Copenhagen City Highlights & Northern Zealand (7 hours)

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kronborg 2 C, 3000 Helsingør, Denmark

Meet your guide and driver at the hotel.
We will start our day by a drive along the amazingly diverse Danish coastline. To this day, the area north of Copenhagen boasts wonderful golden landscapes and charmingly quaint villages along the shore. The castle we are visiting first on our itinerary has looked like this for centuries. The story of Kronborg Castle dates back to the 15th century, as it collected toll from all ships entering the Baltic Sea. Even though no longer a royal residence or an army garrison, the fortress still plays an important role in the Danish history as the home of sleeping legend, Holger the Dane.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Frederiksborg Castle, Frederiksborg Slot 10, Hillerod, Hilleroed Municipality 3400 Denmark

After stunning views of the city of Elsinore, we will take a short drive and arrive to yet another masterpiece of Danish monarchs. At the Frederiksborg Castle, we will revel in a guided tour of the castles formal garden on beautiful and lavish grounds.
We will thereafter take some time to enjoy the small town of Hillerod, a few steps from the castle grounds and relish in an opportunity for lunch and exploring on your own. Continuing through the countryside lanes, a relaxing trip back to the country´s capital is an ideal way to ease into the busy Copenhagen atmosphere and let the experience settle in your mind.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Christiansborgs Slotskirke, Christiansborg, Copenhagen Denmark

Once back in the city, you´ll become acquainted with the famous Danish design immediately. The historic setting of this simple and uncomplicated nation’s capital dates back to the 12th century and provides a beautiful background to modern day innovations in architectural design.
Christiansborg Palace is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament, the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Supreme Court of Denmark. Also, several parts of the palace are used by the Danish monarch, including the Royal Reception Rooms, the Palace Chapel and the Royal Stables. The palace has been here since 12th century, reconstructed numerous times with the current version dating to the 17th century. The palace can be visited with the pre booked tour.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Stroeget, Stroget, Copenhagen Denmark

Technically speaking Stroget isn't one street, but the chain of pedestrian streets and small plazas making the longest shopping promenade of Europe. It's the major must visit of Copenhagen. The leasury strall along the street, picking into the shops or stopping for a cup of coffee in a causy coffee shop is one of Copenhagen's greatest experience.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Tivoli Gardens, Vesterbrogade 3, Copenhagen 1630 Denmark

Tivoli Gardens is a famous amusement park and pleasure garden. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken, also in Denmark. From the very start, Tivoli included a variety of attractions: buildings in the exotic style of an imaginary Orient: a theatre, band stands, restaurants and cafés, flower gardens, and mechanical amusement rides such as a merry-go-round and a primitive scenic railway. After dark, colored lamps illuminated the gardens. On certain evenings, specially designed fireworks could be seen reflected in Tivoli's lake. The park is best known for its wooden roller coaster, Rutschebanen, built in 1914, still operating today.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Nyhavn 1-71 Kobenhavn K, Copenhagen 1051 Denmark

Nyhavn means a New Harbour, is a 17th-century waterfront, canal and entertainment district, one of most distinct areas of the city. It's famous for brightly coloured 17th and early 18th century townhouses and bars, cafes and restaurants. The canal harbours many historical wooden ships, which are defenitely worth seeing. Don't miss the WW2 memorial - a huge memorial anchor.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue), Langelinie, Copenhagen 2100 Denmark

The Little Mermaid at the seashore is something you shouldn't miss. Bases on Andersen's story character, she appeared here in the beggining of the 20th century and since then had become the symbol of Copenhagen and Denmark. She's sitting on the stone not far from the castle, observing with a little sadness the wide panorama of the bay.
We will now conclude our tour with a picturesque drive back to your hotel and say a heartfelt goodbye to the city built by the happiest nation in the world.

Duration: 10 minutes