August 04, 2004

Copenhagen as a tourist destination - Sixteen top three lists

Neighbourhoods are in () – neighbourhood map:

1. Getting around Copenhagen
Walk. It is a small town (a least the parts you wish to see as a tourist are within 20 minutes walk from Amagertorv). See Copenhagen Walking Tours for inspiration.
Get yourself a bike. Deposit a DKK 20 coin (2,5 euro), ride away and get the coin back after the trip. ("Bycyklen")
City maps by krak.dk in English.
Public transport travel planner rejseplanen.dk also in English.
Canal tours in the harbour.

2. The fairy tale city
Tivoli after dark (mid April -mid September and November 12 – December 23) (city, by the central station).
Kongens Have (city, by Rosenborg Castle).

3. The metropolis
Taking the new metro is an experience in itself (especially when it works).
The city museum and the museum street (Vesterbro).

4. The Royal city
Rosenborg Castle – the Royal Danish Collections (City).
Amalienborg Palace – the winter residence of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henri (City).

5. Art collections
The Glyptoteket – Carlsberg’s own collection (City, next to Tivoli).
Thorvaldsens Museum – Golden age sculptor (City, next to the parliament).
Hirschsprungs Collection – Golden age collection (Østerbro, next to the National Gallery of Art).

6. Art exhibitions
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art – okay, it is not Copenhagen, but it’s so nice (and close – 20 minutes North by train).
Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall (City, Kongens Nytorv).

7. For kids aged 6 -16 years
Experimentarium (in Hellerup, on the Tuborg Havn harbour).
Skateboards etc (Østerbro, in the Fælled park). (I am looking for a link to this).
Tivoli (City).
In winter:
Skating rinks on Kongens Nytorv, in Tivoli and other places.
Østerbro has an indoor play court in Remisen (link to follow).

8. Copenhagen specialities (no admissions)
Christiania – the free city (Christianshavn).
A walk on the ramparts of Kastellet (City, near the little mermaid) or around Christianshavn (start at Lille Mølle).

9. ***** Dining
Søren K in the Royal Library (City).
Era Ora (Christianshavn – ten minutes walk east of Kongens Nytorv).

10. Dining Very Danish
M.G. Petersens gamle familiehave (since 1858, Frederiksberg, near the zoo).
Cap Horn (City, in Nyhavn).
Bastionen og Løven (Christianshavn).

11. Dining in my neighbourhood, Østerbro
Circus, Rosenvængets Alle.
Saint Jacques, Sankt Jakobs Plads.
Nørrebro Bryghus, Ryesgade (near Sankt Hans Torv).

12. Accommodation
For a homey feel to a longer stay, try Ni små hjem (Østerbro)

13. Tourist traps (be warned)
Strøget (city – the pedestrian street)

14. Copenhagen tourist resources in English
The Copenhagen Post - news and an excellent In&Out Guide.
Aok.dk - an online cityguide.
Frommer's has a large portion on Copenhagen.
The airport.
We do talk a lot about the weather in this country. For good reasons. This site has daily photos and temperatures from Copenhagen.
Wonderful Copenhagen is the official tourist portal.
Krak Tourist

15. Propaganda
Living in Copenhagen

16. This is Denmark
Map - just fill in the bridges between Fyn (Nyborg) and Sjælland (Korsør) and between Denmark (Kastrup) and Sweden (Malmø).
More maps.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sponsors denmark.dk
Clickable map.
The municipality offers this online address search in Danish and the entire most recent Municipal Plan 2001 in English.

By Thomas. August, 4. 2004.
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