Selsø, Manor house in Skibby, Denmark
Selsø is a manor house in Skibby that functions today as a museum with rooms filled with furniture, paintings, and personal objects. The building sits beside a lake with access to Roskilde Fjord and offers a quiet place to explore.
A nobleman named Jakob Ulfeldt built the manor house in 1570, and about 200 years later it was transformed by Christian Ludvig von Plessen into a grand Baroque structure. This renovation project gave the place its current appearance.
The place takes its name from the family who shaped its history, and today it shows how Danish nobility lived their daily lives. Visitors can see traces of this past throughout the rooms and their furnishings.
Visitors should know the house opens Tuesday through Sunday and you can see the property in about one to two hours. Comfortable shoes are wise since the place has multiple levels and you can also explore the grounds around the lake.
After more than a century of abandonment, the manor house was restored in the 1970s by volunteer helpers. The former grain storage and dog kennels were cleverly converted into exhibition spaces.
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