tanvach Romantic in Copenhagen Copenhagen, 4 Days Table of contents: Guide Description 2 Itinerary Overview 3 Daily Itineraries 5 Copenhagen Snapshot 13 1 Guide Description AUTHOR NOTE: Whether it’s the Little Mermaid or the Snow Queen, stories come alive in the Danish capital. Copenhagen moves along at its own laidback pace, making it the perfect place for a romantic holiday. We recommend couples stay at 71 Nyhavn, an old hotel at the very end of this harbor strip with excellent sea views. 2 things to do Itinerary Overview restaurants hotels nightlife Day 1 - Copenhagen Orlogsmuseet Copenhagen's maritime museum DAY NOTE: Bring a picnic basket and dine under the trees in Frederiksberg Have Park, where you can hide out in the Chinese pagoda or try boating on the lake. If the park seems a DFDS Canal Tours little crowded, venture into the wilder Søndermarken area and Explore the city from its canals disappear into the atmospheric vaults of Cisternerne’s Museum of Modern Glass Art, where stained glass is certainly not a trend of the past. End the evening in the courtyard of Frederiks Have restaurant, a romantic hideaway just outside the park specializing Day 3 - Copenhagen in Scandinavian cuisine. DAY NOTE: From Nørreport Station, board the no.14 coastal bus which takes around 45 leisurely minutes to travel up the coast 71 Nyhavn Hotel to Klampenborg. Take one of the pony and traps that wait along the bridge here for a romantic ride into the forest at Dyrehaven; Atmospheric four-star hotel perched at the end of the lucky ones may catch a glimpse of the deer that run freely Nyhavn through the former royal hunting grounds. Dine in style at the Frederiksberg Have thatched cottage in the woods, Den Gule Cottage (be sure to Elegant and spacious park gardens reserve beforehand). Cisternerne, Søndermarken Dyrehaven & Bakken The museum of modern glass art Old amusement park in royal forest Frederiks Have Den Gule Cottage Scandinavian cuisine in romantic courtyard Idyllic restaurant up the coast Day 2 - Copenhagen Day 4 - Copenhagen DAY NOTE: After making reservations for the evening’s DAY NOTE: From Nørreport Station, take the E-line of the S- dinner cruise with DSB Canal Tours, visit the charming old train to Hillerød, duration 37 minutes. There are connecting neighborhood of Christianshavn, with its pretty painted houses buses (701, 702 or 703) to Frederiksborgs Slot, a spectacularly perched along the canals. Enjoy a lunch aboard Christianshavns beautiful castle housing a museum and with a splendid Bådudlejning og café, a café on a canal barge, then continue the baroque garden that has been compared to France’s Versailles. maritime theme with a visit to the cute-looking Naval Museum Enjoy a leisurely lunch in the castle restaurant, Leonora. (Orlogsmuseet). Finally, by sure to be waiting at the anchor at the Returning to Copenhagen, cross Nørreport onto the pedestrian top of Nyhavn at 7pm for the DSB Canal Tours dinner cruise, with Købmagergade street, to take an evening walk up the Round food provided by Nyhavn’s Restaurant Gallionen, available on Tower: there are chamber concerts there at 8.30 throughout the Thursdays only. year – check the website for details. For an evening meal, we suggest going Japanese in minimalist sushi restaurant Sakura. Christianshavn Charming and exclusive area of painted houses and Frederiksborg Slot canals Fairy-Tale castle with museum and gardens Vor Frelsers Kirke Church with uniquely twisting gold spire Frederiksborgs Barokhave Baroque Garden From the 1600s Christianshavns Bådudlejning og Cafe Dine on a canal boat Rundetårn Renaissance tower, observatory and art gallery 3 things to do Itinerary Overview restaurants hotels nightlife Sakura Watch the Sushi Chef in Action 4 Day 1 - Copenhagen QUICK NOTE DAY NOTE: Bring a picnic basket and dine under the trees in Frederiksberg Have Park, where you can hide out in the Chinese pagoda or try boating on the lake. If the park seems a little crowded, venture into the wilder Søndermarken area and disappear into the atmospheric vaults of Cisternerne’s Museum of Modern Glass Art, where stained glass is certainly not a trend of the past. End the evening in the courtyard of Frederiks Have restaurant, a romantic hideaway just outside the park specializing in Scandinavian cuisine. contact: 1 71 Nyhavn Hotel tel: +45 3343 6200 fax: +45 3343 6201 http://www.71nyhavnhotel.co DESCRIPTION: 71 Nyhavn Hotel is a four-star luxury hotel on m/ Nyhavn. As a rebuilt storehouse dating from 1804, the hotel had to undergo a total restoration process in 1997. The rooms location: are now furnished with private bathroom/toilet, cable TV, mini- Nyhavn 71 bar, hairdryer and trouser press. Executive rooms also have fax København SK 1051 machines and ironing facilities. The hotel has its own gourmet