The Town Hall Square, which is in the very heart of the city and the nerve centre for the local buses is a good place to start your outing in Copenhagen. We recommend a look into the beautiful interior of the Town Hall building or climb the tower, where you on a clear day get a fantastic view of the city.

Strøget, Copenhagen’s famous pedestrian street, is a lively street with an endless selection of fantastic boutiques and with many of the city’s main sights and attractions nearby.

When walking through strøget you will pass
Copenhagen Court House and Gammel Torv (Old Square) with the Caritas fountain, that sprays golden apples on royal birthdays and on Constitution Day. On Amagertorv and in Østergade near strøget there are many exclusive shops and boutiques selling both Danish and international labels. The city’s big department stores, Illum and Magasin du Nord, are also situated in this part of Strøget.

South of Strøget you will find the atmospheric old lanes Læderstræde and Kompagnistræde. Cafés lie side by side with smart boutiques, antique dealers and small galleries. North of Strøget is Købmagergade with Rundetårn (The Round Tower) where in nearby small side streets like Kronprinsensgade, Pilestræde, Grønnegade and Ny Østergade you will find many of the most trendy fashion boutiques and hottest cafés in Copenhagen.

Go for a canal boat trip from Gammel Strand and enjoy the city from a different angle or instead imagine that this was the spot where the old fish market used to be and now there is only one stall left – one “lonely” fishmonger. 


Christiansborg Slot (Christiansborg Castle) houses the Danish Parliament, Folketinget, and the Royal State Apartments. Next to the parliament is Børsen the former Stock Exchange with its entangled dragon spire and around the other corner is Thorvaldsen’s Museum. Via the Royal Danish Arsenal Museum is the entrance to one of the city’s smallest oasis’s - the garden of the Royal Library. Do enjoy it and use this as your shortcut to the area of Christians Brygge to the Royal Library, which is called The Black Diamond. Amazing architecture situated right on the water front opposite the recreational harbour pool area at Islands Brygge. Via the Royal Riding tracks and Marmorbroen (The Marble Bridge) you get to the National Museum which is certainly worth a visit. The same goes for the nearby Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (The Carlsberg Glyptotek) on H. C. Andersen’s Boulevard.

Picturesque Nyhavn with its beautiful old houses along the canal is right next to Kongens Nytorv (The King’s New square). Nearly all the time, day and night, there is a lively and colourful café and restaurant atmosphere. 




Amalienborg Slot (Amalienborg Palace) is the Royal residence. If you arrive to the palace by 12 noon you will see the changing of the guard. They march to the sound of music if the Royal Family is in residence. From Amalienborg Palace with Saly’s fine statue you get a great view of the new Opera House on Holmen, which has been the subject of heated debate.

Walk down Bredgade, Amaliegade or along the harbour front towards Grønningen. Here you will see the grand old Gefion Fountain in a cloud of spraying water. Behind the fountain is the entrance to the citadel with its old bastions and ramparts. At nearby Langelinje is The Little Mermaid from where you can look across the water and see the old military area, the fortress island of Trekroner.

If you choose to walk or take a bus to Kongens Nytorv (The King’s New Square), you will pass Rådhuspladsen (The Town Hall Square) and Hovedbanegården (The Main Railway Station). From Kongens Nytorv it is only a few minutes walk down Gothersgade to Kongens Have (The King’s Garden) – one of the city’s loveliest parks - and Rosenborg Castle where the Danish crown jewels are kept. Slightly north of Kongens Have, at the corner of Østre Voldgade and Sølvgade, is Statens Museum for Kunst (The National Gallery) and on the opposite corner is Botanisk Have (The Botanical Gardens) with its great palm house. You are now close to Nørreport Station where you can catch trains, buses or the Metro in all destinations.

You may want to finish the day with dinner in one of Copenhagen’s many excellent restaurants or cafe’s. You can also visit Tivoli, either during the summer or in November or December when it has a Christmas market, or keep an eye out for theatre and opera performances. There are many good offers – do look at www.aok.dk and order your tickets through billetnet.dk.

With a Copenhagen Card you get free entrance to more than 60 sights and attractions plus free and unlimited transport on buses and trains in the whole of the Greater Copenhagen area.

When you are on the City Bus Tour you pass many of the main sights and attractions, the duration of the trip is only 1½ hours and leaves you with a good sense of direction of how to find your way round. This and other sightseeing tours start at the Horn Blower Statue in front of The Palace Hotel next to the Town Hall Square. Read all about the sightseeing tours on www.sightseeing.dk.

During the summer the City Bike is an easy and comfortable way to get round the city – all at your own speed. All you have to do is to put a 20,00 Kr coin in the slot, just like a supermarket trolley, and when you leave the bike in one of the many City Bike racks you get your money back. Please read more on www.bycyklen.dk.

Sightseing boats with guides sail through the canals and the harbour of Copenhagen from March to October and occasionally in the winter months. DFDS Canal Tours depart from Gammel Strand and Nyhavn. www.canaltours.dk.  

The Netto Boats sail from the end of March through to the end of October. They depart from Kronometertrappen (The Kronometer Stairs) by Holmens Kirke (The Holmen Church) and from Nyhavn. www.nettobaadene.dk.

The water bus routes are along the harbour and through the city canals. They sail without guides taking you from The Little Mermaid to Fisketorvet in the southern part of town via Gammel Strand and The Black Diamond. You can “hop on and off” the water buses as you please. Read about the Water Buses on www.canaltours.dk.

If you want to be accompanied by a guide you can book one at the Copenhagen Tourist Information Centre.

Information and timetables about buses, trains and Metro’s in the Copenhagen area please check following websites: Buses & trains: www.movia.dk / The Metro: www.m.dk