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Sometimes cheaper still, and occasionally free, are SleepIns, run by local authorities and usually open for a twoweek period during the summer (normally early Augustl. Copenhagen has a wellestablished one which runs all summer, oaring a bed, shower and breakfast for 75kr, aw most other towns have downmarket versions, men no more than a mattress on the floor. You M your own sleeping bag, sometimes only one ZU there may be an age
Shth"'"" 24yearolds only,
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If you don't already have an International Camping Card from a camping organisation in your own country, you'll need a Visitor's Pass to camp in Denmark, which costs 24kr from any campsite and Is valid on all official sites until the end of the year.
Camping rough without the landowner's permission is illegal, but possible if you stay out of sight; a dim view is taken of rough camping on beaches and an onthespot fine may well be imposed. In a few rural spots, the local tourist office will be able to Inform you about a corner of a nearby field that is designated for rough camping; this usually costs lOkr per person.
In any case, campsites [campingplads] are virtually everywhere.
All sites open through the three summer months, many from April to September, while a few stay open all year. There's a rigid grading system; onestar sites have drinking water and toilets, twostar sites have, in addition, kitchen, showers, laundry and a food shop within a kilometre, while threestar sites, by far the majority, have all the above plus a TV room, onsite shop, cafeteria, etc. Prices vary only slightly, threestar sites charging 322kr per person, others a few kroner less. Many sites also have cabin accommodation, usually with cooking facilities, which at 5070kr represents massive nightly savings for several people sharing, although on busy sites cabins are often booked up throughout the summer. Any Danish tourist office will give you a free leaflet listing all the sites and the basic camping rules. For further information, contact Dansk Camping Union, Gl. Kongevej 74D, DK1850 Frederiksberg С (w31 210600).
Food and Drink
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Although good food can cost a lot, there are plenty of ways to eat affordahly and healthily In Denmark, and with plenty of variety too. Much the same applies to drink: the only Scandinavian country free of social drinking taboos, Denmark is an imbiber's delight both for its great choice of tipples, and for the great number of places where they can be sampled.