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TRAVEL TO DREAM DESTINATIONS WITH ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME
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NYHAVN (NEW HARBOR), COPENHAGEN.
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Copenhagen, Denmark's capital city in all senses,
is at once lively, lovely, laid-back, and
luxurious. With one of the world's highest standards of
living, one in three Danes lives in greater Copenhagen. Its wealth and
commitment to social planning have placed Copenhagen among the world's
most livable and environmentally responsible urban areas. The city is served by a
modern rail, bus, and metro network, taking much commuter pressure off
the city's roadways. Despite its cool, wet, Scandinavian climate,
one-third of Copenhagen's workers commute to work by bicycle. Free bikes
and dedicated cycleways invite visitors to explore Copenhagen on two
wheels. And there is much to see in this royal city packed with parks
and palaces, pedestrian zones, playgrounds, and posh restaurants.
Outside of Copenhagen
comfortable day-trips by car or rail put the folk history and modern,
groundbreaking culture of
Denmark's largest island, Zealand
within easy reach: Viking festivals,
Hamlet's Castle, mid-summer parades, glittering city shopping malls, and
thatched-roof restaurants.
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Landmark Attractions in Copenhagen:
Colorful Nyhavn
harbor with its trendy shops and cafés; Canal boat tours ply the harbor so clean
it's swimmable; the iconic Little Mermaid statue; the 17th century Round Tower
astronomic observatory; the futuristic Tycho Brahe
Planetarium; the 18th century Amalienborg Palace, home of Danish Royal Family;
Christiansborg Palace, the Danish governmental center; Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square); Tivoli
Gardens, the world's (& Denmark's) second oldest amusement park; mile-long Strøget,
Europe's biggest pedestrian street with over 1 million square feet of
shopping; The Royal Danish Theater and
The Royal Danish Ballet; numerous
museums, especially the Ny Carlsberg |
DISTRACTIONS IN
COPENHAGEN:
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AMALIENBORG PALACE
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Photo Nicolai Perjesi
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blue Viking ON THE STRØGET
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the daily commute
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rosenborg castle gardens
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jazz fest at nyhavn
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Photo Henrik Stenberg
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the royal ballet
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ROYAL PALACE GUARDS
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Photo Bob Krist
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skating at Kongens Nytorv
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tivoli GARDENS kids
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| Glyptotek art museum (free admission
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the National Museum of Denmark (free admission everyday); and the 17th
century renaissance Rosenborg Castle and its broad, landscaped park,
Kongens Have Gardens. |
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DISTRACTIONS IN
eastern Denmark:
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SUNRISE AT MØNS KLINT
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ROSKILDE: THE OLD BAKESHOP
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MEDIEVAL CENTER KNIGHT
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12th century Roskilde cathedral
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dragØr harbor,
zealand
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Photo Dirch Jansen © VisitDenmark
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traditional inn, roskilde
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FREDERIKSBORG PALACE
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Photo Klaus Bentzen
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VIKING ship, ROSKILDE FJORD
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copenhagen's TUBORG BEER
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Visitors' Attractions in Roskilde: Roskilde — the medieval capital of
Denmark — is a historic Zealand town 30-45 minutes west of Copenhagen with
numerous attractions but especially 12th century
Roskilde Cathedral, (site of Danish coronations and 1,000 years of royal tombs),
and the important Viking Ship Museum, where much scientific research into the
Viking Age is carried out. A few minutes west of Roskilde is the elegant 18th
century Ledreborg Palace, open daily to visitors despite still being occupied by
the same family that built it. Just beyond the palace's grounds is the Land of
Legends (Sagnlandet Lejre) an archeological theme park/research center that
studies Danish life during the Stone Age, the Iron Age, the Viking Age, and the
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Attractions
elsewhere in Eastern Denmark:
Castles and palaces dot Zealand. Among the more important are the former royal
Frederiksborg Palace (now Denmark's Museum of National History) at
Hillerød, and Kronborg Castle (Shakespeare's Hamlet's "Elsinore") in
Helsingør on Zealand's northeastern coast. Both are reachable as easy
day-trips by car or rail from Copenhagen. Other museums (like the
Medieval Center on the island of Lolland), grand houses, quaint villages,
fishing villages, pretty farms, dramatic sea cliffs (like the remarkable
Møns Klint on the east coast of Møn island),
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and challenging golf courses are scattered
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throughout Zealand and the smaller neighboring islands of Eastern
Denmark.
Our Lodgings: Ideally located hotels
close to Nyhavn and the Kongens Nytorv metro stop in
central Copenhagen and in the center of
pretty Roskilde. All are close to transportation, shops, restaurants and services.
Home At First's hotel in central Roskilde fronts the main street
pedestrian mall and is a short walk from Roskilde Cathedral, the Viking
Ship Museum, and the train station. Guests without cars can stay in
Copenhagen or Roskilde and take advantage of excellent public
transportation. |
LODGINGS IN
COPENHAGEN & ROSKILDE:
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HOTELS ALONG & NEAR TRENDY NYHAVN IN CENTRAL COPENHAGEN
Photo Jørgen Schytte © VisitDenmark
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our hotel along the pedestrian mall in
historic roskilde |
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getting here & getting around:
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copenhagen airport arrivals hall
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Øresund bridge
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Photo Henrik Stenberg
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Roskilde RAIL station & GIANT JARS
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FREE CITY BIKES AT NYHAVN
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copenhagen water bus
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ALL ABOARD (with bikes!) AT COPENHAGEN CENTRAL STATION
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Getting to/from the Region:
International Flights to/from Copenhagen Airport; by Rental Car or Train
via the Øresund Bridge connecting Zealand (at Copenhagen) with southern
SWEDEN,
and via the Great Belt Bridge connecting Zealand with Funen (CENTRAL
DENMARK).
Getting around Roskilde: Roskilde,
despite being Zealand's second largest municipality, is both small and walkable. Frequent
train service connects Roskilde with Copenhagen (20 minutes) and the Copenhagen Airport
(30 minutes). Visitors coming to Roskilde by car can use their rental cars to tour the
region. But we recommend using the rail system to travel in and out of Copenhagen from
Roskilde.
Getting around
Copenhagen: Central |
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Copenhagen is
very walkable, but getting |
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parts of the city will require visitors to use its subway, buses, and
trams. Copenhagen streets are narrow and convoluted, and there is
minimal parking. We do not recommend that guests use their rental cars
in Copenhagen. However, by using the expanding lines of Copenhagen's
rail and metro systems, the CityBike free bike rental system (usable
inside the city core only), and the innovative water bus/taxi system,
Copenhagen is easily explored without needing a car. |
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Getting around outside of
Copenhagen: Visitors can tour parts of the region by
rail, bus, and boat, but because scheduled services are relatively infrequent these are
best for specific sightseeing trips only. Except for those destinations served
by Danish Rail, excursions outside of Copenhagen are better reached by rental car,
permitting far greater flexibility and independence for touring the Danish countryside especially for
those wanting to stop and enjoy the scenery, and explore small, out-of-the-way places.
Those wishing to travel by public transportation only will be happy to
know that Copenhagen International Airport is connected conveniently to
Home At First's lodging sites in downtown Copenhagen (by metro subway)
and in Roskilde, Zealand, by train. |
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