Traveling is a complex operation, which obviously requires not only resources, but also a spirit of adaptation, energy, means, but above all curiosity. A goad, the latter, without which it is difficult to overcome the inevitable difficulties that any movement or itinerary undergo those who make it, in any way they do it.
Without the desire to discover the world, it is useless for the world to run around: and traveling cannot be limited to just going from A to B and back. It is necessary to prepare yourself for knowledge and comparison, essential reference principles to make anyone not so much a good traveler, but also just a good tourist.
This is why preparing yourself for the treasure hunt organized by the Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo around Copenhagen can become an excellent test bed for verifying one’s aptitudes for “travel”. Because the artist has deliberately distributed his works around the territory, however, having the foresight to leave them in areas that would otherwise hardly be the object of the interest of those who moved to Denmark and decided to understand their lifestyles, habits, uses, and customs.
A sort of journey in the dark, illuminated from time to time by gigantic wooden masterpieces designed to impress those who come to admire them. To tell the truth, they have now become one of the most popular attractions for tourists who go as far as Denmark, to the point that even Google Map includes them in its database and even creates a hypothesis of a route to be able to visit them all.
If the surprise effect has therefore vanished, that of the pleasure of discovery does not disappear at all. The entire itinerary is bicycle-proof, even if it involves cycling for a few nice kilometers, but the effort made will be rewarded by the exceptional nature of the discovery. In Høje Taastrup there is the friendly Teddy, lying on the shore of a bucolic pond waiting for the children to play with him; in Rødovre instead is the sleeping Louis, the only one of the giants of Dambo where it is even possible to enter.
Nearby, in Hvidovre, there is Trina, leaning on the side of a hill waiting for anyone who wants to climb up to her open hands and admire the panorama from up there; near the beach of Ishøj the least visible giant of all was positioned, hidden from view because he clung to a bridge, Oscar, with one arm outstretched to desperately signal his presence; Thomas is hiding in Kongsholmparken park, perched on the top of the hill overlooking the recreation area, with long legs to walk on and a head to explore; finally, there is, in the same area, the little Tilde, clinging to the trees just in front of the pond animated, during the summer, by the presence of ducks and swans.
A brilliant and intelligent idea, that of Dambo, who found opportune shores in the sensitivity of the public administrators, convinced of the goodness of his project. A project that has become a tourist attraction in all respects, therefore a real treasure for Denmark.
The treasure is certainly this, but the discovery of that inner spring that has pushed us to get there and to pursue a crazy extravagance to understand its founding traits can also be considered such.