In this guest post the Denmark.net Denmark Guide gives five ideas on places where you can experience a Danish style Christmas.

Christmas at Tivoli Gardens

If you are planning to visit Denmark this Christmas, the festivities provide a great flair to the dark and long evenings in the Northern hemisphere. Prefer hot wine at one of the Christmas markets or partying in Copenhagen?

5. Fantasy World in Holme-Olstrup

The Fantasy World makes the Christmas season in this quaint little town on Zealand just as festive as in Tivoli and Horsens. A Christmas market carrying the theme “Christmas in the Wild West” with lots of small stalls is in place providing great shopping opportunities to visitors.  There are also fun fair rides, attractions such as the Bugs Bunny show and puppet show featuring Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, a cowboy city, horse drawn carriages and restaurants.

The Fantasy World also  features an adventure hall focusing on the theme Christmas Elves. The 1,000 square meter elf land features hundreds of moving elves plus the snow queen’s cold crystal grotto, a children’s theater and the biggest mechanical Santa Claus in the entire Denmark.

4. Christmas Town in Horsens

Horsens Juleby or the famous Christmas Town is situated right in the center of Horsens. What you’ll see here are small and colorful wooden houses decorated with a variety of Christmas decorations, lights plus sweet treats and presents.

Horsens

There are lots of things to buy here such as wooden toys, felt hats, burnt almonds, art works and Christmas decors. A special program is also organized to entertain visitors and this includes music and fun for the entire family. The best part is that it’s free to visit this place where individuals and families can have a memorable Christmas vacation.

The Horsens Christmas Town can be visited from December 4 to 20 each year. If the name sounds not very familiar to you, Horsens is a town in he southern part of Aarhus and east of Jutland.

3. Hans Christian Andersen market in Odense

Do you remember The Little Match Seller as a story in your childhood? Christmas takes a center stage in many of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales. Today you can explore the fairy tale spirit on the island of Fyn, the birth place of the famous story teller. Experience old fashioned market atmosphere with Christmas decorations, booths, vegetable market and lots of entertainment inspired by the fairy tale poet.

2. Go for a Christmas Beer in Copenhagen

If you are tired of hot wine at the Christmas markets, go for a Christmas beer for a change. Almost every Danish brewery launches a Christmas beer, following the clever marketing example of a certain green brand. Don‘t be surprised by Santas handing out free samples.

Christmas Beer

1. Christmas Market at Tivoli Gardens

When you happen to be in Copenhagen from November to December, the Tivoli Gardens is one place you should not ever miss. From being a regular amusement park on ordinary days, this famous tourist spot in Copenhagen becomes a festive area filled with colorful and twinkling lights and sweet treats for sale.. The lights that surround the Tivoli village are made up of more than 1,800 light chains all in an effort to create a vibrant Christmas atmosphere within the entire amusement park.

For an unforgettable family outing, taking a stroll around the market with more than 70 different stalls is a great activity to do. The market is also where you can buy some authentic Danish produce from food and drinks to creative decors that’s only available during the Christmas season.

Visitors who can brave the cold are most welcome to go ice skating at  the Tivoli Lake at night for a more romantic activity.