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Copenhagen (Danish: København; [1]) is the capital of Denmark, on the island of Zealand (Danish: Sjælland).

Contents 1 Districts 2 Understand 2.1 Tipping 3 Get in 3.1 By plane 3.2 By train and bus 3.3 By boat 3.4 By yacht 4 Get around 4.1 S-Tog 4.2 By bicycle 4.3 Taxi 5 See 6 Do 6.1 Annual events 7 Learn 8 Cope 9 Work 10 Buy 11 Eat 11.1 Brunch 11.2 Franchises 11.3 On a budget 11.4 Good to know 12 Drink 13 Sleep 13.1 Budget 13.2 Mid-range 13.3 Splurge 14 Contact 15 Stay safe 16 Get out

Districts

• Indre By, Downtown. The historical heart of Copenhagen, dotted with churches and historic buildings.
• Christianshavn. Originally laid out as a working class neighbourhood 300 years ago, it is now a thriving beautiful area notable for its many canals. The Freetown of Christiania is situated in the northen part of Christianshavn.
• Kastellet. One of the best preserved fortifications of its time in Europe - a witness that Copenhagen was for many years a heavily fortified city.
• Holmen. North of Christianshavn, this area was until recently occupied by the military, but is now home to a lot of creative educational institutions as well as Copenhagen's new Opera House.
• Vesterbro. This district still has its share of sex shops and sleazy hotels, but has evolved tremendiously the last years and is now one of the 'hippest' places to live, with cafes and bars dotted along its main artery, Istedgade.
• Frederiksberg. A small town which originally formed around Frederiksberg castle, this area is still a separate municipality. Literally surrrounded by the City of Copenhagen, it has preserved a special conservative, up-scale feel.
• Nørrebro. The most vibrant part of Copenhagen, especially along the main artery, Nørrebrogade, with a mix of immigrants, students, rebellious youngsters etc.
• Østerbro. A cosy neighbourhood north of the center, less vibrant than Nørrebro and Vesterbro, but less quaint than Frederiksberg.
• North West, NV. A traditional and still quite worn down working class neighbourhood.

Understand

Copenhagen is one of Europe's most enjoyable cities. Situated on the Oresund (Danish: Øresund) strait, with Sweden just minutes away by train, it is a link between mainland Europe and Scandinavia, and has a wealth of cultural and entertaining things to see and do. The city has a reputation for tolerance, the fascinating 'free city' of Christiania, a community of people who have tried to create an equal and just consensus-governed democracy for its people. There is more to here than Carlsberg and The Little Mermaid, and a trip to the wonderful Tivoli Gardens will leave the visitor in no doubt that this is a very special city.

Tipping

Tipping in Denmark is included in the salaries of professionals. Thus tipping, while obviously greatly appreciated, is not required. So feel free to tip from your heart, rewarding those you feel deserve it and ignore the rest without shame.

Get in

By plane

Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport (CPH) is the main hub of Scandinavia's largest carrier SAS Scandinavian and regularly wins favorable comments from passengers for both design and function — this is a much more pleasant place to transit than, say, London Heathrow or Frankfurt. Check-in lines for SAS can get very long however during the peak hours of the summer months so make sure to allocate some extra time for this. Self-service check in counters are actually available, but it appears that not too many people make use of them.

A number of low-cost carriers also fly to the airport. EasyJet serve Copenhagen from London Stansted and Berlin Schönefeld. Sterling and Snowflake (SAS's budget brand) connect Copenhagen with many cities in Europe and beyond. Air Berlin flies direct to Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Berlin. Norwegian offers budget flights to Oslo.

Consider Sturup Airport in Malmö, Sweden as well - it's 40 minutes by bus from central Malmö, from there 30 minutes by train to Copenhagen Central Station. Or use the direct Bus 737 (DKK 100, 50 minutes). Ryanair fly from London (Stansted) and Dublin, Wizzair from Warsaw and Budapest.

To go from the airport to downtown Copenhagen you will need a 3-zone ticket (26 DKK) to take the train. It takes 12 minutes to the central station (Hovedbanegården), the ticket is valid for 1 hour on the train, buses and the metro. Or get a yellow card valid for 10 trips for DKK 145.

