Rosenborg Slot Review

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Rosenborg Slot

  • Address: Øster Voldg. 4A, Sankt Annæ Kvarter, Copenhagen | Map It
  • Phone: 33/15-32-86

Fodor's Review:

This Dutch Renaissance castle contains ballrooms, halls, and reception chambers, but for all of its grandeur, there's an intimacy that makes you think the king might return any minute. Thousands of objects are displayed, including beer glasses, gilded clocks, golden swords, family portraits, a pearl-studded saddle, and gem-encrusted tables; an adjacent treasury contains the royal jewels. The castle's setting is equally welcoming: it's in the middle of the Kongens Have (King's Garden), amid lawns, park benches, and shady walking paths.

King Christian IV built Rosenborg Castle as a summer residence but loved it so much that he ended up living and dying here. In 1849, when the absolute monarchy was abolished, all the royal castles became state property, except for Rosenborg, which is still passed down from monarch to monarch. Once a year, during the fall holiday, the castle stays open until midnight, and visitors are invited to explore its darkened interior with bicycle lights.

  • Cost: DKr 65
  • Open: Nov.-Apr., Tues.-Sun. 11-2; May and Sept., daily 10-4; June-Aug., daily 10-5; Oct., daily 11-3
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