The Bicycle Snake

The bicycle snake crossing the harbour is one of many bikes-only bridges that make it easy, safe and beautiful to get around Copenhagen on two wheels.

The bike snake | Astrid Maria Rasmussen

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Carsten Nicolai's "Unidisplay" at Copenhagen Contemporary - a contemporary art center in an old industrial building in Refshaleøen.

Pompette

Pompette is a Nørrebro-located bar proving that good natural wine doesn't have to be expensive.

Pompette | Giuseppe Liverino

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Anders and Sune is part of a team producing some of the best spirits in Denmark

Copenhagen Distillery | Rasmus Poulsgaard

Islands Brygge Harbour Bath

Jump in the clean waters of Copenhagen's harbour. It's one of the only capitals in the world, where the the harbour is clean enough for a swim. 

Islands Brygge Harbour | Astrid Maria Rasmussen

Try the Danish version of high tea at Marchal, right in the center of the most Christmassy square of Copenhagen.

Gløgg at Marchal | Rasmus Poulsgaard

St. Kjelds Plads is a little piece of wild nature in the middle of Copenhagen. 

St. Kjelds Plads | Mellanie Gandø

Get a great view over the entire city from Mærsk Tower.

Mærsk Tower | Daniel Rasmussen

Communal dining at Absalon is taking plave every day at six, and it's always as packed as it is 'hygge'!

Absalon | Daniel Rasmussen

Vin de Table

Vin de Table dinner | Mellanie Gandø

One of the beauties of the "værtshus" is the diversity of the crowd. 

Det Ny Scala | Rasmus Poulsgaard 

Restaurant Gemyse

At Gemyse, vegetables rule supreme as the skilled chefs cook up some fantastic vegetarian dishes with plenty of taste and texture. Located in a greenhouse inside Tivoli Gardens, this is a pretty unique and super "hyggelig" place to enjoy lunch or dinner.

Restaurant Gemyse in Tivoli Gardens

Luca

Luca is among the hard-hitters in Copenhagen when it comes to seriously delicious pizza.

Luca | PR photo

Refshaleøen

The industrial area of Refshaleøen is blessed with long stretches of harbour front that make for some perfect sunsets. 

Baby Baby Bar | Giuseppe Liverino

M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark

Architect Bjarke Ingels transformed a former dry dock in Elsinore into an architectural wonder and ideal home of the well-communicated amazing formidling of Denmark's long and interesting maritime history. 

MS Maritime Museum of Denmark

'Spisestuen i Bakkehuset' (The dining room at Bakkehuset) displaying Vilhelm Hammershøi and wife Ida's dining room at their home on Rahbeks Allé 23 on Frederiksberg.  

Hammershøi at Den Hirschspungske Samling | Mellanie Gandø

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