By train and bus

All buses and trains stop at Central Station, the main transport hub. There are hourly trains from major cities such as Odense and Aarhus via the Storebælt Bridge.

The easiest and fastest way to get in from Sweden is to cross the Øresund Bridge via Malmö, a journey of only 30 minutes.

Gråhundbus (DKK 60, DKK 100 same day return), Swebus Express, and Säfflebussen have routes to Malmö and Sweden. To Malmö the buses take longer but are cheaper than the train, especially for daytrips.

Travel by train has been prioritized politically, therefore Copenhagen still lacks an international bus terminal. Most international busses stop somewhere around the Central Station, but be sure to check the exact location when you buy your ticket.

There are about half a dozen daily trains to Hamburg and Luebeck in Germany via Rødby-Puttgarden (train ferry).

By boat

Ferries ply between Copenhagen Port and Oslo (16hr), Bornholm (7hr).

By yacht

Copenhagen has several marinas. The biggest is Svanemøllehavnen. There are no designated visitor berths but it is almost always possible to find one with a green sign. Daily charge: 75-120 DKK.

Get around

The two big hubs are the Central Station (da: Hovedbanegården) with S-trains, Intercity-trains, and buses and Nørreport Station with S-trains, metro, regional trains, and buses. Travels by trains, buses and metro can be scheduled electronically through rejseplanen.dk

S-Tog

The backbone of transportation in Copenhagen is the S-Tog regional train system, although two metro lines running to the southern suburbs have recently been added on the map. Buses travel to destinations outside the train network.

All public transport in Copenhagen, as well as the rest of the country, operates on a zone system. The smallest ticket is the two-zone ticket which will cost you DKK 17, and can be purchased from ticket offices, vending machines and bus drivers. It will allow you to travel around Copenhagen proper for an hour. A ten-trip klippekort will give you a discount of around 40%, and you can also purchase a day pass starting at DKK 90. Alternatively, buy a Copenhagen Card, which gives free transport throughout the region and free admission to 60 museums and sights. The card costs DKK 299 24 hours, DKK 429 for 72 hours.

Due to worn down infrastructure the S-tog have recently (2006) become very unreliable with frequent delays and cancellations. If timelyness is critical, plan with double the announced travel time. Pay attention to the signs, screens and loudspeaker announcements. These will mostly be in danish, but fellow travellers will probably be helpful if asked. "We Apologize for the Inconvenience".

By bicycle

In the center of the city, you can also get around by the free public city-bikes. These are specially painted by various sponsors and are very simple bikes that you can find on special stands near some important places like the main train station, the Tivoli park, the port and some others. After you insert a 20DKK coin, you can take the bike and go where you want as far as you stay in the inner part of the city marked on a plan that you will get with the bike. When you return the bike to some stand again (not necessarily the same one), you will get your 20DKK coin back.

The bikes usually come with a map on which the main attractions are marked. The map also marks the borders of the city within which you are allowed to ride the bike. If you are caught outside these borders, you could be faced with a fine (around 1000 DKK).

Please don't take away city-bikes that you see somewhere not on a stand, because there are high chances that somebody will soon return for it and by taking it away, you would not only deprive him of his mean of transport, but also of his 20DKK coin.

The city bikes are not the most comfortable bikes in the world and you cannot always rely on finding one in the stands - they might be in use.

The city bikes have, however, become sort of a Copenhagen landmark. Thus president Bill Clinton was presented with City Bike One as the city's official gift during his official visit in 1997. It was specially designed with the presidential seal on its wheels.

As an alternative to the city bikes some hotels also lend out bikes, normally in a better quality, and at Højbro Plads (next to McDonalds at Strøget) you can find rickshaws for hire.

Taxi

You can hail a taxi on the street, or call for one to come pick you up at a specific address. At crucial traffic junctures throughout the city, there are special taxi areas, where taxis hold in line to pick up customers.

Greater Copenhagen Taxi Companies

• Amager-Øbro Taxi +45 32 51 51 51
• Autolux A/S +45 33 11 22 21
• Ballerup-Værløse-Herlev Taxa +45 44 85 35 35
• Codan Taxi +45 70 25 25 25
• Taxa 4x35 +45 35 35 35 35
• TaxaMotor A/S +45 70 338 338
• Taxa Selandia, Greve-Solrød +45 70 10 66 66
• Taxa Selandia, Køge +45 56 65 35 35
• Taxinord +45 45 83 83 83
• Vest-Taxa +45 43 45 45 45

See

There is free entrance to most museums once a week, mainly on Wednesdays.

• Amalienborg Palace [2] (home of the royal family). Changing of the guards each day at noon. (Marches from Rosenborg Castle barracks).
• Assistant Cemetery (Assistens Kirkegård) in Norrebro with graves of many notable Danes, among others H.C.Andersen [3], Martin Andersen Nexø [4], Peter von Scholten [5], Søren Kirkegaard [6], H. C. Ørsted [7], NHøP [8] and Niels Bohr [9].
• Bakkehus Museum (Bakkehusmuseet), a cultural history museum about the Danish Golden Age of Literature and four of its most prominent figures: Kamma Rahbek, Knud Lyne Rahbek, Adam Oehlenschläger [10] & Johannes Ewald [11]. The Bakkehus itself is the oldest building in Frederiksberg, dating back to the 1620's.
• Barbie Doll Museum [12], North-West, private collection of Barbie dolls from 1959 and on. The museum is only open by appointment with the owner, Lene Darlie Pedersen, who will also act as a guide. For appointment, call +45 38 10 30 23.
• Botanic Garden with its Palm House. [13] (at Nørreport Station)
• Carlsberg Brewery [14]. Guided tours are offered twice every weekday (11AM and 2PM). Take Bus No. 6 west from City Hall Square. The brewery is protected by two giant elephants at the gate.
• Christiania [15], the world famous commune known as the free city in Christianshavn. The inhabitors arrange guided tours themselves. Mail [16] or fax +45 32 57 60 05 for further info. Or show up during the summer season (26/6-31/8) at 15.00 at the main gate.
• Cisternerne - Museum of Modern Glass Art, opposite the zoo in Frederiksberg. The museum is established in old water cisterns. Hence the name.
• Copenhagen Zoo [17], Frederiksberg.
• The Little Mermaid, near Kastellet. The famous statue by Edvard Eriksen holds true to her name; she is only about 1.25 m (3.3 ft) high.
• Museum Erotica [18], museum about sex, eroticism and pornography.
• The Museum of Copenhagen [19], Vesterbro, museum about Copenhagen's history.
• National Gallery (Statens Museum for Kunst) [20] (near Nørreport Station) - all standard exhibitions free.
• The National Museum near the Parliament [21]. Free entrance.
• Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek [22] - currently, mostly closed for renovations (2004-early 2006) - one of the foremost collections in Europe of ancient, medieval and modern art
• Rosenborg Castle and Treasury [23]
• Slotsholmen [24] with a small cluster of museums and sights, such as Christiansborg Palace [25] and the ruins underneath dating back to the 12th century, The Danish Jewish Museum [26], The Theatre Museum [27], Thorvaldsens Museum [28], The Royal Danish Arsenal Museum [29] and finally The Black Diamond [30] (main site of the Royal Danish Library) with the Museum of Danish Cartoon Art and the National Museum of Photography - click here [31] for a pdf-map of Slotsholmen.
• Sømods Bolcher [32], see candy being produced in the old-fashioned handmade tradition. A hit with the kids.
• The Workers' Museum (Arbejdermuseet) [33], museum about the working class and its history.

Do

• Climb the 400 steps to the top of the spire of Vor Frelsers Kirke in Christianshavn for panoramic views of Copenhagen.

