Byvandringer i København

A guided tour is one of the best ways to see Copenhagen.

The Little Mermaid is now 100 years old and still forever young. Completed in 1913, this famous statue was made as a tribute to Hans Christian Andersen; the world-known fairytale writer.

We pass the Gefion Fountain and the Old Citadel buit in the 1600s. We visit the Royal Residence, Amalienborg Palace; a beautiful rococco complex, see the beautiful palace, Rosenborg from the outside, pass the Cathedral, and if possible; go inside and see the beautiful statue of Christ by Thorvaldsen.

The power of Denmark is concentrated on the Castle Island, which we also visit and we stroll along the canal of the colourful New Harbour, Nyhavn.

On the tour you get stories about Hans Christian Andersen, about the Danish slave trade and the Royal House of Denmark.

Join me on a city walk in Copenhagen where you will see the beautiful city with the many towers. Let's meet at the stairs of the Copenhagen University in the centre of town.

You will learn bits and pieces about famous people who lived in the area in the part of the city named "the Latin quarter".

We will take a look inside the old university building, Vor Frue Plads, the square of Our Lady named after the cathedral. We'll visit the cathedral that holds the sculptures of Thorvaldsen and the residential home of the bishop.

We continue to the oldest square of the city with the famous Caritas fountain. We stroll through the narrow lanes and pass by the house where the founder of Carlsberg, brewer Jacobsen was born and where he started his production.

We walk on to the canal and look towards Christiansborg with the parliament. We enjoy the sight of all the towers and you'll get to know the city's history through what we see. 

Our city walk leads us to Højbro Square and through the pedestrian street to the Kings New Square, we pass the Royal Theatre and continue to Nyhavn, the new harbour, where we look at the old ships and where Hans Christian Andersen lived.

We walk around in the area called Frederik's City and pass the royal residens Amalienborg, and Amaliehaven the garden by the royal palace and towards the famous street Langelinie and the fountain of Gefion through the Kastellet the military defence built by Christian IV. We finish by the Little Mermaid.

Guided tour in Copenhagen where I'll show you some of the most beautiful buildings by King Christian the 4th. We will meet at the Old Square, Gammel Torv.

From there vi head towards the brew-house, the Royale Arsenal Museum and the Stock Exchange, Holmens Church and look towards Christianshavn and Christiania.

We cross through the city to the Round Tower, and if you like we can walk up the tower. I will tell you about all the symbols on the tower and show you what have been designed by Christian the 4th himself. Before we continue towards Rosenborg Castle we take a look at Trinitatis Church and at the Residential Hall for students, Regensen.

From Rosenborg Castle we pass through the Royal Garden to the first buildings to house labourers – in this case the fleet personel. It is called the New Small Houses, Nyboder. From here we walk to the Citadel, Kastellet. 

If you want to visit Rosenborg Castle and The Crown Jewels it is possible.

Denmark is the 2nd oldest monarchy in the world so history has provided us with many kings. If you only have time to learn about one of them, King Christian IV is the one you need to know.

Nørrebro is a wonderful multicultural area of Copenhagen.

Here you will find the famous cemetery for many famous Danish persons, such as Hans Christian Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard. This city walk will also show you the differencies within the many people living in Nørrebro.

Nørrebro is an old "hyggeligt" working class area, twisted with people from other countries such as the Middel East, Latin America and Africa.

The tour will show you nice places on the way to the cemetery, but the places also have dramatic stories with youth rebellion in 1970's and 1980's and recistance during WW2.

Holmen's and Garnison's Cemeteries in Østerbro

Holmen's and Garnison's cemeteries are located close to Østerport Station and they're the oldest active cemeteries in Copenhagen – respectively from 1666 and 1671. Originally they were dedicated to the military and navy, serving as place of rest many an admiral and general. Even regular soldiers are buried here – and it might be a bit overwhelming, but these cemeteries are also home to several mass graves from the Battle at Reden (1801) and the war of 1864.

But there isn't just war here. Many known politicians, musicians and actors lie peacefully in these flower-covered cemeteries.

The chapels also boast of a lot history. The somewhat humble chapel at Garnison's contains a dark history related Nazi Germany. Holmen's chapel was originally a Norwegian stave church!

The cemeteries can be visited individually or in combination, since they're located at very short distance from eachother. The walk is amazingly beautiful, since these cemeteries are park-like areas with large trees and ample benches.

A tasty school of beer and the story of the beer revolution – while you visit the best beer bars in the old city of Copenhagen. 

After the walk you will know the beer types and flavours, and you can tell your friends, what the beer revolution and craft beer are about.

The beer revolution startet in the USA 40 years ago, and reached Denmark 20 years ago as the first country in Europe. An effect of the great beer movement has been around 100 beer styles, thousands of breweries and x-number of different beers.

We shall taste the revolution at Amager Bryghus Taproom Nørreport, Taphouse and Skaal, but we will pass by other interesting watering holes. 

A beer expert, blogger and author will be your guide on this thirst quencing walk.

We will start the tour at Slotsholmen, see Christiansborg, the seat of the Danish parliament and discuss the historical relevance of the site for the Danish history.

I will show you the architectonical monuments of King Christian the IV, the arsenal and the old stock exchange, Børsen.

Thereafter we will have a look at the site of the royal shipyard on Bremerholm and the Church of Holmen. We will pass by the Royal Theatre and the Royal Academy of Arts and after that we will walk to Nyhavn. From Nyhavn we will continue towards Amalienborg, where we will have the chance to discuss the Danish monarchy and the Oldenborg and Glücksborg dynasties.

The guided tour includes also the statue of the Little Mermaid, the Round Tower and much more.

Though Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Copenhagen was a wellknown city to him. He walked the narrow streets of Copenhagen in his achievement to proceed happiness as a writer and an actor.

This guided tour takes you by Vesterbro, the first area for Hans Christian Andersen to see in Copenhagen, leading us to the posh area of Copenhagen where the Royal Theatre is located and where Hans Christian Andersen also lived.

During the tour you will experience the different social levels which used to occur in the 19th century. The tour will also show how "every day life" was in that period of time and furthermore you will see some of the places where Hans Christian Andersen has left his own footprints.

This tour is perfect for the audience who want to know the story about the 19th century's Copenhagen, combined with curiosity about the person and fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen.