No nation on earth is more sensible, reasonable, healthy, tidy, virtuous, nice. The Danes were the first to prohibit slave trading, the first to make school compulsory and free, early pioneers in social welfare. And where else in the 21st century do you find freshly baked breads and good wine for sale at highway service stations?The utopian community of Copenhagen's Christiania and the aristocratic world of Valdemars Slot represent cultural fringes of Danish society.
Read the articleDestinations: Copenhagen · Christiania
Themes: Arts + Culture · Food + Drink · Hotels + Resorts
Inspired by: Hi/Lo: Denmark's Christiania and Valdemars Slot — by Kurt Andersen, Published Apr. 2006