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Copenhagen might make the perfect destination for a city break, but what if you had to squeeze the entire experience into a six-hour stopover between flights, or opted to spend a similar amount of time stretching your legs during a trans-European train journey? Alternatively, it could be you've find yourself with a day in the city as part of a cruise package - how can you find enough to do to fill six hours, without straying too far from your transport hub?
With these three hubs located in quite seperate areas of the city, we've found a number of suggestions for each one - all within a 10-minute walk or Metro journey from the hub you need to return to.
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STOPOVER BETWEEN FLIGHTS
Take the Metro seven stops to Christianshavns Torv for a tour of the picturesque Christianshavn neighborhood, to enjoy its canals and old painted houses that cluster around the water. Even with the extra expenses, enjoying a meal in a local cafe like Luna's Diner will no doubt cost less than the prices inside Copenhagen's Airport, and the neighborhood atmosphere and the view is completely free. If you have time, check out the twisting...read more
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Christianshavn
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- Christianshavn
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This attractive neighborhood is characterised by its network of canals and the brightly-painted houses clustered around them, many of which date back to the 1600s. Christianshavn was originally settled by Dutch workers who were brought to Copenhagen to work on nearby Slotsholmen on the orders of King Christian IV; reclaimed marshland just over the water became their home, and Christianshavn-'Christian's Harbor' took on the look of a miniature Amsterdam. While it became one of the city's poorest quarters during the 1800s and early 1900s, the 1990s saw a dramatic change, as Christianshavn became one of the most fashionable areas of Copenhagen to live in.
Christianshavn is pleasant to just wander around; specific attractions include the twisting spire of Vor Frelsers Kirke and the naval Orlogsmuseet. This upmarket neighborhood also has some of the city's best restaurants, including world-famous noma and expensive Italian Era Ora. read more -
Luna's diner
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- +45 3254 2000
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- Sankt Annæ Gade 5
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Between the bright yellow walls of Luna you can enjoy a cappucino or café au lait for only DKK17. Vor frelsers Kirke church with its impressive spires, a must for all visitors to Copenhagen, is close by.The French-inspired menu will satisfy most and there is a selection of wines and alcoholic drinks as well. For dessert try the homemade Petit Fours, parfaits or if you want to keep it Danish, try pancakes with ice cream.
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Vor Frelsers Kirke
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- +45 3257 2798
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- Skt. Annægade 29
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The architect of the 1752 staircase of the "Church of Our Savior" was Laurids de Thurah. A legend still persists about him. It is said that he constructed the staircase encircling the building the wrong way. Climbing to the top, and belatedly realizing what he'd done, he jumped to his death. A good story, but it's not true. According to more reliable reports, he died poverty-stricken in his sleep in his own bed in 1759. The green-and-gold tower of this Gothic structure is a Copenhagen landmark, dominating the Christianshavn area. Inside, view the splendid baroque altar, richly adorned with a romp of cherubs and other figures. There are also a lovely font and an immense three-story organ from 1698. Four hundred vertigo-inducing steps will take you to the top, where you'll see a gilded figure of Christ standing on a globe, and a panoramic view of the city. Warning: Those steps grow narrower as they reach the pinnacle.
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Orlogsmuseet
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- +45 3311 6037
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- Overgaden Oven Vandet 58
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Do you ever lie awake at night wondering what happened to the propeller from the German U-boat that sank the Lusitania? Look no further: It's here at this former naval hospital in Søkvasthuset, opening onto the Christianshavn Kanal. That's not all that's here, as you can follow the history of Denmark, a maritime nation, through the exhibits of its royal navy. Although there are a lot of artifacts that won't interest you, many will. More than 300 model ships, many based on designs that date from as early as 1500, are on view, and some of them were designed and constructed by naval engineers, serving as prototypes for the construction of actual ships that ventured into the cold, dark waters of the North Sea. The models are wide ranging -- some are fully "dressed," with working sails, whereas others are cross-sectional with their frames outlined. You get a vast array of other naval artifacts too, including an intriguing collection of figureheads, some of which are artworks themselves. For us, nothing is as glamorous or splendid as an ornate state barge from 1780.
