Danes rank among the world’s happiest people, and Copenhagen has been named one of the best cities to live in several times. It was the first city in the world to be named the “Bike City”, this buzzing capital has world-class gastronomy, beautiful architecture, award-winning design, clean harbour baths, the unique, free town of Christiania, and the seat of the world’s oldest monarchy. Get to know Copenhagen right here and fuel your wanderlust with our guide to Copenhagen.
Best Western has three hotels in Copenhagen, all centrally located and each with their own unique location. The Huxley Copenhagen, BW Premier Collection is located in the historical Copenhagen K, just behind the colorful Nyhavn and just a 5-minute walk from the Royal Palace (Amalienborg).
Very few, if any, hotels in Copenhagen can beat the view from Hotel Astoria, BW Signature Collection – overlooking the Copenhagen Skyline and just a 2-minute walk from the Tivoli Gardens.
Best Western Hotel Hebron is located in the cool and authentic Copenhagen neighborhood of Vesterbro. All hotels are located near some Copenhagen’s best restaurants, sights and great shopping.
There are many wonderful things to do in the capital of Denmark – here are a few of our best suggestions! Magical Tivoli Gardens is Copenhagen’s central theme park and a must-see when you visit Copenhagen. It is one of the oldest theme parks in the world, the scenery is beautiful with exotic architecture, historic buildings, and lush gardens. At night, thousands of colored lights create a fairytale atmosphere that is completely unique. Copenhagen is one of the only cities in Europe where the harbor water is clean enough to swim in. If you are visiting Copenhagen during the summer, don’t cheat yourself for a swim in one of the harbor baths, like the Island Brygge Harbour Baths for example. In Copenhagen, practically everybody rides a bike. If you want to experience the city like a true Copenhagener, you can rent a bike and cruise around, seeing the city on two wheels. But keep the biking rules in mind when heading out!
Copenhagen is the ultimate city for foodies, with no shortage of Michelin-starred restaurants to indulge in, but also hip coffee bars and enticing little bakeries that seem to be on every corner. The tradition of bakeries goes a long time back, but the last decades’ immense focus on gastronomy has sparked a new bread and pastry revolution in Copenhagen. The result has been an influx of immaculate bread and pastry shops all over Copenhagen. And if you like a nice, crispy croissant or a steaming, fresh-baked loaf of sourdough bread, you’ll love these places.
Our top 10 list of the best bakeries & pastry shops in Copenhagen:
Treat yourself to prime quality baked goods at one of Copenhagen’s favourite bakeries.
In the heart of the Islands Brygge neighbourhood, you’ll find the award-winning Andersen Bakery.
The patisserie La Glace in Copenhagen has a large selection of delicious cakes made from the best ingredients. Try, for example, the famous ‘Sport’s Cake’, which is a house speciality, but anything but sporty or low-fat.
The little bakery, Galst Bageri, makes some of the best bread in Copenhagen, where the demand for top-quality sourdough loaves seems endless. Galst is a hidden gem worth discovering.
Are you wondering where to enjoy one of Copenhagen’s best cardemom rolls? In the heart of Østerbro you’ll find Juno The Bakery.
Here you can spoil your tastebuds with delicious bread.
The bakery, Mirabelle, is connected to the hip restaurant, Bæst. The head baker, Carol Choi, produces the naturally leavened pizza dough for Bæst, as well as the sourdough bread for Relæ and Manfreds.
Trained in the science of baking, Richard Hart was the baker at Noma before he opened up his own bakery.
Tír Bakery is the latest addition to Copenhagen’s bakery elite. The bakery was started by the former Noma chef, Louise Bannon.
A former bank space in the heart of Nørrebro houses the combined café, roastery and exceptionally good bakery.
The cityscape of Copenhagen is an elegant mix of advanced modern architecture, waterways, open spaces, cobblestone narrow streets, old timbered houses, ancient castles and palaces – like Rosenborg Castle, a royal hermitage set in the King’s Garden in the heart of Copenhagen. Or Amalienborg Palace, the residence of the Danish Queen and the Royal Family. No trip to Copenhagen is complete without a visit to Nyhavn; this iconic, postcard-ready sight is somewhat of a sudden splash of colour. The canal was built to connect Kongens Nytorv to the harbour and was a long haunt for sailors and writers, including Hans Christian Andersen. Want to enjoy a peaceful walk in beautiful surroundings and fill your lungs with the fresh, Nordic air? Then Dyrehaven in North Zealand is just the right place for you. Dyrehaven, which literally means “the deer park”, is a natural resort filled with lush forests, small lakes, and wide, open landscapes. Dyrehaven is renowned for the more than 2000 free-range deer that inhabit the park, and you’ll surely come across a herd of grazing deer on your way through.
Copenhagen is famous for design and has a such a long-standing tradition for minimalistic, contemporary and affordable design! The Danish design tradition spans from product and interior design to architecture, fashion design, and craftmanship. Copenhagen is also the fashion capital of Scandinavia – and has emerged as an unlikely fashion hub, thanks to the surge in popularity of Scandi-chic brands like Ganni, Stine Goya, and Saks Potts, just to name a few. Get your fashion fix at department stores like Illum and Magasin, both centrally located on Strøget (the main shopping street in Copenhagen).
Want to explore some of Denmark’s classic design history within interior and product design? Head to Illums Bolighus for a wide selection of classics mixed with contemporary pieces, or Hay House to see what is trending.