Self-guided walking tour
Copenhagen Walking Tour: The Essentials (about 2 hours, 9 stops)
9 stops in walking order through Copenhagen, from Amalienborg to Rosenborg Slot: 5.9 km on foot, about 1 h 11 min of walking, 1 h 55 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Copenhagen Essentials”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 1 h 55 min
- Distance
- 5.9 km
- Walking
- 1 h 11 min
- Stops
- 9
The stops, in walking order
Amalienborg
The official residence of Denmark’s monarch and royal family, formed by matching palaces around an octagonal courtyard.
4 min walk · 300 m
Marmorkirken
An Evangelical Lutheran parish church celebrated for its Rococo architecture and immense dome.
9 min walk · 790 m
Nyhavn
A Copenhagen canal and waterfront district lined with painted townhouses, cafés, restaurants and historic wooden vessels.
10 min walk · 830 m
Storkespringvandet
The Stork Fountain is a stone fountain on Amagertorv, featuring storks poised to depart above a basin with water-spouting frogs.
6 min walk · 510 m
Christiansborg Slot
Christiansborg Palace combines a royal residence with Denmark’s Parliament, Prime Minister’s Office and Supreme Court.
9 min walk · 750 m
Københavns Rådhus
Copenhagen’s working city hall, housing the municipal council headquarters and the Lord Mayor’s office.
8 min walk · 620 m
Tivoli
A Copenhagen pleasure garden combining amusement rides, theatrical buildings, restaurants, cafés and flower gardens.
16 min walk · 1.3 km
Rundetårn
A historic observatory tower whose helical corridor winds through the masonry to a platform above Copenhagen.
10 min walk · 800 m
Rosenborg Slot
Rosenborg Castle is a Renaissance castle created as a country summerhouse for Christian IV.
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