Copenhagen Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Copenhagen with kids

    10 April 2012

    Danish culture gives children a beautifully natural place in society. Kids are, on the whole, neither spoilt nor overly scolded,...

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  2. Living green in Copenhagen

    05 April 2012

    If you want to understand why Copenhagen is Europe’s greenest city, make your way to Dronning Louise’s Bro (Queen Louise’s...

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  3. The reigning king of Scandinavian design

    05 April 2012

    Since Danish designers pioneered a new kind of down-to-earth design in the 1950s, ‘Danish’ has been synonymous with ‘stylish’. Names...

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  4. A galloping gourmet’s guide to Europe

    28 March 2012

    From Somerset to Sweden, spend a weekend sampling top quality produce and plonk across the continent.1. Feast on gourmet cuisine...

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  5. 10 reasons to love Copenhagen

    08 February 2012

    Surprising, artistic, experimental and cosmopolitan, the Danish capital overflows with cafés, culture and history. In this excerpt from an article...

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  6. The most annoying habits of tourists

    13 December 2011

    Are you embarrassed by the antics of your fellow tourists, or guilty of some travel sins yourself? It’s hard to...

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  7. The world’s finest freebies

    30 November 2011

    It sounds too good to be true – but these top-class experiences wonʼt cost you a penny. From bike trips...

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  8. Top 10 city breaks with kids

    26 October 2011

    City trips aren’t just for business travellers and adults looking for a grown-up good time, in fact in many ways...

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  9. Copenhagen on a plate: new Nordic cuisine

    12 August 2011

    The term ‘new Nordic cuisine’ is setting hearts aflutter on the international food scene, and any gourmand worth their salt...

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  10. Europe’s 8 best night trains

    10 May 2011

    The midnight thump and clunk of railway carriages being uncoupled and shunted in a station somewhere in central Europe is...

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  11. Copenhagen: what to see, eat and drink

    23 March 2011

    Old-fashioned charm and character meet cutting-edge design on the streets of Scandinavia’s most cosmopolitan capital. Lonely Planet Magazine explain how to...

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  12. Bit broke in Copenhagen? We show you how to cope

    07 September 2010

    You know your Egg chair from your S chair, but have more ‘cool’ than ‘kronor’. The bad news: ‘Copenhagen’ and...

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  13. How to get cosy in Copenhagen

    18 August 2010

    The Danes are obsessed with cosiness. All of them. Even the toughest leather-clad biker will recommend a bar based on...

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  14. 10 best family holiday destinations

    01 June 2010

    Who says that successful travel en famille means a week in the company of a certain famous mouse? In this...

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  15. World's 10 happiest places

    10 May 2010

    Smile and the world smiles with you. That’s the theory: test it out in these mirth-maxed destinations, taken from Lonely...

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  16. Volcano cancelled your flight? Take a $3500 cab ride instead

    22 April 2010

    What would you do if you were trying to reunite with your pregnant wife in Madrid but a continent-sized cloud...

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  17. Tivoli, Denmark - all lit up

    28 October 2009

    Looking for a quick Euro-break to a real winter wonderland? Lonely Planet Magazine suggests twirling under the lights at Copenhagen’s...

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  18. Europe's most unusual hotels: #3

    02 September 2009

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