• See a play in the Royal Theater [34], or the new Opera (opened January 2005)

• Tivoli [35], (Vesterbrogade 3), the world famous theme park in central Copenhagen. Entry 65 DKK, open 11-23 daily (longer on weekends). Main season is medio april-ultimo september. From medio november-ultimo december there is Christmas in Tivoli. In 2006 there will also be Halloween in Tivoli from 13.-22. October. Tivoli is especially beautiful at night when coloured lamps light up everywhere. Pop/rock concerts every Friday night, sometimes with internationally known names. (Be early). Some evenings end with fireworks, consult the program. Also brass bands, pantomime theater etc. on the program.
• Niels Bohr Institute [36]. If you are a physicist or just interested in physics, come to the Institute and see the room of Niels Bohr with photos of the staff of the institute when he was the head of it, a model of the famous thought experiment weighing the clock, the archive, the photos of all the famous people who were developing the quantum theory during the so-called "golden age of physics, when even small people could do big things" and also the modern part of the institute. The people at the archive are wiling to show the institute to other people, if they are not too busy, but you should make an appointment in advance.

• Go on a harbour tour Canal tours, Netto Boats
• Fælledparken [37]. Located in Østerbro a few km north of the city centre, this large expanse of grass offers the perfect opportunity for a laid-back summers afternoon and evening - when weather permits! Buy a disposable grill, bread, meat and beer, and bring a frisbee, football or similar. Eat and play - there are playgrounds for the children. Be kind to the grass when placing the grill. Ørstedsparken is another park nearer to the center of the city, smaller and very pretty with a lake, two playgrounds and a cafe open during the summertime near the entrance from Ahlefeldtsgade/ Nørre Farimagsgade. It has a reputation for beeing a place where male homosexuals meet at night time.

• Fri film [38] Every summer a number of quality movies are played at night in open air at parks in Copenhagen. Entrance is free. Beer and popcorn are sold.

• Beaches at Charlottenlund Fort, Charlottenlund and the re-builded Amager Strandpark (The Lagoon), metro Lergravsparken. Amager Strandpark opened in the summer of 2005after being rebuilded for a price of £20 million.

Or take a swim at the very popular designated swimming areas in the clean water of the Copenhagen harbour, but beware, it is very popular among the Danish people.

Annual events

• Copenhagen Jazzfestival, [39] Tel: +45 33932013, email: info@jazzfestival.dk. Held in early July, 10 days of jazz everywhere in Copenhagen. In parks, cafes, clubs, theaters etc.
• Culture Night (Kulturnatten) [40] The last Friday before the school holiday in week 42 (mid-October). You buy a badge for DKK 70 and get access to major museums, exhibitions, churches, libraries, schools, organisations, the parliament, etc. also some places that are not open to the public the rest of the year. Open from 6pm to midnight. Attracts about 100 000 people.

Learn

• The Experimentarium [41] - an exposé of science and technology where you can play or watch electric, acoustic, physiological etc phenomenons. Enjoyable for most people, from youth to adults.

• The Tycho Brahe Planetarium [42] Gl. Kongevej 10, tickets: 33121224. The planetarium is also an OmniMax theatre.

Cope

Work

Buy

Check out Strøget, a pedestrian mall linking the streets of Østergade, Nygade, Vimmelskaftet, and Frederiksberggade that runs through the center of the city from Rådhuspladsen to Kgs Nytorv and Nørreport.

Visit Fields, the biggest shopping centre in Scandinavia. Take the train to the Airport(Kastrup/Airport) or Malmö and get off at Ørestad Station or go by the Metro to Vestamager and get off at Ørestad station (though it should be noted that most, if not all, of the shops at Fields can be found on Strøget as well).

Good bets for quality one-stop shopping in the inner city: department stores Illum (on Amagertorv on Strøget, at the end of the shopping street Købmagergade which runs south from Nørreport st.) and Magasin du Nord (on Kongens Nytorv at the end of Strøget; you can enter direct from the Metro station).

For less mainstream shopping, some good areas to find interesting small boutiques are: around Studiestræde and Vestergade just north of the Rådhuspladsen end of Strøget; inner Nørrebro around Ravnsborggade and Sankt Hans Torv (walk north from Nørreport station and turn right on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th street after crossing the lake); Nansensgade 5 minutes from Nørreport Station - walk north from the station towards the lakes and turn left one block before the lakes); Vesterbrogade and Istedgade in Vesterbro (walk west from the main station on one of these roads -- you'll need to go a few blocks before hotels/sex shops/thai restaurants turn into more interesting territory); Østerbro around Classensgade and Willemoesgade (these come off the main road Østerbrogade directly across from the eastern end of the easternmost city lake, Sortedams Sø).

