Travels of Hans Christian Andersen
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Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), the Danish writer, most famous for his fairy tales, also wrote a number of books about his travels, and is associated with a number of places that present-day tourists can visit.
DenmarkThe primary locations are museums about Andersen in Odense, the third-largest city of Denmark. The H.C. Andersens Hus (house of Hans Christian Andersen) at Hans Jensens Stræde 45 is his claimed place of birth.
Andersen's travelsTravel provided Andersen (1805-1875) with a means to escape from loneliness. He undertook long trips to various European countries and his travel logs detail impressions collected over the course of his many journeys.
Andersen’s travel writingIn 1840-41, Andersen travelled to Italy, Greece and Constantinople, a journey described in “A Poet's Bazaar: Pictures of Travel in Germany, Italy, Greece, and the Orient” (1842).
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