Places & Travel tips

Linen weaving – a visit to a 260-year-old family business on the Steinhuder Meer.

Taking on the task of restoring a historic monument is something for people with a lot of optimism, drive, and vision. Sometimes it seems...

If you would like to stop off at the ‘Ole Liese’, you can not only enjoy excellent food here, but also spend the night in idyllic surroundings.

A series of show gardens have been laid out on the edge of the extensive estate grounds. What makes them special is that they are all small gardens, making them the perfect inspiration for outdoor spaces in cities or new housing developments, which are often limited in size.

This is where it all began. That may sound dramatic, but that's how it was. This is where my fascination with spaces and their atmosphere began. I was perhaps 14 or 15 years old when I first came here, and I was captivated by the interaction between nature, architecture and art.

In recent years (or rather decades), Copenhagen has been redesigned and developed with a focus on one thing above all else: the quality of life of its residents. True to the motto of Copenhagen's most influential urban planner, Jan Gehl – designing ‘cities for people’.