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CASTLE ISLAND
In 2004, as residents of
Christiania sought to
gain permanent rights
from the government to
occupy the area, they
tried to appease the
state by tearing down
the colourful hash stalls
that brazenly lined
ALIS
Café
5 8 Pusher Street at the
time. One such booth,
Wonderland
Månefiskeren
What started life as a This cosy café with a the interestingly named
“Smoke-away” stall,
humble skate ramp has laid-back vibe is the per- survived intact and has
become one of the city’s fect spot to unwind or been displayed in the
best skateparks. The enjoy a game of bar bil- city’s Nationalmuseet.
vibrant graffiti murals liards. There’s regular
(above) adorning the free jazz and reggae
Loppen
walls are now an attrac- concerts in the quaint 0
tion in themselves. cobblestone courtyard. This intimate live
music venue (below) is a
PRINSE S SEGADE REFSHALEVEJ corner stone of the city’s
alternative music scene.
1 With gigs almost every
9 night of the week, and a
NATASJAS GADE
7
0 PUSHER ST 2 great programme that
includes everything from
5 TINGHUSET M ÆLKEVEJEN 6 Scandinavian punk to
4 8 Danish dub-reggae, it’s
the ideal place to end
Christiania your night out.
Christiania
Morgenstedet
6 9
Smedie
Tuck into hearty
vegetarian fare at this Christiania’s oldest
cosy cottage-style business, this blacksmith
restaurant set just off started out producing
Christiania’s main drag. furnaces in the early
It was established over 1970s before switching
20 years ago as a its attention to building
volunteer-run collective. cargo bikes.
Galloperiet
7
Christiania’s tongue-in-cheek tribute to the
Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), this quirky gallery
houses a collection of wonderful arts and crafts.
NEED TO KNOW parking outside the • The possession and sale
pedestrianized zone is of cannabis are still illegal
MAP M5 • Prinsessegade,
• www.christiania.org limited, so hop on a bike, in Denmark. While police
or take the 9A bus from rarely venture into
• Christiania is a car- the Central Station. Christiania itself, officers
free community, so it is • Visitors are advised regularly conduct
best not to travel there not to film or photograph stop-checks on people
on four wheels. On-street in Christiania. leaving the commune.
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