2-Hour Walking Introduction to Copenhagen and its Main Sights

Let's take you for a walk that covers all the historic highlights of Scandinavia's largest and most facinating city. You will see the Royal Palace, parlament, Nyhavn and all the other world famous sights. You will learn the history of how Copenhagen was founded to protect trade routes, how it became the largest city in Scandinavia and how it works today. Our guides are friendly, funny and knowledgeable locals that are fluent in English. The walk is 3 kilometers (=1.8 US miles) and we pass by all the most important and interesting places in Copenhagen. When the walk is over you can either go back to your hotel. Or you can go for a canal tour and a drink in Nyhavn. Or walk to Rosenborg Palace to see the Crown Jewels. Whatever you want to do, the guide will suggest a route and provide you with a map so you can get the most out of your day also after the walk.

Itinerary

1. The center of the city and the place where Danes gather in the hundreds of thousands to celebrate when we win a large sporting event or a war. (10 min)
2. The impressive city hall built in 1905 is the house of the administration of the city of Copenhagen
3. Tivoli Gardens is famous as one of the most beautiful amusement parks in the world and probably the only one that is located in the middle of a big city
4. The World's longest pedestrian shopping street
5. The equestrian statue of the bishop who founded Copenhagen in 1189.
6. The parlament of Denmark, the supreme court and the prime minister all reside in this huge palace. From this spot you will also have all the ministries, the central bank and many other interesting buildings pointed out. Copenhagen was founded here and the guide will tell the story. (10 min)
7. The enormous brick building built i 1618 located in the harbour. We stop here for an elaboration of how the harbour served as navy base in the Renaissance (10 min)
8. The old stock exchange from the early 1600s is a remarkable building with a tower made up of tails from three dragons
9. This church from the 1500s is where prime ministers are buried and Royals are married. We enter the church if it is open (depends on church activities) (6 min)
10. Beautiful square built in the Renaissance and surrounded by impressive buildings from the 1700s. The walk ends here and the guide will tell you how to get back or how to continue exploring the city by walking to Nyhav (New Harbour), The Royal Amalienborg Palace and The Little Mermaid. (10 min)
11. The iconic "New Harbour" with the colourful houses was dug out in the 1600s by Swedish prisoners of war (10 min)
12. The Royal residence where the King and his family lives in four huge mansions from the mid 1700s. Dramatic fights took place here during World War II (15 min)

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