The lush and beautiful private gardens of the Royal Family are open to the public for five or six weeks per year, when her majesty isn’t at Fredensborg during the summer.

Fredensborg Palace

The beautiful Fredensborg Palace, or "The Palace of Peace," is frequently called Denmark's Versailles. The elegant Baroque palace was named by King Frederik IV, who, in 1722, wanted to commemorate the ending of the Great Northern War.

Along Brede Allé—and other places in the palace gardens—you will find 67 statues of Roman goddesses, lions, and obelisks. – © Thomas Rahbæk / SLKS

Fredensborg Palace presents classic beauty along geometric lines with clear-cut features, and light and clean buildings and roads. – © Thomas Rahbæk / SLKS

The palace was built as a hunting palace for the King, and it is therefore geometrically connected to the par force hunting landscape in North Sealand. It is the spring and fall residence of the royal family, and it is frequently used as the setting for important events in the life of the Danish Royal Family, such as wedding receptions, wedding anniversaries, and birthday parties.

State leaders are received at the palace during official visits, and foreign ambassadors submit their official credentials to the Danish Queen. It has been a long-held tradition for leaders to inscribe their names in one of the windows using a diamond pen.

The classic beauty of the palace gardens has been recreated, and they now look just like they did under the par force hunting King Frederik V’s rule in the 1700s. – © Thomas Rahbæk / SLKS

At Fredensborg Palace, you find the newly restored 250-year-old garden, a Baroque-Romanticism mix. The reconstruction of the double-avenue and the restoration of all the sculptures have resurrected a major part of the 18th century garden in all its splendour. The result is a garden—built around the absolutist principles with a star emanating from the palace and connecting with the par force hunting rides—grand enough to match other large palace gardens in Europe.

Nordmandsdalen—the valley of Norsemen—a collection of sandstone sculptures representing the peoples along the Norwegian coast, carved by a postman along his route. – © Thomas Rahbæk / SLKS

Visit

Fredensborg Palace

Hours

The palace garden is open year-round.
Visit The Private Gardens, open July and August 2018 all days from 9:00-17:00.
Guided tours of the Palace, the Orangery, the herb garden and church: 1.7. – 5.8. 2018 at 13:45 and 14:45. Larger groups can book guided tours from 10:00 to 12:00 during the same period.

Pricing

Tickets can be bought at the entrance.