Itineraries
Where to stay
The old town (Indre By) for first-timers on foot; Vesterbro by Copenhagen Central Station and the Meatpacking District for trains and dinners; Christianshavn for canals and a quieter feel.
The areas: Old town (Indre By), Vesterbro, Christianshavn.
Where to stay in Copenhagen: areas and adviceHotels in CopenhagenPlaces to see
All things to do in DenmarkMuseumAmalienborg MuseumRoyal rooms in one of the four palaces around Amalienborg Square, the royal family's Copenhagen home.Entry: Book an entry time
FoodCafé Knarr, RoskildeThe Viking Ship Museum's café on Museum Island, cooking with ingredients the Vikings knew.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumChristiansborg PalacePalace where you can visit the Royal Reception Rooms, the Royal Kitchen and the medieval ruins below.Entry: Buy at the door or online
ChurchChurch of Our SaviourChristianshavn church whose serpentine spire, inaugurated in 1752, has 400 steps to the top.Entry: Book a time slot
TransportCopenhagen AirportDenmark's main airport, linked to central Copenhagen by metro and train from Terminal 3 in about 15 min.Entry: Free to visit
TransportCopenhagen Central StationThe main rail station, with trains to Helsingør, Roskilde, Aarhus and the airport, next to Tivoli.Entry: Free to visit
NeighborhoodFreetown ChristianiaAn alternative community founded in the early 1970s, known for homemade houses, art and green ramparts.Entry: Free to visit
TransportHumlebæk StationCoast-line station for the Louisiana museum, about 40 min by direct train from Copenhagen.Entry: Free to visit
NatureKing's GardenDenmark's oldest royal garden, laid out beside Rosenborg in the early 1600s, with a rose garden and statues.Entry: Free to visit
MuseumKronborg Castle, HelsingørCastle on the Øresund at Helsingør, home of Hamlet, with dark casemates and a cannon tower view.Entry: Buy at the door or online
FoodLouisiana Café, HumlebækThe museum café, serving lunch from noon in rooms overlooking the sea; a museum ticket is needed.Entry: Museum ticket needed
MuseumLouisiana Museum of Modern Art, HumlebækModern art museum on the coast north of Copenhagen, with a sculpture park and views over the sea.Entry: Buy at the door or online
NatureLouisiana Sculpture Park, HumlebækThe museum's lawns and sculptures between the galleries and the shore of the Øresund.Entry: Museum ticket needed
FoodMeatpacking District (Kødbyen)Old meat-industry halls in Vesterbro, now restaurants, bars and galleries beside working food businesses.Entry: Pay as you go
FoodNyhavnA canal lined with painted 17th-century houses, now cafés and restaurants, where canal tours start.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumRosenborg CastleChristian IV's Renaissance castle, where the treasury below holds the Danish crown jewels.Entry: Book an entry time
ChurchRoskilde Cathedral, RoskildeBrick cathedral holding the tombs of Danish kings and queens in its royal chapels.Entry: Pay at the door
TransportRoskilde Station, RoskildeRail stop for most regional and InterCity trains between Copenhagen and Jutland, including Aarhus.Entry: Free to visit
ViewpointRound TowerA landmark tower climbed by a spiral ramp to a 360-degree view over central Copenhagen.Entry: Pay at the door
NeighborhoodStrøgetA car-free chain of shopping streets running 1.1 km from City Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv.Entry: Free to visit
ViewpointThe Little MermaidEdvard Eriksen's 1913 bronze of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid, sitting on a rock off the Langelinie pier.Entry: Free to visit
FoodTivoli Food HallA food hall of about 15 stalls on the edge of Tivoli, open from the street every day.Entry: Pay as you go
NeighborhoodTivoli GardensHistoric amusement park and gardens beside Copenhagen Central Station, open in Easter, summer, Halloween and Christmas seasons.Entry: DKK[fee] by date; open in seasons
MarketTorvehallerneMarket halls on Frederiksborggade selling fish, seasonal produce, smørrebrød and coffee, open every day.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumViking Ship Museum, RoskildeFive excavated Viking ships in a hall by Roskilde Fjord, with a boatyard building reconstructions.Entry: Buy at the door or online