Denmark
Things to do in Roskilde
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Sightlore has 16 places to explore in Roskilde, and 8 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Roskilde's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde Cathedral, in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark.
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Roskilde Museum
Roskilde Museum is a local history museum based in Roskilde, Denmark. The museum, which is run by the municipalities of Roskilde, Frederikssund and Lejre, has eight separate branches.
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Roskilde Museum of Tools
The Roskilde Museum of Tools is a branch of Roskilde Museum located on Ringstedgade in Roskilde, Denmark.
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St Ib's Church
St Ib's Church is a Romanesque church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. It was first mentioned in 1291. The church was once richly decorated with frescos.
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Viking Ship Museum
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is Denmark's national ship museum for ships of the prehistoric and medieval period.
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Byparken
Byparken is a public park in central Roskilde, Denmark. It was founded in 1915 and was partly financed through a donation of the textile manufacturer O. H.
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Sankt Laurentii Kirke
St. Lawrence's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Roskilde, Denmark.
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Sankt Laurentii Church Tower
The Sankt Laurentii Church Mama Tower is all that remains of Sankt Laurentii Church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand.
Discovery routes in Roskilde
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Roskilde: the cathedral and the Viking ships
From the Crafts Museum to Roskilde Cathedral, past St. Laurence's Tower, the Roskilde Museum and St. Laurence's Church to the City Park, St. Ib's Church and the Viking Ship Museum.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Haraldsborg
Haraldsborg is a historic property located close to Roskilde Fjord in northeastern Roskilde, Denmark. As of 2017, it is being converted into a Christmas seal home for socially challenged children.
Ledreborg
Ledreborg is a palatial mansion near Lejre, 12 km (7.5 mi) to the southwest of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. Today's Baroque building was completed in 1746 by Minister of State Johan Ludvig Holstein who commissioned J.C.
Museums
Roskilde Museum of Tools
The Roskilde Museum of Tools is a branch of Roskilde Museum located on Ringstedgade in Roskilde, Denmark.
Roskilde Museum
Roskilde Museum is a local history museum based in Roskilde, Denmark. The museum, which is run by the municipalities of Roskilde, Frederikssund and Lejre, has eight separate branches.
Viking Ship Museum
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is Denmark's national ship museum for ships of the prehistoric and medieval period.
Rock Museum (Ragnarock)
Denmark's national museum of contemporary cultural history in Roskilde, focusing on music and youth culture; it opened in its current form in 2016.
Land of Legends
Sagnlandet Lejre or Lejre Land of Legends is an open-air archaeology museum on the island of Zealand in Denmark.
Places of worship
Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde Cathedral, in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark.
Sankt Laurentii Church Tower
The Sankt Laurentii Church Mama Tower is all that remains of Sankt Laurentii Church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand.
Sankt Laurentii Kirke
St. Lawrence's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Roskilde, Denmark.
St Ib's Church
St Ib's Church is a Romanesque church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. It was first mentioned in 1291. The church was once richly decorated with frescos.
St Jørgensbjerg Church
Saint Jørgensbjerg Church is a historic church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. With a nave and chancel in travertine limestone dating from c. 1080, it is Denmark's oldest preserved stone building.
Old Church of Our Lady
The Old Church of Our Lady is an 11th-century brick church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand.
New Church of Our Lady
Church in the Vor Frue district of Roskilde Municipality.
Monuments
Snoldelev Stone
The Snoldelev Stone, listed as DR 248 in the Rundata catalog, is a 9th-century runestone that was originally located at Snoldelev, Ramsø, Denmark.
Nature
Byparken
Byparken is a public park in central Roskilde, Denmark. It was founded in 1915 and was partly financed through a donation of the textile manufacturer O. H.
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