Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark and a fairytale city. The home town of Hans Christian Andrson and the little mermaid.
Copenhagen was founded in 1167. Bishop Absalon built a fortress on Slotsholmen Island which is now the seat of the government. From its humble begining it developed into a city noted for cool design because of the famous architect Arne Jacobson.
A sightseeing bus will give you an overall view of the City Hall, famous Tivoli, Christiansborg Palace, Freetown Christiania and the Copenhagen Opera House. For enjoying the sightseeing individual, most of the sightseeing are within walking distance. You also could take a bike and get around the city quick on the cast bike-only-lanes. The buses are cheap, clean and frequent.
Rosenborg Palace was built in 1606 by King Christian IV and is now a museum of the treasures of the royal family. The surrounding gardens, perfectly manicured, are Copenhagen’s oldest public park. This leads to the Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark’s National Gallery. The huge building houses seven centuries of European art, not only Danish great artists. There are works from Ribens, Matisse and Picasso. From there the Tivoli Gardens which is an amusement park can be experience. There are two type of tickets to be bought. One for a walk round the park and the other for the rides.
Stroget is the main shopping centre. It is a shopper’s paradise with all the fimilia high-street names and classic designs. The Amagertorv section has Georg Jensen, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain and the famous Illums Bolighus. You can walk around and admire the display and wish for a bigger bank balance.
A visit to the Experimentarium is a must for anyone interested in Science. The science centre contains more than 400 activities.
Seeing the city from a boat is a real experience when you take a canal tour.
You will take another great impression home when you visit the Copenhagen Opera House and go on a tour around the Opera House or experience a performance of their famous operas .
As for sampling the Danish beer at the Carlsberg Visitor Centre it definitely is a must. The other delight is the ‘smorrebrod’. It is a classic of Denmark and has a rye bread topped with shrimps, pickled herring or fried fish. A good place if the Nyhavns Faergekro restaurant and it is on the canal sight.
If you are a fan of Hans Christian Anderson go to the canal location Nyhavn. The writer lived at the waterfront mostly at numbers 20, 18 and 67. Nyhavn is a very active tourist hot spot. The beautiful, brightly coloured gabled town houses seem to attract tourism. Not to forget to sample the local food.
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