Archive for the ‘Denmark/Greenland’ Category

Green Maps, Cycling Paths and Healthy Living – Good Reasons Travellers Love Denmark

Copenhagen Gets New Greenmarket - The greenmarket on Israels Plads is a tradition that dates back to the 1800s. Come September 2, the tradition continues with the opening of Torvehallerne , an updated greenmarket filled with organic and artisanal foods from local producers. The new market will house more than 100 stalls selling meat and fish, [...]

September 5, 2011   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland

“Think Human” at Copenhagen Design Week 2011 from 1st to 6th September

With the theme “Think Human”, Copenhagen Design Week shows the DNA in Danish design thinking; formed and founded by the Danish human tradition that descends from our constitution and our democratic society. The human tradition has for decades been the basis for Danish product design, e.g. the well-known furniture architects of the 1950′s and is [...]

June 24, 2011   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland

Danish Architecture Rides High

Danish architects continue to “build” on their international reputation with attention-getting projects that are set to change the Copenhagen skyline. Most notable is the combined heat and power plant to be re-designed by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group in the Amager district. The ultra-efficient plant features a dramatically sloped roof that doubles as a year-round [...]

April 28, 2011   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland

Think About Denmark and Fastelavn This Spring

Shrovetide falls on different days each year because – as a legacy from Catholic times – it must begin 40 fast-days before Easter. Quinquagesima Sunday can therefore at the earliest fall on 1 February and at the latest on 7 March. Shrovetide is a children’s festival, they dress up – usually on Quinquagesima Sunday – and [...]

December 23, 2010   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland

Why Danish Santas Are Green This Year

(New York, NY December 16) – Commuters in New York’s Grand Central Terminal were greeted by an unusual sight on Tuesday, December 14th: Santas from Denmark dressed in green. The Green Santas were out to remind travelers that Copenhagen is an ideal destination for everyone who is concerned about the environment. One year after hosting [...]

December 16, 2010   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland

VisitDenmark Launches New Social Media Tourism Campaign: Follow Ann and Bill on their Travel Adventure to Copenhagen

OCTOBER, 2010 (New York, NY) — VisitDenmark’s new social media tourism campaign makes consumers part of the story as they follow the interactive adventures of Ann and Bill, a virtual couple on a “city break†trip to Copenhagen. The campaign launched September 23 with the first of four Ann and Bill viral movies released on [...]

October 20, 2010   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland

Stars and Stripes Danish Style – July 4

Where does the largest 4th of July celebration outside of the US take place? In Denmark! Each year, thousands of people gather in Rebild Bakker – a hilly national park south of Aalborg in Jutland – to celebrate USA’s Independence Day, meet other Danish-Americans, and remember those who left Denmark to seek a new life [...]

May 10, 2010   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland

Events for Travelers in Denmark for 2010

Winterjazz – January 22 – February 7 What could be better than listening to world-class jazz on a winter night? And where better to do it than in Denmark – a nation of jazz lovers? (Yes, it’s true!) During Winterjazz – the counterpart of Copenhagen’s renowned summer Jazz Festival – venues large and small throughout [...]

December 18, 2009   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland

News from Denmark for Travelers

Copenhagen is Europe’s greenest city The first European Green City Index, conducted by Siemens and presented during the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, announced that Copenhagen is the greenest major city in Europe overall. The study evaluated 30 cities in eight categories: CO2 emissions; energy; buildings; transportation; water; air quality; waste and land use; [...]

December 15, 2009   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland

Little Mermaid in Tivoli – She Loves to Travel, but Prefers Denmark

Even though the Little Mermaid will be leaving Denmark in April to take part in world Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China, Danes and tourists can still see the Little Mermaid in Denmark. She will be in Tivoli in Copenhagen from 16 April 2010, when an original sister to the world famous sculpture will be sitting [...]

November 20, 2009   Posted in: Denmark/Greenland