Best bets for out-of-hours shopping (apart from the ubiquitous 7-11 and small kiosks): the shops at Central station (offering books and CDs, camping gear, photographic equipment, cosmetics, gifts) are open until 8pm, 7 days a week. Large shopping centres and department stores (e.g. Fields, Fisketorvet, Illum, Magasin) open on Sundays around once a month (usually the first Sunday, right after everyone gets paid!) and more often at peak sale periods.

Eat

• Have a beer, or some herring, in the popular cafes along Nyhavn.

• Try one of the many lunch restaurants. They serve tasty Danish food at reasonable prices. DKK 150-200 will get you a couple of dishes, wine or beer, and coffee. They are typically open from noon to 6 p.m., so go early for lunch or later if you plan to have a light dinner. Especially in December you should book well in advance.

• Buy a tasty sausage at one of the many pølse stands.

Brunch

Brunch is a Copenhagen institution and most cafes will offer it at least on weekends for upwards of 80 kr.

• Café Noakhali, Smallegade 22, 2000 Frederiksberg, 38 10 86 86, [43], [44]. This cafe is in Frederiksberg and you need to take a few minutes ride with the "Metro" subway from the center of Copenhagen. There is a Bangladesh-like brunch from 11:00-14:00 for 101 DDK including te and juice.

• Cafe Sommersko, Kronprinsensgade 6, 1114 Copenhagen K, [45], in the center of Copenhagen has two brunch menus. "The big brunch" is english-like for 115 DKK and with no drinks included.

Franchises

• Taco Shop [46] Mexican food, mostly take-away but has a few tables if you want to eat there. Located on Østerbro, Frederiksberg, and Indre By.

On a budget

• There are several mediterranean-style buffet restaurants dotted around the inner city. Riz Raz [47] is popular, with three locations and a huge vegetarian buffet for 70 kr. (Grilled meat can be ordered off the menu). The branch on St. Kannikestræde has an infallible ability to seat and feed groups of all sizes. Ankara on Krystalgade offers a buffet which includes meat as well as salads.

• Bakeries in Copenhagen are numerous and excellent. Many offer ready-made sandwiches (around 35 kr) as well as coffee, bread rolls, and cakes (expect to pay 8-10 kr for Danish pastry, here known as 'Wienerbrød'), and several have at least limited counter seating.

• You are never very far from your nearest shawarma/kebab/felafel joint in Copenhagen. The busy outlets on and around Strøget serve kebabs, salads and fries at good prices and lightning speed.

• Taco Shop [48] Mexican food, mostly take-away but has a few tables if you want to eat there. Located on Østerbro, Frederiksberg, and Indre By.

• Many shops sell a traditional Danish open-faced sandwich called smørrebrød (literally, buttered bread). The sandwiches are small enough to take away and eat either with your hands or a fork and knife, and a wide range of ingredients are available, including some elaborate combinations for the more adventurous.

• Every few blocks you will likely find a 7-11. These convenience stores carry a number of sandwiches, including the popular fransk hotdogs (French hot dogs), a hot dog inserted into a hollowed-out halved baguette and served with ketchup, mustard, or a mayonnaise-based fransk hotdog sauce (the latter being the most common). Occasionally, 7-11 will have promotional discounts on certain sandwiches which will lower the cost even more.

• Look out for the term 'dagens ret' on signs and menus -- this means 'meal of the day' and often translates to a filling plate of hot food for a reasonable price.

Good to know

All eating places from sausage stands to fancy restaurants are required to prominently display their yellow health inspection certificate, which features an easy-to-interpret 'smiley face' system of ratings. Look for the big grins!

Drink

The main tourist area is around Nyhavn while another popular area with many cafes and restaurants is around the old University.

