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Christiania

A world apart from the opulent splendour of Royal Copenhagen,
this self-proclaimed “freetown” sits on the edge of one of the city’s
most expensive neighbourhoods. It has provided a safe haven for
hippies, dreamers and nonconformists since the 1970s, when a band
of ideological squatters moved into the abandoned army barracks
with the aim of creating a self-sustaining community, free from the
shackles of the state. Today, it’s a bucolic, tumbledown wonderland
of cosy cafés, bars, music venues, art galleries and shops.

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Den Grå Hal
Christiania
Nemoland
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Walking Tour
This former fruit
With its graffitied
entrance (above), this To really get a feel for the and vegetable market is
is the biggest music area, join one of the reg­ now one of Copenhagen’s
and cultural venue in ular walking tours of most vibrant bars,
Christiania. The former Christiania and learn offering cheap booze and
stables doubles up as a more about the fasci­ eats to be enjoyed on its
unique bazaar during the nating history of the self­ terrace (below). The
Christmas period, selling styled freetown from one outdoor stage hosts
everything – even locally of its residents. Tours regular free music con­
carved instruments. depart regularly. certs in the summer.
Badehuset
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Dare to go bare
at this back­to­basics
nudist bathhouse; the
cheapest and friendliest
unisex sauna in the city.
For under 50 Dkr, you
can try a wonderful
Moroccan rasul (a
mineral cleanser).

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