined, and all because the essential oils in any product are perfectly matched. The products are divided into three groups: 01 (Regenerating) - composed of unique blends of essential oils of flowers, trees and spices for dry/mature skin; 02 (Soothing) is suitable for use by owners of hypersensitive skin, pregnant women and children; and 03 (Stimulating) to counter colds, colds, stress and fatigue.

The Rudolph brand has nothing to do with the namesake deer, but despite its seriousness, it makes me smile. I am already a fan of the treatment, which contains a patented acai antioxidant complex, and a sunscreen lotion that glides on perfectly without white marks. Any Rudolph product is absolutely free from the toughest EU quality control list, which includes 26 substances that all normal living people in cosmetics should avoid. A little exaggerated, of course, but Rudolph fits.

Perfumes from Copenhagen

The only current figure in this area on the territory of Denmark could not do without German and Russian roots. In the wake of the success of “eccentric molecules” by Geza Schoen, Zarkoperfume products (by Zarko Almann Pavlov), where each fragrance is also called a molecule with a more mysterious serial number, were received with hostility by insiders. The first question that at first all the journalists asked him was “what, in fact, is the difference?”. To which the resourceful and enterprising Dane cites as an example the difference between two identical-looking plates of spaghetti. "If you don't try it, you'll never know that one of them is spiced." It turned out that the synthetic molecule Iso E Super here is not just mixed with alcohol, but is supplemented with other components. He also tries to bring a local zest to each fragrance. So the eighth molecule of Wooden Chips was born in the countryside where Zarko lives with his wife Lene.

“We were walking along the beach, framed by a birch grove, when we saw a lumberjack who sat down to rest on a stone and lit a cigarette. The smell of the northern sea, wood chips and tobacco, I immediately wrote down in my mind to recreate in the laboratory "