Situated in beautiful nature with woods, fields and meadows there are a number of manor houses and castles some miles south of Korsør. Most of them were originally built in the fifteenth and the sixteenth century like "Basnæs", "Borreby" and "Holsteinborg". They all have played an important role in Danish literary history. Hans Christian Andersen was regularly invited to stay with the families who owned the castles where he often found inspiration to his fairy tales. H.C. Andersen
When on his travels, Hans Christian Andersen often came to Korsør. He stayed at the grand Hotel Stor...
The Vikings
The Telleborg Viking fortress is located on a peninsula at the junction of two rivers a few miles ea...
Castels
Situated in beautiful nature with woods, fields and meadows there are a number of manor houses and c...
Stone and Bronze Age
There is plenty of evidence of our early human ancestors and their ways of life in the area around K...
Fortifications
Close to Korsør there are a number of historic remains from times of unrest. On the isle of "Sprogø"...
Church frescos
Around year 1200 AD more than two thousand church buildings were built throughout Denmark and many o...
Gavnø Castle
Gavnø - the Island of Flowers - where historical memories, art, nature and flowers are united in one...
