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Copenhagen

Denmark is home to vikings, royalty, great design, fairytales - and the world's happiest people! One thing is sure; you haven’t been in Denmark without a visit in wonderful Copenhagen.

Copenhagen is the modern metropolis that never forgot its history. It's a captivating, friendly city where your senses can roam and where there's always something wonderful around the next corner. The city has that Nordic sense of cool but also the warm, lived-in quality of a city where people come first. It is also a city where modern design blends seamlessly with historical architecture. And with the city’s sense of community spirit and innovative approach to urban living.

The kings Garden and a picture-postcard
Imagine a royal garden with a doll’s house castle, complete with 300 years of epoch interiors and dazzling crown jewels. Imagine open-air jazz and cafés in parkland pavilions. Imagine family picnics and students studying on the lawns. You’ve just imagined the King’s Gardens in Copenhagen. Park your bicycle and take a stroll in the public park.

Classic sailing ships, warm-toned canal houses and bustling, sun-kissed restaurants. Nyhavn (New Harbour) Canal is picture-postcard Copenhagen. Once a port of call for hardy sailors, now just a couple of tattoo shops and taverns recall the street’s rough-and-ready past. Here in humble rooftop dwellings storyteller Hans Christian Andersen wrote fairytales such as ‘The Tinderbox’ and ‘The Princess and the Pea’.

Designed for (green) living
Green courtyards, pocket parks and landscaped woodlands – Copenhagen is truly a green capital. But what really makes Copenhagen such a vibrant city is that it’s designed for living.

Copenhagen is a city of human scale, engineered for pedal power and geared for urban living. With its affordable public day-care and freewheeling bicycle culture, Copenhagen is also a youthful city, attracting many young families. And a 24-hour public transport system stitches together the city’s patchwork of urban villages, popular parks and leafy neighbourhoods.

To many, the idea of a dip in the cold harbor water is crazy at any time of year. But in Copenhagen the water is clean and safe, and Danes have never been afraid of the big chill. Harbor baths are opening across the city, complete with community facilities. If you’re in to green experiences, riding a segway offers a new and exciting addition to the already existing sightseeing tours of Copenhagen. You will experience the thrill of riding a Segway and at the same time you will see the wonderful sights of Copenhagen and experience the culture and atmosphere. You simply get an adventure out of the ordinary.
A Copenhagen cocktail
Copenhagen is many worlds in one. It has Tivoli Gardens, one of the world’s most magical pleasure parks. And it has Christiania, a legendary alternative-living freetown – both located right in the city center. It features a new manmade sandy beach and its very own offshore wind park. Copenhagen has some of Europe’s finest gourmet restaurants and some of Scandinavia’s most buzzing down-to-earth bistros. It offers a sense of laid back renaissance charm – and the world’s most sophisticated round-the-clock metro system. Where else can you find all that in a single city? Copenhagen is the perfect cocktail!
Wednesday, January 05 2011

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Time for sightseeing

Copenhagen has attractions and sights to suit every taste and interest. We have picked a few must-see spots:

The Little Mermaid
Amalienborg Palace
Kronborg Castle
Tivoli Gardens
The National Museum
Strøget (Shopping Street)
Round Tower
Louisiana

What is on?

When is the best time to visit Copenhagen? What is on? And where? There is something happening virtually every day of the year in Copenhagen. VisitDenmark’s calendar of events provides a selection of events going on in Copenhagen and Denmark.
View the event list
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