Most Beautiful Rhododendron Gardens

Lying just on the other side of the 2.5km wide Øresund lies the Swedish town of Helsingbord. We reached Helsingbord via the car ferry that runs several times per hour throughout the day.

A few kilometers north of town are the Sofiero Gardens which were named Europe’s most beautiful park in 2010.

The castle was built in Dutch Renaissance style in 1864 and was Danish Queen Ingrid’s summer home as well as many other royal figure. It is famous for its exceptionally beautiful landscaped parks and rhododendron garden planted by King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden.

The blooming of the rhododendrons in the springtime when more than 10,000 plants in 500 different varieties bloom in the early summer – one of the largest collections of rhododendrons in Europe.

The park is known for its rhododendron ravine.

As you look down into the ravine you can see hundreds of beautiful plants.

So lush!

As you get deeper into the ravine, the plants begin to tower over you.

The rhododenrons were everywhere!

All different colors, sizes, and shapes.

In addition to the massive collection of rhododenrons, the gardens had many other lovely varieties of flowers and plants.

Alium were everywhere too!

There even is a small maze in a small section of the gardens.

We didn’t catch the name for these but they are gorgeous.

An the visit was capped off with a walk under this lovely Golden Rain tree.

If you’re anywhere near here and are a closet horticulturist you need to pay a visit to the Sofiero Gardens in Helsingbord.

The easiest way to get here is by train from either Copenhagen or Gothenburg and then take the number 8C bus from central Helsingbord right to the gardens. Entry fee is under $20. We rented a car because we also wanted to see the castles in Denmark and so this made for a fun-filled day trip from Copenhagen.