Copenhagen Travel Blog

Disappointed by the lowly proportions of Copenhagen’s most famous landmark, The Little Mermaid? The city has plenty of other statues with a story to tell, either in what they depict or the fuss they caused while being made. Check out these effigies for size. 1.    Lurblæserne (The Hornblowers),...

There are many options for day trips from Copenhagen, and the excellent transport infrastructure in the Greater Copenhagen area means spending the day at the beach, in the forest or in a historic market town couldn’t be easier: There’s at least a dozen excellent options all less than 45 minutes away...

Department store dining doesn’t have to be stuffy and boring. Copenhagen’s two biggest and oldest department stores, Magasin du Nord and Illum, have revamped their eating options with upmarket menus, lively decor and a hip reputation. Cocktails and penthouse views in Illum’s Spisebaren The 2011...

Premiere city break destination Copenhagen sees large crowds and extended business vacations during high season; instead, how about experiencing the self-proclaimed Scandinavian capital of cool during wintertime? Cosy hotels. Opt for designer cool at Hotel 27 (serving seriously chilled vodka in downstairs...

A trip to the museum is not every child’s idea of fun; luckily for playful kids, Copenhagen is bursting with museum wings made especially with them in mind. Here’s a selection of the best. Nationalmuseet Denmark’s National Museum encompasses everything from prehistoric times right up to present...

How do you find that perfect view in a city that’s mostly flat, and balks at buildings taller than 350-feet? Here are five of Copenhagen’s most memorable vistas—from Renaissance to futuristic, savored over a martini or five-courses. The Renaissance view – the Round Tower Copenhagen’s Round...

An Indian summer in Northern Europe is making for some balmy days in and around Copenhagen before fall kicks in for real, with young and old alike making the most of September’s closing heat wave. A walk in the woods with family or friends is a Danish tradition: So much so that the word for a woodland...

Halloween’s official date may fall on October 31st, but in Copenhagen, the highpoint of the ghostly calendar has been moved forward so as to coincide with the school fall break. Visitors to Copenhagen during mid-October can thus look forward to the City of Copenhagen’s annual Night of Culture, followed...

Part of Copenhagen’s charm comes from its ability to revive its old buildings in novel ways, while producing innovative new design in an architectural mix that remains true to the city’s spirit. Often visionary but never reaching too high, Copenhagen’s architecture shows us that timeless...

Vor Frelsers Kirke, or the Church of our Saviour, towers over Copenhagen’s Christianshavn district with its golden domed spiral spire, overshadowing the city’s cathedral, the inner-city Vor Frue Kirke as its best-known religious landmark. The church’s fascinating spire—added to the church much...