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Attractions in Copenhagen

Carlsberg Brewery Visitor Centre
The Centre takes you through the history of brewing beer and the Carlsberg Company’s past. There are models of the old workers' quarters and antiquated brewing machinery, also an interesting selection of old photos and diagrams. The good news is that Carlsberg hand out free beer at the end of your visit, much to everyone’s delight.

Radhuspladsen
All visitors to Copenhagen eventually make their way to Central Copenhagen's main square. Originally a. hay market, in 1851 it was decided to build a new city hall there, the Radhus Hall. Today Radhuspladsen is a lively square, which acts as a central terminal point for Copenhagen’s buses and its people. It is full of street entertainers at all times both during day and night and, with Indre By on one side, and the Tivoli Gardens and the district of Vesterbro on the other, it offers easy access to sightseeing tours of the city.

Kongens Have (Royal Gardens)
This is oldest and prettiest park in Central Copenhagen. Established in 1606 the gardens have retained much of their original design features .Walk down to the Hercules Pavilion in the summer months, you will find a small cafe. Adjacent is a great children’s play area complete with big wooden dragons for the kids to clamber about on.

The Workers Museum Cafe "1892"
Romersgade 22: This reasonably priced restaurant, located in the basement of the Museum, is the only restaurant in Copenhagen in a listed building. This comes complete with genuine 1930s decor and an amazing glass ceiling. The restaurant is worth visiting for this alone but the food is also good. The food offered is traditional Danish fare of the period washed down with schnapps.

Christianshavn
On the eastern side of Christianshavn is the area called “Christiania”. Originally it was a military camp which is now abandoned. It was subsequently taken over in 1971 by squatters who then declared their own 'free state. Christiana has never gained full independence but still enjoys status as a tax and rent- -free enclave with a lively, arts scene. Cars aren't allowed here but you can walk or cycle through the area and take in the craft market and organic food eateries. Guided tours are available daily throughout summer.

The Nationalmuseet (National Museum)
A visit to the museum, which is opposite the University, is essential for anyone interested in Danish history and culture. It has the largest collection of Danish historical artifacts in the country as the Museum holds the rights to almost every antiquity found in Denmark regardless how, why or where it was discovered. The exhibits include the Sun Chariot, which is over 3500 years old, and an exhibition of 3000-year-old bronze Danish horns. In the summer there are free chamber music concerts.

Vor Frue Kirke - Tourist Attraction

Directly opposite the university grounds is this remarkable neoclassical cathedral which was initially built in the late 12th century, and subsequently rebuilt no less than three times after succumbing to the ravages of several fires. The interior of the kirke is beautifully decorated with sculptor Bertel, Thorvaldsen's highly acclaimed statues of Christ and the 12 apostles.

Rosenborg Slot
This castle was built in the Dutch Renaissance style by Christian IV to use as his summer home. It is now converted into museum where the treasury of the Danish royal jewels are kept.

There is a public viewing room where you can view the amazing collection of Crown jewels, which include Queen Margrethe II's emeralds and pearls. These are considered such a national treasure that the queen is not allowed to take the royal jewels with her when she travels outside the country.

The Latin Quarter
It’s surrounds the old campus of Copenhagen University and is crammed full of pedestrians, bookshops and cafes. Kultorvet, which is a plaza just to the north of the Latin Quarter, is extremely busy during the summer months when its lively beer gardens and farm stalls are subscribed to overflowing.

Where many buskers entertain the populace and hopefully earn a Krona or two now a days.

Attractions in Aarhus

Radhus - Tourist Attraction
This modern building is home to the City’s tourist office, which is an attraction in its own. It was finished in 1941 and since then has been the cause of much dispute, the populace seems to either love it or hate it. The exterior is not great but the interior with its open-plan corridors and vast quantities of glass is quite spectacular.

Above the entrance hangs an enormous mural called, A Human Society, which symbolically depicts the city emerging from World War II to face the future with hope. The walls of the small Civic Room are covered by elaborate floral designs in which artist Albert Nauru, concealed the Allied forces insignia, while working during the Nazi occupation.

There are guided tours of the building if you want to explore it properly.

The Concert Hall
The glass-fronted building, a short walk from the Radius, was opened in 1982 and is the city's main venue for classical music and operatic productions. The building is quite interesting but the small cafe located inside is worth a visit as free concerts are often held there, sometimes by a string quartet at others by a solo violinist. The box office and the tourist office will provide you with a list of forthcoming concerts

Den Gamle By (The Old Town)
Viborgve . This is the best-known attraction, in Aarhus. It is an open-air museum of traditional Danish life comprising of approximately seventy-five half-timbered townhouses, which include a Mayor’s House from 1597. These have been transferred here from all over Denmark. Many of the buildings are used for their original purpose, as the intention of the museum is to recreate an Old Danish market town. To this end there are bakers and craftsmen etc.

Natural History Museum and Steno Museum
Both of these museums are located on the university campus. The Natural History Museum has a large collection of stuffed birds and animals plus exhibits on Danish ecology. The Sten Museum concentrates on medical subjects and has a small planetarium on site. The architecture of the campus buildings is also worth taking a look at as like the Art Museum it is of modern Danish style. That is built with red bricks and having white-framed rectangular windows, with no decorative details.

Domkirke
The Cathedral is the longest church in Denmark, by a long way. The interior has been built in the main in a plain Gothic style. The original church was erected in the twelfth-century but was destroyed by fire. A new structure was built in the fifteenth-century .At the eastern end of the church is a superb huge tripartite altarpiece. The painted glass window behind the altar is spectacular when the sun hits it.

Marselisborg Skov
This is a huge park just outside the city. Located within the park are the city’s sports stadiums, including one devoted to horse trotting? The Danish Royals also have a summer home here, called Marselisborg Slot, whose landscaped grounds are open to the public for free during daylight hours when the Royals are absent.
Further south the landscape in the park changes into a dense forest, which has numerous footpaths, but it is very easy to get lost here.