For a range of interesting bars and cafes head to Nørrebro (north and across the lakes from Nørreport station.) From the main street Nørrebrogade either turn left on Blågårds Plads (try Props for a cosy glass of wine on rickety chairs, or Cafe Apotek for interesting imported beers, quirky decor and cheap live music) or right onto Fælledvej to Sankt Hans Torv (as well as the obvious places on the square, there are plenty of places on small streets around, from traditional Danish pubs to trendy cocktail bars and microbreweries).

Vesterbro, Christianshavn (including Christiania), and Frederiksberg are other good, relatively lively areas to explore. Østerbro is quieter but there are some 'nice' places: the French cafe on the north side of the lake is a great place to enjoy a quiet beer while looking at swans; Panzon on Rosenvængets Alle (near Trianglen) is a good place to splurge on a glass of wine. In the central shopping area head south of Strøget to parallel-running Strædet where there are a number of cosy cafes. If you stay near Nørreport Station it is worthwhile to pay a visit to the bar/cafe Bankeråt in Nansensgade, the "interior decoration" supplied by a local artist who places stuffed animalheads on dressed up mannequin dolls -eyecatching. Very popular place with the locals.

Note that Danish 'cafes' are equally ready to serve coffees or beer and wine. At most places the beer on tap is either Carlsberg or Tuborg. In either case there will be a choice of the light pilsner, and then a slightly redder Special or Classic. Some might also offer wheat or dark beer. A large beer costs 40 DKK or so most places in central Copenhagen, but some places on charge DKK 20 or so. Unless you come from elsewhere in Scandinavia don't frighten yourself by trying to work out what this costs in your home currency. If you are on a budget you could follow the example of local teenagers and get primed with bottled beer from a supermarket or kiosk (3-7 DKK for a 380 mL bottle). It is legal and very popular to drink beer in public (not on public transport, though), so buy a beer, sit on a park bench and enjoy the Danish life.

If you want to watch some rugby or Manchester United there are some expat Irish/British pubs in the inner city. The Globe on Nørregade has a cosy library and does good food; The Dubliner near Amagertorv on Strøget (main walking street) is cavernous and raucous. Or try McGinty's, an authentic Scottish pub, on Vester Voldgade just 100m from the Town Hall Square, expecially pay it a visit when Manchester United plays as it is the Danish hangout for the Danish fans.

For a coastal city Copenhagen has surprisingly few places where you can enjoy a water view with your beer or coffee. Nyhavn is rather crowded and touristy (imitate the locals on a sunny day by buying beer from a kiosk and dangling your legs over the water). There are a couple of swanky places on Langelinie (near the little Mermaid) and the cafe at the base of the Black Diamond has a lovely outlook over the canal. In spring and summer a few cafes on the north side of the city lakes put out tables, chairs and blankets(!) by the water for beer-drinking and swan-watching.

Sleep

Copenhagen offers all kinds of accommodation but as always in Denmark prices are high. Most hotels are in Indre By (e.g. the Radisson-SAS which was designed by Arne Jacobsen). Special rates are sometimes available by internet or from travel agencies, so look around.

Budget

• Hotel Nebo Istedgade 6. A two star hotel run by a Christian charity, Nebo offers single, double, and family rooms, free internet, and breakfast included. 800-2000DKK.
• Hotel Jorgensen Romersgade 11. Hostel. Full Scandinavian breakfast included. DKK 382 per bed/ DKK 400 for the one available 2 bed room.
• Cab Inn [49] has 2 hotels in Copenhagen. One is just a short walk away from Tivoli and Kobenhavn H and the other is at Frederiksberg. Rooms go from 71 Euro (single) to 103 Euro (triples). The rooms are quite small but a TV and private shower and toilet are included. CAB INN City is the branch close to Tivoli and is located at Mitchellsgade 14, Tel (+45) 33 46 16 16. From Kobenhavn H, go through the exit fronting the Tivoli entrance, turn right and turn left at the 2nd intersection and you'll see the hotel.
• Bed & Breakfast Company Meinungsgade 28. Tiny (3 rooms) budget B&B. DKK 500.
• The closest camping site is at Charlottenlund Fort at Charlottenlund 6 km from the center of Copenhagen.

