🗺 Tourism Information
The capital of Denmark is a cool, cosmopolitan city whose citizens and atmosphere resemble more of a typical small town than capital city. Synonymous with bold architecture and cutting-edge design, Copenhagen is also a culinary pioneer. The city’s cobbled streets and windswept squares harbour host some of the best restaurants in the world.The city is one of Europe's oldest capitals with an exclusive royal touch - the monarchy in Denmark is the oldest in the world. The city offers fascinating architecture, many parks, palaces and other attractions. Come to explore the city with its history and stories or just come to relax. It's well catered for all types of travellers.
The climate of Copenhagen means that the city enjoys fairly predictable warm Danish summers and mild winter weather. During the winter months, the climate is regulated by the Atlantic Gulf Stream, which ensures that the temperatures never get too low and at nighttime hover around 0°C. Rainy weather is not uncommon in Copenhagen, whatever the time of the year.
However, grey skies and clouds are more likely during the winter, when snow and overnight frosts can even be a possibility, especially between January and February. With average daytime temperatures rarely exceed 5°C. By April, the increased light levels and plentiful sunshine, starts off the spring and temperatures quickly soar to 15°C or more. For this reason, mid-spring is becoming an increasingly popular time to visit this city.
July and August are Copenhagen's hottest months and this time is when you are most likely to experience a Danish heat wave and extremely long daylight hours. With temperatures of 20-25°C on average but it is possible to occasionally experience highs of 30°C.
Arriving at the airport and taking public transport options is the best way to get to the city centre. There are a few alternatives but the cheapest way it to go by bus or metro. The bus 5A which runs days and night takes you to the central station. Metro is the quickest way, the metro station is located in a covered, direct extension of Terminal 3. It takes 15 minutes from the airport to Nørreport Station, city centre. There is also a train station at the airport for those who are travelling to other regions of the country.
Once it the city Copenhagen offers a reliable and modern transport system. For those visiting there is the CityPass which offers unlimited travel during 24h for 80DKK (€11) or 72h for 200 DKK (€27). However the city centre is small and all the mean sights can be done by foot.
The metro in Copenhagen is small but very efficient. There are only two lines.
Below you can access the metro map for Copenhagen:
Amalienborg Castle, a popular castle with calm waterfront gardens. The four palaces facing onto the square were originally built as homes for the nobility, but were taken over by the Royal Family after a fire at Christiansborg in 1794. The soldiers of the Royal Guard with their bearskins and blue (on festive occasions red, white, and blue) uniforms are a unique symbol of the city and offer a nice change of the guards to watch every day at midday.
A stroll of around five minutes from Christiansborg takes you to the bustling shopping area of Strøget where you'll find a wealth of boutiques, cafés, and restaurants. Strøget, a nickname from the 1800s, consists of several roads criss-crossing one another, beginning at Town Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) and ending at Kongens Nytorv. International brand-name stores, luxury stores and boutiques are based here. Follow Strøget street towards City Hall Square for more affordable shopping like H&M, Weekday, or Zara.
Rosenborg Palace: It's less than 10 minutes walk from the Round Tower and now home to some of Denmark's greatest cultural treasures, the castle was originally built by Christian IV as a pleasure palace. In the basement are the Danish crown jewels and royal regalia. Exquisite porcelain is also on exhibit, including the famous Flora Danica service. Located at Øster Voldgade 4A.
Last but not least, is probably Denmark's most famous statue, the Little Mermaid. To see it head along the waterfront from Nyhavn to Kastellet, which is the former Citadel of Frederikshavn, the oldest parts of which date from 1625. The Little Mermaid (Den lille Havfrue), is the official emblem of Copenhagen. The bronze sculpture, created in 1913, is based on a theme from one of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, which tells the tale of a mermaid who once came up out of the depths of the sea because she'd fallen in love with a prince. Sadly, as the prince didn't reciprocate, she was forced to leave the human world and return once more to the sea.
Nyhavn (harbourfront canal)
Frederik's Church
It's easy to see the city by bike also!
✔️Tip: Copenhagen is only a short train ride away from Malmo (Sweden), so if you have time why not hop over to this pretty town and explore further? Take the train from the city centre and within 35 minutes you will reach Malmo central station. Cost of the ticket is €10 when bought in advance.
The nightlife in Copenhagen doesn't start until late at night. Most jumpstart the evening in a variety of cafes and bars, ranging from renovated historic buildings to newly-built and fashionable eateries.
Hybrid bars are a perfect way to begin the night as they change themes and almost reinvent their venue several times in a single night. This lets visitors enjoy easy listening music and nice meals before late night DJs take over with more energetic beats. Certain areas of the city, such as Nyhavn and Boltens Gård, are long time Copenhagen nightlife districts that can always promise great venues. These often stay open until about 5am.
There are plenty of shopping opportunities in Copenhagen, but it's true that its prices, make the it more like a spectator walk and just browsing for many. Strøget is the longest pedestrian mall in the world, comprising five streets and over 3 Km of retail heaven.
Copenhagen's main stores can be found along here, as well as cafes to stop and refuel. At the top end of Strøget, shoppers with a deeper wallet can shop at designer labels like Prada, Chanel, and Versace, among others. Magasin du Nord, Scandinavia's largest department store, is also found in this area.
Nørrebro Flea Market on Nørrebrogade and the market on Israels Plads are the biggest and oldest flea markets in Copenhagen. They run from April to October and stock a wild variety of items, from souvenirs and antiques to ramshackle trinkets.
Lego can be scooped up cheaply, while Scandinavian Crystal and Royal Copenhagen porcelain are some of the top souvenir items to buy.
Copenhagen is well suited for everyone's pocket, from luxury hotels to budget hostels and guesthouses. It's a city which caters well for tourists and offers many services and tours. In Hotels generally it's easy to find information about the transportation and activities within the city and friendly staff, speaking in English are all on hand to help. Staying right in the city centre might be more expensive, but with a good transport network around the city, staying a little further away won't add too much time to travel. On average hotels can cost around €55 per night. If you're on a budget then hostels can cost about €25 per night, also Airbnb is recommended for private accommodation.
Copenhagen is a very easy city to visit, by its size it's easy to walk around, relax in cafes or taking a boat ride in its canals. Simply walking around, Copenhagen can be seen in a day other two. But if you want to take in more of the city, visit museums or arrange activities then a suggested 3 nights would be ideal.