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STOPOVER BETWEEN TRAINS
Check your bags in at one of the left luggage boxes in the Central Train Station and make your way onto Vesterbrogade, heading away from the city center. If you're in the city early, Cafe Obelix on Vesterbro Torv is open from 08.30am; otherwise Floras Cafe is a little closer, at no.16, and open from 10am. After you've filled up, check out Copenhagen through the ages at Københavns Bymuseum (the City Museum) or take a walk around the southern-most...read more
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Hovedbanegården
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- +45 7013 1415
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- Banegårdspladsen 4
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The Grand Central Station (Hovedbanegården) is the center for all train traffic in Copenhagen as well as Denmark. From Central Station, you are able to travel to the forest as well as the beaches with the S-train. You will also find departures to most of the bigger cities of Europe, on ordinary trains. In 1911, the Central Station moved to its present location on Vesterbrogade, just across the road from Tivoli. The man behind this grand building was DSB's chief architect Henrik Wench. At the beginning of the 1990s, several fancy shops and cafés opened up in the arrival and departure hall, which lead to the creation of the shopping center Hovedbanen. The ambience is very relaxed at Central Station, at any time of the day or year, with all kinds of people. Even the Royal Family have their own apartment at the Central Station, where th! ey wait for their train to depart. There is a clock just inside the entrance; many people make arrangements to meet 'under the clock'.
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Cafe Obelix
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- +45 3331 3414
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- Vesterbro Torv, Vesterbrogade 53
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Cafe Obelix is a long established neighborhood cafe on the lively Vesterbro Torv square, at the heart of Vesterbrogade's shops and cafes, located in a 150 year-old building. While children are welcome during the day and the weekend brunch buffet is among the cheapest in Copenhagen, later Obelix tempts the students with a wide range of bottled imported beers, discounts for those with student cards and the cafe's daily 'happy hour' from 4pm-7pm offering cheap draught lager.
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Floras Cafe
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- +45 3323 0902
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- Vesterbrogade 16
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Floras has a great location, just 500 meters from the Central Train Station on the busy thoroughfare of Vesterbrogade. It's also popular with families, as its simple menu offers an extensive brunch from 10am, and the large windowed doors mean prams can easily be kept close by. In the summer, the doors are opened onto the street for outside dining. For evening diners looking for more substantial fare, Floras also offer a steakhouse in the same premises.
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Københavns Museum - Museum of Copenhagen
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- +45 3321 0772
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- Vesterbrogade 59
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Located in the grand surroundings of an old shooting lodge, the city museum holds a number of locally-focused exhibits that chart the changes in Copenhagen both physically and socially. These include a walk from the western suburbs into the city center and through time, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Kids will be fascinated by finding themselves, as well as where they're staying, on the large model city outside the entrance on Vesterbrogade. The museum is open every day and is free for under-18s and for everyone on Fridays.
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The Lakes
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- +45 7022 2442 (Tourist Information)
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- Skt. Jørgens Sø/ Peblinge Sø/ Sortedams Sø
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The Lakes - or Søerne in Danish - are one of Copenhagen's most important recreational areas, and frame the city center's land-locked borders as they curve around the western side of the Indre By. Ringed by paths popular with joggers, dogwalkers and runners, the three lakes are individually called Sankt Jørgens Sø (at the Vesterbro end, next to the Planetarium), Peblinge Sø (which you cross to reach Nørrebrogade) and Sortedams Sø, at the Østerbro end. Although the Lakes are in fact man-made, they do date back as far as the 16th century - created first as fortifications for the city and later maintained as reservoirs. Ducks, swans and herons can often be seen on the small islands or amongst the reeds on the shoreline, and the Lakes are equally beautiful in wintertime, when they usually freeze over. In summer, the numerous restaurants and cafes situated around all the Lakes are extremely popular thanks to the pleasant outside seating.
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