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On a rainy day

Let us just admit it: Danish weather can be tricky. It might be the height of the Summer season, but that is not always a guarantee for sun and warm weather. But do not worry – there is still plenty of stuff to do.

Why don’t you check out one of the city’s many day spas and treat yourself to a nice facial?

Rainy days are perfect for a visit to a museum, and several museums have great cafes and restaurants as well. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is not only famous for the art collection, but also for the cakes at the café in the beautiful winter garden.  

Rainy weather is also a great excuse to go shopping. Luckly Copenhagen has several department stores and shopping centres to satisfy every shopping need. 

ARKEN Museum of Modern Art south of Copenhagen shows exhibitions with the greatest, Modernist and contemporary artists.

Gallery for fine art photography. In the high ceiling and well lit galleries a full range of fine art photography is shown, with an equal emphasis on both classic and contemporary artists of both Danish and international origin.

At the Danish Film Institute's in Copenhagen, Cinemateket, you can catch a broad selection of classical and art films, among others short films, and documentaries.

You can also bring your children to see films for free.

Conditori La Glace's famous motto is 'cakes, Art, and Love may ease all discomfort'. Here you can have coffee and cakes as in great-grandmother's time.

Copenhagen Jazzhouse is a creative powerhouse in, Northern Europe, when it comes to live concerts, presenting more than 200 concerts a year, with outstanding contemporary artists and established legends.

After the Friday and Saturday concerts, the night club remains open, with the hippest DJs to entertain you.

The Danish Design Centre, designed by internationally acclaimed Danish architect Henning Larsen, houses two permanent exhibitions and also features a number of changing special exhibitions.

On a rainy day, take a luxury break and enjoy the great swimming pools in DGI-byen in Copenhagen.

Luxury seats and kissers' row in this popular cinema.

Frederiksberg swimming bath is one of Denmark's oldest swimming baths. It has both swimming pools and a large wellness area with spa and sauna.

One of Copenhagen's oldest cinemas - and probably one of the best.

The work of Danish painter, sculptor and graphic artist, Henry Heerup (1907-1993) is placed in a fine, light building in Rødovre.

Illums Bolighus is purveyor to the royal Danish court and located on Strøget. It is the premier centre in Scandinavia for Danish and international design.

Furniture, lamps, kitchen and bathroom articles, ceramics, porcelain, silver, and glassware.

Lousiana's changing exhibitions bring world class art to the forefront of the Danish art scene.

You can always be sure to take in refreshing and innovative contemporary art as well as modernist classics when you visit Lousiana.

"What in here isn’t healthy? It has organic cream in it, organic cane sugar, organic nuts, organic fruits. Tell me: What is not healthy?" 

Blogger Julia Fearrington went to taste Nikolaous Strangas' luscious cakes in Copenhagen .

Ni'mat Massage & Spa is located at Hotel Kong Arthur in the centre of Copenhagen. Ni'mat is decorated in luxurious and minimalistic Asian style.

All treatments can be combined as desired, and Ni'mat have over 20 therapsits under their roof.

A cool prize winning design store located in an old 1700 m2 cinema at Østerbro.

Here you can find Normann design - furniture, vases, chairs etc. Expect traditional materials put into untraditional use such as a washing-up bowl in rubber, a vase made out of Silicon and a dog made out of plastic.

This multicolour temple to film is quite unmistakable.

Skodsborg Kurhotel & Spa is a modern hotel, restaurant and conference centre.

The Blue Planet - Aquarium is Northern Europe's largest aquarium and offers a unique experience for children and adults.

This gem of a private collection embraces the largest collection of Islamic art in Scandinavia. Furthermore the collection contains European 18th century fine and applied art - displayed in interiors from the period.

In the heart of downtown Copenhagen you will find the Copenhageners' shared living room with comfy couches and a nice fireplace.

Visit Denmark’s largest art museum, featuring collections of Danish and international art, from the past 700 years, as well as, contemporary displays.

The National Gallery has special exhibtions for kids and a nice café serving brunch and lunch.

The Theatre Museum is situated in the Old Court Theatre. Its collection describes Danish theatre history from the 1700s to the present day.

17 January 1772 the theatre was also center stage for a dramatic event. It was after a masquerade ball at the court theatre that Queen Caroline Mathilde and her lover Johan Friedrich Struensee were arrested and charged with lèse-majesté.

Thorvaldsens Museum is a single-artist museum in Copenhagen, dedicated to the art of Danish neoclassicistic sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.

Valby Vandkulturhus is located next to Valbyhallen and is a swimming stadium for the whole family.

It also offers a large wellness area.

Lively cinema-café named after a Danish silent movie from 1927.

Vesterbro swimming bath is for the whole family and besides the bassins, the swimming bath also has infrared sauna, sauna for both men and women and normal sauna.