Strøget - pedestrian street

Strøget is the world's longest pedestrian street.

Copenhagen's largest shopping area is centered around Strøget in the heart of the city. Strøget is the world's longest pedestrian street with a wealth of shops, from budget-friendly chains to some of the world's most expensive brands. The stretch is 1.1 kilometers long and runs from City Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) to Kongens Nytorv. Strøget is a nickname from the 1800s and covers the streets Frederiksberggade, Nygade, Vimmelskaftet and Østergade and Nytorv square, Gammeltorv Square and Amagertorv Square. The stretch was originally called Routen, and it was not before 1962 and in the years after it was converted to a pedestrian street.

Shopping on Strøget

Strøget is most famous for shopping. Big international brands like Prada, Max Mara, Louis Vuitton, Cerutti, Mulberry, Chanel, Marlboro, Karen Millen, Hermès and Boss are represented at the end of the street facing up to Kongens Nytorv. If your budget is more limited, you can continue along Strøget down towards City Hall Square, where you find shops like Hennes and Mauritz, Vero Moda, Bik Bok, Only, Vila, and Bianco shoes.

Shop opening hours

Shop opening hours vary from place to place, but typically the shops are open from Monday - Thursday. 10:00 - 18:00, Friday from 10:00 - 19:00 and Saturday from 10:00 - 16:00. Many shops are also open on the first Sunday of each month from 10:00 - 16:00.

Sights along Strøget

However, Strøget is not just shopping. Look up and down the side streets during your shopping spree, and you will see several of Copenhagen's beautiful sights and attractions, such as Helligåndskirken, often with a book sale outside, Church of Our Lady (Vor Frue Kirke), where Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary were married, behind Gammeltorv Square, the court house at Nytorv Square, the Stork Fountain (Storkespringvandet) at Amagertorv Square and Nikolaj Church nearby. From Amagertorv you can also see across the canal to Christiansborg Palace, where parliament sits. And do not forget City Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) itself with Copenhagen City Hall Tower and beautiful Kongens Nytorv Square with The Royal Danish Theatre and Nyhavn in the other end of Strøget.

Buskers and street performers

Strøget is a popular hangout for the city's buskers and street performers. Especially at Amagertorv Square you can often see performances by, among other things, acrobats, magicians and musicians. In the end of the street adjacent to City Hall Square you should be wary of con artists who make money on games in which they ask passers-by to guess the whereabouts of a ball under one of three cups.