Mid-range

Splurge

• 71 Nyhavn Hotel 71 Nyhavn. Historic waterfront hotel.
• Hilton Copenhagen Ellehammersvej 20. Five star hotel located ajacent the airport. DKK 2000.
• Sofitel Plaza Copenhagen Bernstorffsgade 4. DKK 2000.

Contact

Libraries offer free internet access for one hour at a time, though this often requires signing up in advance. A cheap (under 20DKK/hour) internet café can be found at Copenhagen Central Station. More over, a lot of bars, cafés, McDonald's and petrol stations offer wi-fi hotspots for people with notebooks, though these are a little more expensive than internet cafés The following places offer free wi-fi access.

• Cafe Escobar at Nørrebro.
• Københavns Hovedbibliotek (Copenhagen Central Library), Krystalgade 15.
• Nørrebro Bibliotek, Bragesgade 8A.
• Café Globen, Turesensgade 3.
• DetNet, Tagensvej 100.
• Cafe Ludwigsen, Vesterbrogade 113.
• Herluf Trolle Bar & Natklub, Herluf Trolles Gade 9.
• Cafe Kassen, Nørrebrogade 18A.
• Cafe A'fair Kjeld Langesgade

The Tourist Information is located near Copenhagen Main Station (2m walk) and is worth a visit. The staff is really friendly and they speak almost all languages. It is possible to book hotels using PC terminals directly from within the Tourist Information. They provide information for all possible activities in Copenhagen - museums, concerts, festivals etc.

For Low Budget Travellers it is recommended to have a look at the Copenhagen on Low Budget Guide that is available for free at the Tourist Information.

Stay safe

Like any metropolitan area, Copenhagen does experience crime. However, crime against strangers is mostly of the nonviolent type, such as pickpocketing and petty theft. Residential burglary and auto theft remain the largest percentage of total reported crime, and despite the recent international controversy & political related violence over the Danish publication of cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Mohammed, Copenhagen remains one of the safest cities in the world.

Get out

• Scania, Sweden, with Malmö and Lund is easily accessible through the Oresund bridge, which you can travel by train or car.
• Amager is the island south of Copenhagen.
• Dragør Is an old charming city ca. 20 km (12 mi) south of Copenhagen on the island of Amager close to the airport. Get there by bus.
• Louisiana Museum for modern art [50]. The museum is a 35 minutes train ride from Copenhagen near Humlebæk and houses one of Europes finest collections of modern art. With 10,000 m² (107,639 ft²) of exhibition space, a relaxed atmosphere and a setting in a beautiful old park, located half an hour north along the coast, it makes a good half or full-day excursion from Copenhagen.
• Elsinore castle in Elsinore. The setting of Hamlet. A trip to Elsinore (Helsingør in Danish) is easely combined with a visit at the above-mentioned Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Elsinore is just three additional stops from Humlebæk on the trainline from Copenhagen.
• Ordrupgaard [51] in Charlottenlund. Art museum with paintings of Monet, Renoir, Dega, Pissarro, Gauguin, Hammershøi, Philipsen, and L.A.Ring.
• Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde
• Flakfortet [52]. Artificial island and sea fortress. Has a restaurant, and beds. Get there by ferry from Nyhavn or sail there by yourself.

• Middelgrundsfortet [53] Sea fortress. The worlds largest artificial island. Has a restaurant and a hotel.

• Trekroner Sea fortress, Canal Tours stop there.
• Experimentarium Science center in Hellerup
• Arken Museum for modern art. [54] in Ishøj.
• Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldnæsholm [55], Skjoldenæsvej 107 4174 Jystrup. Tram museum located in a beautiful area. The old trams are restored and kept running by volunteers. You can go on trams into the woods around Skjoldnæsholm. Good place for a picnic.
• Dyrehavsbakken [56] is another well-known amusement park north of Copenhagen. Open from late March to late August, S-train to Klampenborg.
• The Open Air Museum (da: Frilandsmuseet) at Lyngby: a big area with 45 authentic relocated historical farms, houses, and windmills.

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