Copenhagen Highlights Walking Tour
Sights to be covered during the tour:
The Church of Our Lady, situated on Frue Plads public square in central Copenhagen, next to the historic main building of the University of Copenhagen.
The Old (Gammeltorv) and the New (Kongens Nytorv) Square, a common space along the Strøget pedestrian zone.
Inner City, or Indre By, also known as Copenhagen Center, K, or Downtown Copenhagen, is an administrative district (by) in central Copenhagen.
Medieval City: Strøget, the 1.8 km (1 mile) pedestrian shopping street with endless shops, street vendors, buskers, and cellar galleries.
Christiansborg Castle, a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen.
The Secret War Harbour and the Copenhagen Harbour, including Nordhavnen (North Harbour), Sydhavnen (South Harbour), and Inderhavnen (Inner Harbour).
The Stock Exchange: Nasdaq Copenhagen, formerly known as the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, is an international marketplace for Danish securities, including shares, bonds, treasury bills and notes, and financial futures and options.
The Royal Danish Theater, founded in 1748, first served as the king's theatre and then as the country's theatre.
The Copenhagen Opera House, the national opera house of Denmark, is among the most modern opera houses in the world.
Amalienborg Castle, home to the Danish royal family, consists of four identical classical palace façades.
The Marble Church, or Frederik's Church, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Copenhagen, located due west of Amalienborg Palace.
The Little Mermaid, a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicts a mermaid becoming human. It is dominated by the star-shaped fortress Kastellet, one of the best-preserved fortresses of its kind in Northern Europe.
The Gefion Fountain, a large fountain on the harbourfront in Copenhagen.
Nyboder, a historic row-house district of former naval barracks.
The King's Garden, or Rosenborg Castle Gardens, is the oldest and most visited park in central Copenhagen.
Rosenborg Castle, a Renaissance castle, was originally built as a country summerhouse in 1606.
The Round Tower, or Rundetaarn, is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen.
