Design Hotels

Many hotels in Copenhagen have lately started focusing on design. The Mexican design collective and Arne Jacobsen have contributed to make your stay an unusual design experience. We have listed some hotels that offers exciting hotel rooms:
*Hotel Fox
*DANHOSTEL Copenhagen City
*First Hotel Skt. Petri
*First Hotel Twentyseven
*Radisson Blu Royal Hotel
*The Square Hotel

Visit The Theatre

Copenhagen has a lot of theatres that offers everything from childrens theatre to interpretations of Shakespeare. The plays takes place in old factories as well as in modern buildings. Whatever you're interested in Copenhagen will fulfil your wishes. Learn more about the following theatres:
*Det Kongelige teater - Operaen
*Betty Nansen Teatret
*Bådteatret
*Det Ny Teater
*Nørrebro Teater
*Gasværket
*Kaleidoskop - K1
*Zeppelin Teatret

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Luxurious Second Hand

Copenhagen offers several second hand shops, and it's not the ordinary assortment you'll find in these shops. There's a growing demand for luxurious vintage, and since the prices are low everyone can afford a handbag by Chanel or a Dior. Check out these luxurious vintage shops:
*Glam
*Ca Roule Ma Poule
*Cocobell
*Copenhagen Treasure
*Greibe og Kumari
*Haberdash
*Muda nashi

Copenhagen's cultural life

Copenhagen offers world-class culture and entertainment all the year round. Here are a few tips!
*Tycho Brahe Planetarium shows 3D films
*Enjoy opera, ballet and theatre at Det Kongelige teater - Gamle Scene
*Be a secret agent for a day at Experimentarium
*See exciting designs at Dansk Design Center
*Experience prominent contemporary art at Louisiana

Copenhagen from the waterfront

Since Copenhagen is surrounded by water, a guided tour by boat is a perfect way to experience the city and see many of the famous sights. Søerne (=the lakes) is originally old embankments which was to protect Copenhagen from the west and east.

A tour with the tourist boats

DFDS Canal Tours offers guided tours from Gammel Strand and Nyhavn every 30 minutes in summertime, and on Saturdays in the winter. A tour lasts for 1 hour and costs 60 DKK. They also arrange jazz tours, stand-up evenings and romantic dinners and lunches at sea. See their homepage for time schedules and information on prices.
Nettobådene also gives guided tours and is only 30 DKK for a one hour tours. From March through October they depart 2-5 times per hour from Kronomertrappen at Holmens Kirke (= Holmen’s Church) or from Nyhavn.

By kayak or a bus on water

If you want to be a bit more active, you may rent a kayak. Every day from May to October you can paddle with professional instructors, which guides you around Christianshavn’s canals and the dock. The tours last for about 1-5-3 hours and include a drink stop at one of the many cosy cafes in Christianshavn. The tours depart from Strandvejen 50.
If you want to decide the route yourself or don’t wish to have a guided tour, you can go with Havnebussen , which is a bus on water, and take route no. 901-903. This goes from Nyhavn and stops by the city centre, Trekroner, the Opera or by the large shopping mall, Fisketorvet. You can get on and off the bus at any one of the stops- a single ticket costs 35 DKK and a day ticket 50 DKK.

Published 2008-12-01 13:15