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Dyrehavenmarker

One entrance is right at Klampenborg station

Dyrehaven is a natural forest park a bit north of Copenhagen and a lovely daytrip if you fancy a walk in the woods. It was originally laid out by the Danish king Frederik III in the 17th century as a hunting ground and was later extended by other hunt-loving kings. Dyrehaven means 'deer garden' in Danish and, as the name indicates, it has an abundance of deers (about 2000 in total). The park is kept as a natural forest with some of the biggest trees (oaks) in the country and with an extensive network of trails favoured by runners, mountain bikers, strolling families and dating couples. If you want to enjoy nature in style (and money is no issue), horse carriages are lined up at the main red gates, ready to take you for a ride. The oldest amusement park in the world, Dyrehavsbakken, lies as an extension of the park in the south end. Here, you can enjoy a ride in a wooden roller coaster constructed in 1932, which isn't as dull as it might sound.
 
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Freetown Christianiamarker

Copenhagen

Christiania started as a free spirit hippie community in an squatted military area in 70s right in the middle of Copenhagen. They never got kick out and slowly the small community grow to a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood with experimental theaters, shops, bars, workshops, imaginative homemade houses and a lot of drugs. In the beginning all kind of drugs were sold which attracted a lot of trouble. But Christiania got its act together and cleaned up so only soft drugs, like hashish, marijuana and mushrooms are sold in the street that had become known as "Pusher Street" - a name that sticks today on official maps (even on Google). Though drugs (including soft drugs) are illegal in Denmark, the street is still lined dealers showing their merchandise just like any other flea market, but police raids are not uncommon. Christiania is the third most popular tourist attraction in Copenhagen after Tivoli and the Little Mermaid.
 

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Name: Kingdom of Denmark
Population: 5,530,000
Capital: Copenhagen
Currency: Danish krone
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