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We often hear people say “Denmark is the happiest country on Earth,” and this time we visited Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Once known as the “Paris of Northern Europe”, Copenhagen is Denmark's largest port. The houses here are colourful, and you can feel the lively atmosphere as soon as you walk in. On our second day in Copenhagen, today we mainly visited some of the capital's most representative buildings, and then visited a few popular attractions. To review the first day's itinerary, please clickhere.
👀 Day 2 Copenhagen Historic Attractions Itinerary Overview (Google Map, please clickhere)
Torvehallerne Market → City Hall Square → Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek New Carlsberg Museum → Royal Library Garden Royal Library Garden → Børsen Old Stock Exchange → Christiansborg Slot Christiansborg Palace → The Round Tower → Tivoli Gardens Tivoli Gardens
📍 Torvehallerne Market
💡 Location: Nørreport station - 1 minute walk (map requestClick here)
💡 Official website:http://torvehallernekbh.dk
💡 Opening hours: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Mon - Thu)/8:00 PM (Fri)/6:00 PM (Sat - Sun)
The next morning, we went back to one of Torvehallerne Market's restaurants - Hallernes Smorrebrod. Open sandwiches Open sandwiches are a very famous Danish food, and since I saw the food on display at the restaurant yesterday, I've been deeply fascinated! We ordered Smoked Salmon (110 DKK) and Roast Beef (72 DKK). The decorations on both were gorgeous, and the bread underneath was not the same. I personally recommend the smoked salmon flavor, so be sure to try it here!
📍 City Hall Square
💡 Location: Rådhuspladsen station - 1 minute walk/11 minute walk from Torvehallerne Market (map requestClick here)
Copenhagen's City Hall is located on Town Hall Square and is home to the city council and the mayor's office. Since the former city hall was damaged, the current city hall was completed in 1905. You can see the gold-plated statue above the gate and the 105-meter-high bell tower at the rear left. The entire city hall square is bright, facing Copenhagen's famous Tivoli amusement park, and is also at the end of the shopping street. It is one of the must-see attractions for many travelers.
📍 Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek New Carlsberg Art Museum
💡 Location: København H station - 7 minute walk/13 minute walk from City Hall Square (map requestClick here)
💡 Opening hours: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Tue - Sun), 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM (Thu), closed on Mondays
💡 Tickets: 115 DKK for adults | 85 DKK for students | under 18/Free on Tuesdays
The New Carlsberg Art Museum is located next to the Tivoli amusement park. It mainly houses sculpture exhibits, including ancient Egyptian sculptures and modern stone carvings. We were able to see several exquisite sculptures at the main entrance of the museum. In addition to this, the museum also has a diverse collection of works of art. The name comes from the fact that the museum's collection was originally a private collection of the son of the founder of the famous beer brand Carlsberg. If you are interested in art, please go ahead and visit.
📍 Royal Library Garden Royal Library Garden
💡 Location: Gammel Strand station - 5 minute walk/13 minute walk from Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (map requestClick here)
💡 Opening hours: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
The Royal Library Garden is located at the back of the Royal Library. The pool reflects the entire building, and the whole environment is very quiet. In addition, there is also a sculpture by the famous Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. Take a leisurely walk here, take a break between trips, and enjoy the calm atmosphere of the garden.
📍 Børsen Old stock exchange
💡 Location: Gammel Strand Station - 6 minute walk/4 minute walk from Royal Library Garden (map requestClick here)
The old stock exchange was built in 1640 and is the oldest stock exchange in Denmark, so it is listed as a protected building. Back then, Christian IV wanted to turn Copenhagen into a metropolis as a commercial center, so he built a stock exchange here. What's special about this building is its 56-meter-high spiral spire, which looks like the tails of four dragons wrapped around each other.
📍Christiansborg Slot Christiansborg Palace
💡 Location: Gammel Strand station - 3 minute walk/3 minute walk from Børsen (map requestClick here)
💡 Opening hours: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
💡 Tickets: DKK 160 for adults | DKK 140 for students
Christiansborg Palace, formerly known as Copenhagen Castle, is now the headquarters of government bodies - administration, administration of justice, and legislation. It is also the only building in the world that combines three government bodies. Other than that, part of this is the Danish royal family's royal reception room, church, and horse room. The other part was converted into a museum for visitors to view the ruins of a castle pond from the early 12th century.
We happened to see the guards driving into the Imperial Palace in horse-drawn carts when we left, and the road block at the main entrance of the palace was automatically lowered into the horse-drawn carriage, which was very advanced! It can be seen that in addition to retaining its quaint historical architecture, the city has not forgotten to use technology to enhance its facilities.
📍 The Round Tower
💡 Location: Nørreport station - 3 minute walk/10 minute walk from Christiansborg Slot (map requestClick here)
💡 Opening hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Thu - Mon)/9:00 PM (Tue - Wed)
💡 Tickets: DKK 25 for adults | DKK 5 for children
After visiting a few popular attractions, we finally arrived at the first place we visited - the Garden Tower. The tower is 34.8 meters high, and you can enjoy views of Copenhagen from the top of the tower. It was completed in the 17th century to build a church, observatory, and university library for the scholars of the time. As a result, we went through a very long spiral corridor from the bottom of the tower to the top of the tower. At the time, this kind of design was able to transport books by horse-drawn carriage to upper libraries.
From the top of the tower, you can enjoy a 360-degree view of the city of Copenhagen from a height, and see just how long is the longest shopping street in Europe, Strug. Furthermore, the top of the tower is surrounded by railings, so it's quite difficult to take a group photo of this city here!
📍 Tivoli Gardens Tivoli Gardens
💡 Location: København H station - 1 minute walk/14 minute walk from The Round Tower (map requestClick here)
💡 Opening hours: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM (Sun - Thu)/12:00 AM (Fri - Sat)
💡 Tickets: Admission DKK 130 | Admission + Unlimited Attractions 383 DKK | Unlimited Attractions DKK 240
Tivoli Gardens is the second-oldest surviving theme park in the world. It opened in 1843. Currently, the park has more than 30 amusement facilities, 40 restaurants, various shops, cafes, shows, etc. One of the famous attractions here is the Chinese Park, which has quaint traditional Chinese architecture. Very interesting to see in Europe. We arrived just in time for Christmas. The evening lights and simulated snow scene made the whole park have a very festive atmosphere!
🍴 Tivoli Food Hall
There are as many as 40 restaurants in the park, as well as the Tivoli Food Hall, which is reasonably priced. You have to be stamped on the back of your hand by a staff member to enter here, and there are a wide variety of cuisines from around the world. We chose one of the Lobster & Snacks and ordered 2 Classic Lobster Roll Combos (150 DKK) with 2 Apple Cider (45 DKK). Truffle Mayo was really delicious, and the fish in the Lobster Roll surprised us. If you don't dare to come here, you might have to wait a while since every restaurant doesn't have many places!
Today's itinerary was very rich, from various historic buildings in Copenhagen to cityscapes to visiting Europe's ancient theme parks. In just 2 days, I was able to feel the friendliness and kindness of the Danish people. On the third day, we will be visiting Frederiksberg. A full overview of the trip can be viewedThis travelogy.
