While this year’s Tour de France cyclists struggled to overcome rain, cold and hills, I took a four-day bike trip in Denmark, an especially cycle-friendly nation. It has more than 7,000 miles of safe, ...

Denmark's second-largest island, Funen, beckons travelers with its enchanting blend of fairy tale heritage and natural beauty. Known as "Denmark's Garden Island," the destination boasts more than 120 ...

Once upon a time, in this provincial town on Funen Island, there was a boy named Hans Christian. His father was a poor shoemaker, who died when the boy was 9, and his mother was a washerwoman. Hans ...

Am I the princess who’s a sensitive sleeper? The ugly duckling? The emperor with the questionable wardrobe? These are the questions that require your urgent attention as you travel across Funen in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While this year’s Tour de France cyclists struggled to overcome rain, cold and hills, I took a four-day bike trip in Denmark, an especially cycle-friendly ...

SO MANY EUROPEAN backwaters call themselves “fairy-tale pretty” that the boast can start to seem hollow. But the Danish island of Funen makes good on the hype. The landscape alone suggests a romance.

A hands-on sailing voyage by tall ship around the South Funen Archipelago offers an authentic glimpse of Danish maritime culture old and new, with colourful port towns, lunches of pickled herring ...

Funen could be the most romantic destination for a mini break you've never heard of. At just under 1,200sq miles, it is Denmark's third-largest island. But it has long been eclipsed by Copenhagen.