The Marguerite route is a tourist route in

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

passing approximately 1000 of Denmark's smaller and larger attractions, sights and historic sites. The total length of the route is 3600 km. The route was opened on April 21, 1991 by

Queen Margrethe II Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent femal ...

. The route is named after Marguerite flowers (''

leucanthemum vulgare ''Leucanthemum vulgare'', commonly known as the ox-eye daisy, oxeye daisy, dog daisy, marguerite (french: Marguerite commune, "common marguerite") and other common names, is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions ...

''), the favorite flower of the queen. File:Ox-eye daisy.jpg, Marguerite flowers, that the route has been named after File:Moesgård hovedbygning.jpg, Old manor house (

Moesgård Manor Moesgård is a former manor house and a Listed buildings in Aarhus Municipality, listed building in Aarhus Municipality. The current buildings were completed in 1778 and was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the ...

) File:Carl Nielsens Vej.jpg, Forest road in winter File:Strandvejen (Aarhus) 02.jpg, The coastal road in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

External links

Map of Marguerite route

Margueritruten.dkWatch Denmark from the Marguerite route
Tourist attractions in Denmark Scenic routes {{Denmark-road-stub