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Havnebadet
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MAP E6 • Islands Brygge 14
• www.teambade.kk.dk
On hot days, Copenhageners flock to
this open-air swimming bath. There
are five pools in all, while three
diving towers give thrillseekers the
opportunity to show off their stunts.
A Harbourside
5
Promenade
Make the obligatory visit to the Little
Mermaid (see p13) on foot, and then
continue inland into Kastellet, the
historic green fortress that is still a
working military barracks, before
exploring the Gefion Fountain and
St Alban’s Church (see p80).
The Royal Botanical Gardens 6
Den Sorte Diamant
Botanisk Have
1 Plads 1 MAP K5 • Søren Kierkegaards
Take a stroll through this
green oasis in the heart of the city, Not only does this eye-catching
which boasts stunning glasshouses, modern extension of the Royal
gardens and over 13,000 species of Library house every book ever
plantlife. Behind the scenes, the printed in Danish (some six million),
garden’s botanists develop sci entific it’s also home to the very good
collections of rare plants and fungi, National Museum of Photography.
making them available for research,
Changing of the guard at
teaching and the public (see p78). 7
Amalienborg Palace
Visit world-class
2 Come rain or shine, the Royal Life
museums
Guards stoically stand watch outside
www.natmus.dk Amalienborg Palace (see pp24–5).
All of the city’s national museums, Every day at noon, you can watch
including Nationalmuseet (see them march through the city.
pp30–31) and the Statens Museum
for Kunst (see pp26 –7), are free for
under-18s, while many city-centre
institutions offer free entry for adults
one day per week –check the
relevant website for specific days.
Watch an open-air
3
movie
MAP D2 • Edel Sauntes Allé • www.
zulu.dk
It doesn’t get much more cosy and
hygge than this: every summer,
Zulu brings its open–air cinema to
Fælledparken, a sprawling public
park in Østerbro. All you need to do
is bring a blanket.

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