Visitors to Copenhagen can join a local guide for a free walking tour of central Copenhagen.
There is a choice of tours from a three hour guided walk starting on the steps of the City Hall and finishing near the Royal Palace (Amalienborg Palace) to a shorter 90-minute orientation from Christianshavn to the entrance of Christiania.
The Copenhagen card
The Copenhagen card is an inexpensive way to explore the city providing free admission to more than 70 museums and attractions.
There are also discounts on restaurants and free public transport by bus, train, harbour bus and Metro and the DFDS canal cruise.
Up to two children under 10 are also included free of charge
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Sights from on high
To see the city from a completely different viewpoint.
Anoverview of the city is available from the top of the 17th century Round Tower or from the top of the Taarnet, Copenhagen's tallest tower at the Christiansborg Palace. The city on foot
Copenhagen is relatively compact and easy to navigate on foot to take in the free sites such as The Little Mermaid, Christiania, Nyhavn, Børsen (the beautiful old Stock Exchange building) and The Botanical Garden.
There are many public parks to enjoy on a warm afternoon with huge and colourful flower beds at Rosenborg Castle in the Kings' Garden.
There's the chance to visit the final resting place of famous Danes, such as fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in the Assistens Cemetary in Nørrebro.
Swimming
Copenhagen has four outdoor swimming areas in the heart of the city with its newest 'The Coral Baths' at Sluseholmen designed to look like a coral reef.
The lakes
Copenhagen's lakes are a popular urban hangout for families, couples and joggers and Dronning Louise's Bridge, which is also known as the hipster bridge, is close to some of the best coffee shops as well asvintage and second hand shops.
The GoBoat
Renting a GoBoat on the canals allows up to eight people to get around in these solar cell powered vessels, which are equipped with a table in the centre for a group picnic on the water.
On two wheels
It's said there are more bikes than citizens in central Copenhagen and it's easy to rent a bike from any of the docking stations around the city.
These can be used on the extensive network of cycle paths, including the 190 metre long Bryggebroen bridge (known as the Bike Snake) which links Havneholmen to the Islands Brygge.
Then there is the new pedestrian Cirkelbroen (The Circle Bridge), which opened this summer to connect Christiansbro and Appelbys Plads.
Designed by Danish-Islandic artist Olafur Eliasson, this new architectural landmark resembles the rigging and masts of a majestic ship by the quay.
Attractions and Museums
Museums with free access include :
The National Museum, which charts Danish history from the Stone Age and the Vikings to the modern day
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum on a Tuesday for free access to its winter garden and over 10,000 pieces of artwork with Scandinavia's largest collection of ancient art and French impressionist pieces. Other places that require a fee but are well worth the entry are :
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, which is set by the sea about 45 minutes by train from the city centre and houses a permanent art collection of over 3,500 contemporary pieces as well as hosting six to ten special international exhibitions each year.
The Tivoli Gardens, dating back to 1843, and the second oldest amusement park in the world. It provided the inspiration for Walt Disney's theme parks.
Restaurants, cafes and markets
The new Copenhagen Street Food Market opened in 2014 on Paper Island to serve imaginative, sustainable and cheap street food from all over the world at food trucks and stalls.
Other street food can also be sampled each weekend throughout the summer at Kødbyens Mad & Marked in the city's Meatpacking District where up to 70 stalls serve diners at communal tables.
Festivals and Music
Copenhagen has free festivals and music across the city and throughout the year including the street festival Distortion in June to the free Friday Rock in Tivoli concerts held every Friday from April to September.
The Copenhagen Jazz Festival transforms the Danish capital into the world's largest jazz club for the first week of July each year and the Vanguard Festival presents hip hop, soul, R&B, funk and reggae.
WakeUp Copenhagen
WakeUp Copenhagen offers two centrally located hotels by the Danish architect Kim Utzon which are both characterised by modern, minimalist yet supremely stylish and high quality modern design features.
Alternatively, there is the Generator Hostel in Copenhagen, part of the chain of European city centre hostels.