Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark and the country's largest city.

Copenhagen is the seat of the national parliament, the government, and the monarchy. Copenhagen is one of the largest cities of the Nordic countries. With the building of the Oresund bridge it is now the center of the Danish-Swedish metropolitan area Øresundsregionen. This is the largest in Scandinavia, with over 3,5 million inhabitants.

The original designation for the city, from which the contemporary Danish name is derived, was Kjøbmandehavn, "merchants' harbor". The English name for the city is derived from its Low German name, Kopenhagen. The element hafnium is named after the city's Latin name, Hafnia.

Hans Christian Andersen wrote a fairy tale about her, Disney produced the movie, and Copenhagen maintains a statue in her honour.
The Little Mermaid continues to be the most popular tourist attraction in Denmark and one of the most photographed statues in the world.
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale
In 1909 the founder of Carlsberg, Brewer Carl Jacobsen attended Hans Beck's and Fini Henriques' ballet 'The Little Mermaid' based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale by the same name.
Deeply impressed by this performance the brewer asked sculptor Edvard Eriksen (1876-1958) to create a sculpture. The bronze statue was unveiled at Langelinie on 23 August 1913 as a donation from Brewer Jacobsen to the City of Copenhagen

Tivoli Gardens, the highly popular amusement park, is usually top of everyone's list of places to visit. Founded in 1843 it is a beautiful, romantic park with lanterns in the trees that create a unique atmosphere. It has a wealth of high-class restaurants and stages for music and theatre.
Top attraction in Copenhagen
Few minutes walk from the City Hall Square in the centre of Copenhagen, you will find Tivoli, no doubt among the top ten attractions in Copenhagen. Traditions in the form of an original pantomime theatre dating back to 1874, and brand new thrilling rides such as The Deamon a three-loop roller coaster, The Golden Tower with a fabulous view and a very fast drop! The Monsoon - may the G-force be with you! and many more.
Rock concerts on open air stage
Old and young alike will find entertainment - rock concerts every Friday on the open air stage and classical music, ballet and international performances at the Tivoli Concert Hall with a gigantic aquarium forming the back wall of the foyer. Tivoli is unique, old, traidtional as well as new and innovative.
Tivoli still offers everything a tourist may desire from a fairytale garden: 32 restaurants, 26 amusements, 400.000 flowers, 110.000 lamps, 150 concerts, artiste shows, Tivoli Boys Guard and international stars.

Amalienborg Palace, the royal couple's winter residence, is a major architectural work and probably the most outstanding piece of Rococo architecture in Denmark.
Amalienborg comprises four palaces and was originally conceived as town mansions for families of the nobility at the beginning of the 1750s.
In 1794, after the fire at Christiansborg Castle, the mansions came into the possession of the Royal Family. At Amalienborg Palace the Royal Guard is on duty for 24 hours. The relief takes place every day at 12 o'clock noon.

Museum for all of Denmark
The National Museum is Denmark's largest museum of cultural history. The museum's main domicile is a classical 18th century mansion just a stone's throw from 'Strøget' at the center of Copenhagen.
The National Museum is the museum for all Denmark, where you can follow the history of the Danes right down to the present day. And you can get around the world from Greenland to South America.
Guides, Sight and Sound
The museum's do-it-yourself guides only take an hour, and make it easy to get an overview of the 10.000 square metre exhibition area. So take a free do-it-yourself guide from the Information and find your way around the museum more easily.
The National Museum's audio guide in both English and Danish is a transportable CD player with headphones. The museum also has equipment to magnify both exhibits and texts for the partially sighted. OBS!  Danish Prehistory is momentarily closed and will reopen to the public in 2008

Statens Museum for Kunst, the Danish national gallery, is the only place in Denmark which features 700 years of Western art and cultural history under one roof.
The museum houses a large collection of Danish and international paintings, sculptures, drawings, and installations.
The museum is located in central Copenhagen near the Nørreport and Østerport stations, a short walk from the Castle of Rosenborg and the Botanical Gardens.

Copenhagen's largest shopping area is centred on Europe's longest pedestrian shopping street, Strøget, and the streets that surround it.
Strøget is Denmark's premier shopping street. International titans like Prada, Max Mara, Louis Vuitton, Cerutti, Mulberry, Chanel, Marlboro, Karen Millen, Hermès and Boss are represented at the Kgs. Nytorv end of Strøget, but if you are shopping on a budget, head further down the pedestrian street, where you will find excellent value clothes in shops like Hennes & Mauritz.
Strøget is also a popular venue for street performers.

A tour on the old canals is one of the biggest tourist attractions and an experience you should not miss. The boats take you through all parts of the old city and pass many of the most famous sights.
Canal Tours
A 60-minute guided tour of the harbour and the canals.
The Netto Boats
A 60-minute guided tour of the harbour and the canals.
The Water Bus
Hop-on hop-off (without guides). The water bus sails along and between the coasts of the water separating the two islands of Sealand and Amager and is a good choice for a visit to Holmen or other places.

The Round Tower was built on the initiative of King Christian IV (1588-1648). The tower was the first stage of the Trinitatis complex, which was to gather three important facilities for the scholars of the seventeenth century: an astronomical observatory, a student's church and a university library. The tower was completed in 1642.
The Tower is built in the old Latin Quarter and right in the heart of Copenhagen.
The Round Tower is built together with Trinitatis church, which was inaugurated in 1656. In 1728 the church was damaged by a fire and was rebuilt again in 1731. The loft was used as a library for the University.
A 209-metre-long winding passage leads to the platform and the Observatory at the top of the tower from here you have a magnificent view over the old town, house roofs and church towers.

Kronborg Castle is situated on the sea in Elsinore (Helsingør) and in clear weather you can get a clear view of Sweden across the sound.
The Castle was built between 1574- 85 during the reign of King Frederik II to keep and eye on and collect taxes from ships sailing through the narrow sound between Denmark and Sweden. This so-called Øresund-tax was for a long period an important income for Denmark.
The Castle burned down in 1629 but was rebuilt again in 1638. Kronborg contains the 62m-long Knight's Hall - one of the longest halls in Europe - and the famous statue of Holger Danske. Legend says that if Denmark is ever threatened, the stone figure will turn into flesh and blood and rise in defence of the kingdom.

The Viking Ship Museum is located at the foot of Roskilde Fjord beside the Roskilde harbour, approximately 30 kilometres from Copenhagen. In 1962, five Viking ships were rescued and resurrected from the harbour.
The Museum was built to house and reconstruct these vessels. All five ships are vastly different. They were built for different purposes, different waters and by different Viking builders - and they all highlight the scope of Viking shipbuilding.
The museum has outgrown its initial role, and there are now other Nordic boats housed here. There is an artificial island next to the museum which houses archaeological workshops and educational institutions.