Vordingborg is a small historic town on the southern tip of Zealand, looking across to the island of Farø and the Storstrøm Bridge. The town's most distinctive feature is the Goose Tower (Gåsetårnet), the last standing tower of the medieval Vordingborg Castle, which was once one of the most powerful fortresses in medieval Scandinavia — Valdemar Atterdag used it as his main royal residence in the 14th century. The Denmark's Borgcenter museum, built around the castle ruins, gives good context to the whole period. A free botanical garden occupies the old castle grounds alongside the ruins.
Vordingborg is a quiet town with a well-preserved old quarter, good for a half-day stop on the way to or from Møn island. The Masnedsund Bridge to the south gives views over the Storstrøm strait — the waterway the castle was built to control.