Copenhagen: an itinerary

If you saw my Stockholm itinerary, I didn’t stop my tour of Scandinavia there! I went onto what has now potentially become my favourite city in Europe - COPENHAGEN! So here are my recommendations

*Note: Things I researched but didn’t end up doing are denoted with a `` (asterisk)*

Accommodation

I stayed at the Copenhagen Marriott hotel and it was perfectly located and all the rooms were great as well - great condition and spacious!

Activities

• Free Walking tour of Copenhagen

• Sights to walk past

  • Little Mermaid statue

  • Amalienborg

  • Frederik's Church

  • Nyhavn

  • The King's New Square

  • Strøget

  • Copenhagen City Hall

  • Krøyer's Square

  • Botanical Garden*

  • Det Kgl. Bibliotek, The Royal Library*

  • The Round Tower*

  • CopenHill*

  • CopenHot*

  • butchersheat*

• Museums

  • Rosenborg Castle - not worth it to just see the Danish royal jewels

  • Design museum - SO WORTH IT!

  • Carlsberg byen and Carlsberg Brewery museum*

  • National Museum of Denmark*

  • Danish Architecture Center*

• Tivoli - spend a lovely day here being inspired like Walt Disney to create the Disney amusement parks.

• Research

  • https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/10-best-museums-in-copenhagen

  • https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-things-to-do-in-copenhagen

  • https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-shops-in-copenhagen

Food

• Meals

  • Sticks n Sushi - yes the Danish love sushi and know how to do it well!

  • Joe and the Juice - yes it is a Danish brand that you can get elsewhere but just get it!

  • Gasoline Grill - I don’t like burgers but this place changed my mind!

  • Apotek 57 - Danish morning plates are great and have something for everyone - bread, whipped butter, cheese, jam, eggs

  • Atelier September - more whipped butter - mmmm!

  • Poulette

  • Organic Hot Dog Stand - the Danish love their hot dogs! And I love their hot dogs too! They have all different meat options and vegan and vegetarian options too!

  • POPL*

  • Delphine*

  • La Banchina* - only in the summer months

• Bakeries - go there for an afternoon treat

  • Andersen & Maillard - get all pastries!

  • Hart Bageri - from the people at NOMA - mmmm!!

  • La Glace*

  • Skt. Peders Bageri*

  • Karamelleriet*

  • Lille Bakery*

Shopping

• Danish brands

  • Studio Arhoj for ceramics

  • Boii studio for lovely GANNI inspired clothes for cheaper!

  • HAY House for all your Danish home needs

  • Flying tiger for party supplies plenty

  • Ganni - expensive but good for browsing

  • Sui Ava - hair accessories

  • Tage Andersen* for home decor

  • By Malene Birger - expensive but good for browsing

  • Royal Copenhagen for traditional Danish blue delft

  • Mads Nørgaard

• Department stores

  • ILLUM

  • Magasin du Nord

• Second hand stores

  • Collectors cage