Copenhagen Location:
Copenhagen is located in the eastern part of Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is the largest city in Denmark with 1.7 million people populating the Copenhagen metropolitan area.
Idiom:
Danish is related to Swedish and Norwegian, but many people in Copenhagen also speak English.
How to get to Copenhagen from the airport:
There are two types of airport shuttle services for Copenhagen available for booking online: you can book a one-way or round-trip transfer service. See: Copenhagen Airport Transportation to / from Copenhagen.
Discount and Budget Copenhagen:
A Copenhagen Card is a tourist discount card that can save you money on tours and attractions in Copenhagen.
Denmark is a relatively expensive country, but there is a wide variety of free and inexpensive activities in Copenhagen. Check out our Budget Copenhagen guide for some money saving tips.
Dining with Danes:
Wonderful Copenhagen has compiled a list of Copenhagen’s best restaurants by category.
Do you want to have a more personal experience with Danish food and hospitality? Learn about Danish life by dining with a Danish family through the Dine with the Danes program.
Where to stay:
The Windsor Hotel is a two-star (for Copenhagen) budget hotel in the heart of the city with very high ratings.
If you have a family, or just prefer to stay in a city apartment like we do, HomeAway offers some interesting apartment options: Copenhagen Vacation Rentals.
Ferries
Direct ferries connect Copenhagen with Sweden, Norway and Poland. For more information on ferry companies, see Directferries Copenhagen.
Kayak
Yes, you can glide down the waterways in a sea kayak in Copenhagen. A popular provider of such activities is Kayak Republic. They don’t just take you around the bay:
“They have their own bar, Kayak Bar, where they serve ‘simple but good’ food and fresh coffee to enjoy under the palm trees on the floating pontoons. In addition, events and concerts are organized on the water and in the bar ».
Copenhagen Coach Tours – Sightseeing:
As Copenhagen is quite spread out, a Copenhagen city sightseeing tour would save your legs if you wanted to see the sights in no time. Otherwise, Viator offers many tours around the city and some outside: Viator Tours of Copenhagen (Book Direct)
At the same time, you may be interested in the highly rated Copenhagen Card, also offered by Viator.
Copenhagen Attractions
Tivoli Gardens – A garden park dating back to 1843, located in central Copenhagen and featuring more than 40 restaurants, jazz venues and classical music events and festivals, as well as attractions, games and arcades, and Midnight fireworks on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. .
Carlsberg Brewery – Take a self-guided tour with beer tasting posts.
Nyhavn District – A sailor’s best-experienced canal-side lair on a summer night. It was once home to seedy bars, tattoo parlors, and brothels, now a tourist favorite for people-watching in sidewalk cafes.
Stroget: Copenhagen’s pedestrian zone has shops, restaurants, bars and cafes.
Christiansborg Palace (Slots Christiansborg), the seat of the Danish Parliament. Guided tours of the Royal Reception Rooms and Parliament areas are offered.
Christiania: a “social experiment” with self-government and a democracy based on dialogue that replaces the majority vote. Christiania started in an abandoned army barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1971. The current government is not particularly sympathetic to Christiania’s goals and achievements, as soft drugs have been part of the experience.
The best museums in Copenhagen
- Frihedsmuseet – The Danish Resistance Museum (unfortunately the museum burned down and the building had to be demolished, but you can see the archives if you are a scholar).
- Glyptotek – Collection of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman collections. Also Danish and French fine arts of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- National Museet (National Museum) The cultural history of Denmark.
- Royal Factory and Museum of Copenhagen. Priceless porcelain selection.
- Museum Erotica – Illustrates erotic history from ancient times to the present day.
- Tøjhusmuseet (Royal Arsenal Museum)
- Copenhagen Amber Museum – Amber jewelery exhibition in one of Copenhagen’s best-preserved houses since 1606.
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 40 minutes north of Copenhagen.
Copenhagen Weather and Climate
The weather in Copenhagen is rarely extreme. Summer is very pleasant, with highs in the 70s. To see weather charts for travel planning, see: Copenhagen Travel Weather.
Around copenhagen
Frederiksborg Castle and Museum (photos) – Renaissance castle located in Hillerød, 45 min. by train from Copenhagen.
Kronborg (Hamlet Castle) in Helsingør, accessible by train from Copenhagen.
