Copenhagen Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital and largest city of Denmark
About Copenhagen
If you had dropped by Copenhagen in the 11th century CE, you would have found yourself looking over a small fishing hamlet, with some lazy cattle gazing back at you while chewing fresh green grass from the meadows around the village. Looking east you would see a host of small islets protecting the small fishing harbour from harsh weather — not the worst place to found a city. If you would rather trust the written word than the archaeologists, the earliest accounts date from the 12th century, when a bearded clerk (or a renowned historian if you will) called Saxo Grammaticus scribbled down a few lines about the place; Portus Mercatorum, he called it, which was really just a fancy Latin version of Købmannahavn. This has since been mangled into København in modern Danish, and even further mang
Top Attractions in Copenhagen
Explore the best things to see and do in Copenhagen:
- ★Copenhagen Fashion Week
- ★Copenhagen Jazzfestival
- ★Copenhagen Pride
- ★CPH Distortion
- ★CPH PIX
- ★Crafts Fair
- ★Grøn Koncert
- ★International Workers Day
Copenhagen Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 16 sections including: