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Denmark Highlights

Copenhagen's design culture, Viking history and the world's happiest people

Denmark is consistently ranked the world's happiest country — and Copenhagen is one of the world's most liveable, design-conscious, and gastronomically exciting cities. The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, the fairy-tale castles of North Zealand, the wild beaches of Jutland, and the extraordinary New Nordic cuisine of Copenhagen's restaurants make Denmark a destination of surprising depth.

Top Denmark Highlights to Visit

Handpicked destinations for the ultimate denmark highlights experience

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen Design & Culture

The world's most design-conscious city — architecture, food, and cycling culture

Copenhagen is one of the world's most exciting and liveable cities — a compact, cycle-friendly capital of extraordinary design, architecture, and gastronomy. The Designmuseum Danmark, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (45 minutes away), the Copenhagen Opera House, and the Black Diamond (Royal Library extension) represent a city that takes design seriously. The New Nordic cuisine movement — led by Noma and its alumni — has made Copenhagen one of the world's great food cities, and the cycling culture (62% of residents cycle to work) gives it a unique energy.

Highlights

The world's most cycle-friendly city — 62% cycle to work
New Nordic cuisine — Copenhagen has more Michelin stars per capita than almost any city
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art — one of Europe's finest
The Copenhagen Opera House and the Black Diamond
Tivoli Gardens — the world's second-oldest amusement park (1843)

Things to Do

Cycle the city on a hire bike
Visit the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Eat at a New Nordic restaurant
Explore Nyhavn and the canal district
Visit Tivoli Gardens

Practical Info

Best Time to Visit

May–September; December for the Christmas markets

Recommended Duration

3–5 days

Typical Cost

Expensive; budget DKK 800–1,200/day (£90–135)

Travel Tips

·Fly direct from London to Copenhagen (2 hours)
·The Copenhagen Card covers transport and most museums
·Hire a bike — the city is flat and cycling is the best way to explore
·Book restaurants well in advance — the best fill up months ahead

Nearby Attractions

RoskildeKronborg CastleLouisiana MuseumMalmö (Sweden)Helsingør

Helsingør, North Zealand, Denmark

Kronborg Castle (Hamlet's Castle)

Shakespeare's Elsinore — the Renaissance castle that inspired Hamlet

Kronborg Castle in Helsingør is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe — a UNESCO World Heritage Site that Shakespeare immortalised as Elsinore in Hamlet. Built in the 1420s and rebuilt in its current Renaissance form in 1585, the castle guards the narrow strait between Denmark and Sweden and was the most important fortress in Northern Europe for 200 years. The Great Hall (the largest in Northern Europe at the time), the casemates (where the legendary Holger Danske sleeps), and the views across the Øresund Strait to Sweden make it one of Denmark's finest attractions.