Flights to Copenhagen

Quick facts about Copenhagen

The Danish Supreme Court, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Danish Parliament are located in one of the most beautiful buildings in Copenhagen — Christiansborg Palace. The royal family of Denmark also uses the ornate halls of the palace for official events and receptions for top officials from other countries. One of the main halls is called the Big. Its length is 40 meters, and it can accommodate about 400 guests.

You can't just the palace. And will have to take an excursion. But you will be shown different secret places of the palace, a riding school, which you can go through the gallery, and a small court theater, which was built in 1767.

Copenhagen is probably one of the most favorable cities for cyclists in the world. Almost everyone who lives here regularly rides bicycles. And it is so safe that almost no one puts on even a helmet.

And also there are very flat terrain and wide bike paths. Therefore, exploring the city on a bicycle is the recommended entertainment. And at the same time, useful activity. In the city, several companies offer bicycles for rent. But one of the most common and long-standing is City Bike. These bikes even have built-in GPS tablets.

There is a huge botanical garden right in the center of Copenhagen on 10 hectares of land. It is interesting not only for its collection of vegetation, but also for its stunning beauty with galleries and greenhouses made of glass and iron, which are located here. Greenhouses have been standing here since the 1870s. And some of the plant species have been around for 200 years.

There are about 13 thousand species of plants In total in the garden. You probably have seen more than one hundred tropical ones, but have you seen the arctic garden? Here it is, for example. In one of the buildings in the garden, they created special arctic house for plants that grow in the most severe conditions.

Once upon a time, the military lived here, and since 1971, against the backdrop of the countercultural movement, a commune was formed in old houses. Half a century later, it still continues to grow and develop. Moreover, locals are arguing with the Danish government over more autonomy for their area.

In fact, this is a small city in the city with old military warehouses and barracks, in which artists now create, sell organic products, open small creative restaurants and music venues. For a cultural holiday, it’s worth going to Christiania.