Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, set in eastern Denmark on the island of Zealand, facing the Øresund strait toward Sweden.
What should a lake base offer?
Direct shore access, swimmable water, and something to do on it — rowing, paddling, or a passenger boat. Lakes reward slow trips, so the base town matters more than the sights list: groceries, an evening walk, and the water at the end of it.
Kolding is an old royal castle town on the Jutland peninsula, in southern Denmark.
Viborg is a historic cathedral city in central Denmark, on the Jutland peninsula and seat of its municipality.
Hillerød is the centre of North Zealand in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand, built around the Renaissance Frederiksborg Slot.
Kongens Lyngby is a leafy town north of Copenhagen in Lyngby-Taarbæk, rich in museums, lakes and old country houses.
Farum is a town in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand northwest of Copenhagen, the seat of Furesø Municipality.
Skanderborg is a lakeside town on the shores of Skanderborg Sø in central Denmark, on the Jutland peninsula.
Taastrup is a railway suburb of Copenhagen in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand, paired with neighbouring Høje Taastrup.
Frederiksværk is an old industrial town in Halsnæs on northern Zealand, grown up around a royal gunpowder works.
Albertslund is a Copenhagen suburb in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand, about fifteen kilometres west of the city centre.
Helsinge is the seat of Gribskov Municipality in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand, an inland town in North Zealand.
Holte is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand.
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