Liselund, Neoclassical château in Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark
Liselund is a small thatched-roof manor house on the island of Møn, in Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark. The estate includes a white-walled main building in a neoclassical style and several smaller outbuildings scattered across a landscape garden.
The estate was laid out in 1792 by Antoine de la Calmétte, a French-born nobleman living in Denmark, as a summer retreat for his wife. Over the following century it changed hands and eventually became a place open to visitors.
The name Liselund combines Elisabeth, the wife of the founder, with the Danish word for grove. The garden buildings, each imitating a different foreign style, show how fashionable it once was among wealthy Europeans to romanticize distant lands.
The main building opens to visitors during the warmer months, while the garden can be walked at any time of year. The paths through the grounds are natural and uneven in places, so sturdy footwear makes the visit more comfortable.
Hans Christian Andersen visited Liselund and is said to have found inspiration for his tale 'The Travelling Companion' in the surroundings. This connection to one of Denmark's most read writers is rarely highlighted on site.
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