Copenhagen Denmark Travel Guide

Copenhagen is located in the eastern portion of Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is the largest city in Denmark with 1.7 million people populating the greater Copenhagen area.

Danish is a related to both Swedish and Norwegian, but many in Copenhagen speak English as well.

There are two types of airport shuttle services for Copenhagen available for online reservation - you can either reserve a one-way or a round trip shuttle. See: Copenhagen Airport Shuttles to/from 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 are a variety of free and inexpensive things to do in Copenhagen. See our Budget Copenhagen Guide for some money-saving tips.

Wonderful Copenhagen has compiled a list of Copenhagen's Best Restaurants by category.

Want to have a more personal experience with Danish food and hospitality? Find out about Danish life by having dinner with a Danish family through the Dine with the Danes program.

You'll find a good list of Copenhagen user-rated hotels at Venere (book direct). The Hotel Windsor is a budget (for Copenhagen) two star hotel in the heart of the city with very high ratings.

Direct ferries connect Copenhagen with Sweden, Norway and Poland. For more on ferry companies, see Directferries Copenhagen.

Tivoli Gardens - A garden park dating from 1843, located in the center of Copenhagen and featuring over 40 restaurants, Jazz venues and classical music events and festivals, as well as amusement rides, games and arcades, and midnight fireworks on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Carlsberg Brewery - Take a self-guided tour with beer tasting afterwords.

Nyhavn district - A seafarer's canalside haunt best experienced on a summer's night. Formerly hosting seedy bars, tatoo parlors, and brothels, now a tourist favorite for people-watching in outdoor cafes.

Stroget - The pedestrian strolling area of Copenhagen features shops, restaurants, bars and cafes.

Christiansborg Palace (Christiansborg Slot), the seat of the Danish Parliament. Guided tours through the royal reception rooms and Parliament areas are offered.

Christiania - a "social experiment" with self-government and a democracy based on dialogue replacing majority voting. Christiania was started in an abandoned army baracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1971. The current government is not particularly sympathetic with the aims and achievements of Christiania, since soft drugs have been part of the experience.

Top Copenhagen Museums

• Frihedsmuseet - The Museum of Danish Resistance
• Glyptotek - Collection of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman collections. Also Danish and French fine arts from the 19th and 20th century.
• National Museet (The National Museum) Denmark's cultural history.
• Royal Copenhagen Factory and Museum. Selection of priceless porcelain.
• Museum Erotica - Illustrates erotic history from ancient times to our time.
• Tøjhusmuseet (The Royal Arsenal Museum)
• Copenhagen Amber Museum - Exhibition of amber jewelry in one of Copenhagen's best preserved houses from 1606.
• Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Around Copenhagen:
Frederiksborg Castle and Museum (pictures)- Renaissance castle located in Hillerød, 45 min. by train from Copenhagen.

Kronborg (Hamlet's Castle) in Helsingør, accessible by train from Copenhagen.