more photos on Hotels.com restaurant (open until midnight) and a lobby bar (open 24 hours). © wcities.com contact: 2 Frederiksberg Have tel: +45 7022 2442 (Tourist Information) fax: +45 7022 2452 (Tourist OUR LOCAL EXPERT SAYS: Information) Families with young children should hunt down the location: playground area. Frederiksberg Runddel 1 DESCRIPTION: Designed in the romantic style during the Frederiksberg 2000 1700s, Frederiksberg Gardens stretch out from the entrance wcities at the end of Frederiksberg Alle with a glorious view of the central boating lake and the gently sloping lawns, with Frederiksberg Palace standing regally at its top. This Baroque- styled mansion was inspired by Frederik IIII's trips to Italy, and is now a school for military officers. It's usual to see almost- tame herons standing sentry around the lake, and the 200 year-old Chinese pagoda lends a more exotic air to the park. With blankets and baskets, families enjoy long picnics on the lawns, while the children's playground is another popular spot. Frederiksberg Have is neighbor to the wilder recreational area of Søndermarken as well as Copenhagen Zoo, located on Roskildevej. © NileGuide 5 Day 1 - continued... contact: Cisternerne, Søndermarken tel: 3321 9310 www.cisternerne.dk OUR LOCAL EXPERT SAYS: location: Every local child knows that Søndermarken is the city's best Roskildevej 25 sledging spot. Frederiksberg 2000 DESCRIPTION: Though Søndermarken and adjoining Frederiksberg Have were conceived at the same time, Søndermarken is obviously the wilder twin, with patches of dense woodland and a steep hill that fills up with the city's children and their sledges on snowy winter days, and is equally enjoyed in the summertime by dog walkers, joggers and anyone else seeking a break from the bustle of the city. The park's stained glass museum Cisternerne is something of a mystery; like a secret bunker, the Photo courtesy of Bent pyramid-shaped, glass and steel entrance of the museum appears out of Ryberg the trees, taking visitors down into a subterranean world. This permanent exhibition of contemporary stained glass art is housed in an old reservoir and has been cited as one of Europe's most original museums, presenting this unusual art form in a quite unique setting. © NileGuide contact: Frederiks Have tel: 45 3888 3335 fax: 45 3888 3337 DESCRIPTION: This delightfully romantic restaurant on the http://www.frederikshave.dk edge of Frederiksberg Have has a wonderful courtyard dining area and a Scandinavian menu from its Danish and Swedish location: chefs, with particular emphasis on fish dishes. © NileGuide Smallegade 41 Frederiksberg 2000 hours: Photo courtesy of Frederiks Have Mon-Sat midday-2.30pm (lunch) 5pm-9.30pm (dinner) 6 Day 2 - Copenhagen QUICK NOTE DAY NOTE: After making reservations for the evening’s dinner cruise with DSB Canal Tours, visit the charming old neighborhood of Christianshavn, with its pretty painted houses perched along the canals. Enjoy a lunch aboard Christianshavns Bådudlejning og café, a café on a canal barge, then continue the maritime theme with a visit to the cute-looking Naval Museum (Orlogsmuseet). Finally, by sure to be waiting at the anchor at the top of Nyhavn at 7pm for the DSB Canal Tours dinner cruise, with food provided by Nyhavn’s Restaurant Gallionen, available on Thursdays only. location: 1 Christianshavn Christianshavn København 1410 DESCRIPTION: Christianshavn harbour was founded by Christian IV in the area between Slotsholmen and Amager. In the early years the people of the Christianshavn were given freedom from taxes in return for reclaiming the land and building houses on this bit of swampy land outside Copenhagen. The oldest houses, as for example Strandgade . 30, go as far back as 1630. The well-known painters P.S. Krøyer and Wilhelm Hammershøi lived at this address. In the nineteenth century a lot of industry moved into Christianshavn, the most famous factory being Burmeister and Wain (B&W). Today Christianshavn is a very hip place to live. In the summer, a nice, simple life is led along the many canals, especially at Overgaden Oven Vande and Overgaden Neden Vande. Many of the people of Christianshavn have a boat of their own and a mooring for it. Houseboats can also be seen here. Tourists have the opportunity of dicovering this side of Christianshavn by taking a trip with one of the canal tours. © wcities.com contact: 2 Vor Frelsers Kirke tel: +45 3257 2798 fax: +45 3295 3595 http://www.vorfrelserskirke.dk DESCRIPTION: 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 location: that he constructed the staircase encircling the building the wrong way. Skt. Annægade 29 Climbing to the top, and belatedly realizing what he'd done, he jumped København 1416 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.