6 days (5N6D) in the city of Copenhagen gave me a good insight into this beautiful city. Known for its restaurants, bakeries, and sustainable living, this Danish capital is easy to get around
Getting Around
The CPH Card
Select from 72 hours (Euro 108 for adults), 96 hours (Euro 125 for adults), or 120 hours (Euro 142 for adults) and you will have access to free public transport (train, bus, and the metro including to and from the airport), attractions (the list is on the list but this does include all the major attractions including the Tivoli Gardens, Stromma Canal Tours, The Arken Museum and the Amalienborg. I purchased the 72-hour card and planned all my museum visits in those 3 days. The Canal tour is worth fitting in too.
CPH website link here
Taxis
Taxis are expensive in Copenhagen but efficient and the drivers friendly. Payment can be made via Credit Card. Uber isn’t available but they have their own Danish taxi app which your hotel will give you. I used Dantaxi. A friend recommended Taxa 4 x 35 but I didn’t find them as efficient. Dantaxi works exactly like Uber/Grab. Their taxis are electric, clean, and comfortable.
Dantaxi website link here.
Accommodation
There are many hotels to choose from in Copenhagen. I chose the Nobis Hotel which is part of the Marriott Bonvoy group. Housed in the former Conservatory of Music that was built in 1902, the hotel is within walking distance from the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen Central Station, and the glorious Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum.
As this is a restored building from the early 19th Century, do expect the rooms to be of different sizes. Swedish architect Gert Wingardh was involved in the interior design.
The Superior room stands at 194 sq ft whilst the Deluxe room stands at 237 sq ft. I opted for the Deluxe room. My room was on the ground level which meant I could hear the traffic quite clearly as well as the pedestrians. If you are booking the Deluxe room perhaps you can request for one that isn’t facing the road.
Nobis Hotel
Niels Brocks Gade 1, 1574 København, Denmark
Attractions
Museums :
Arken Museum of Modern Art
I visited the Arken Museum of Modern Art located in Ishoj. It was a 30-minute train and bus ride away but well worth the visit. You get out of the city and get to see the vastness of the country. The museum houses a collection of Scandinavian contemporary art. Allow yourself half a day.
Arken Museum of Modern Art
Skovvej 100, 2635 Ishøj, Denmark
10AM – 5PM
Copenhagen Contemporary (CC)
If you are having dinner at the Alchemist restaurant, go a little ahead of time to visit the Copenhagen Contemporary (CC). The Copenhagen Contemporary is located just a minute away from the Alchemist. It occupies the former B&W welding hall. Allow yourself an hour, it’s not a very large museum.
Ny Carlsberg Glypoteteket
Copenhagen Contemporary
Refshalevej 173A, 1432 København, Denmark
11AM – 6PM
The Ny Carlsberg Glypoteteket is located just across from the Nobis hotel. This private museum that was founded by the brewer Carl Jacobsen is filled with works of art from Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Danish and French art is also on exhibition. Head to the rooftop to ensure the view of the city and sit in the Winter Garden to enjoy the atmosphere. Depending on how much you reading you do per exhibit allow for at least 2 hours if not more.
Ny Carlsberg Glypoteteket
Dantes Plads 7, 1556 København, Denmark
10AM – 5PM
Family Fun
Tivoli Gardens
No visit to Copenhagen is complete without a visit to the Tivoli Gardens. I am not one for rides but I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. The gardens are beautiful and there are lovely shops where you can pick up a gift and a great food hall for you to grab a meal.
I went at dusk and sat to listen to a live band that was performing on the main stage before heading to the food hall for dinner.
Tivoli Gardens
Vesterbrogade 3, 1630 København V, Denmark
10AM – 110PM
City Sightseeing Bus Tours
When I had exhausted my 72-hour CPH card, I booked myself on the Copenhagen Hop-On Hop-Off bus. This gave me a good geographical approach to the city and covered all the main city attractions. Picking up the bus from Nyhavn, I was taken through the Palace grounds to the famous Little Mermaid Statue (it is quite a walk otherwise) and to the district of Christiania. Christiania was established by squatters on the site of a former military base and here the residents have created their own community. Just be aware that the use of photography is not always welcomed and that there is marijuana in use.
With both the City Sightseeing Bus Tour and the CPH card I had it pretty much covered.
City Sightseeing Bus Tour
Ved Stranden 14, 1202 København, Denmark
9:30AM – 6PM
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