Copenhagen -- Kobenhavn in Danish -- has no glittering skylines, few killer views, and only a handful of meager skyscrapers. Bicycles glide alongside manageable traffic at a pace that is utterly human. The early-morning air in the pedestrian streets of the city's core, Stroget, is redolent of …
21km (13 miles) N of Copenhagen
5km (3 miles) S of Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport This old seafaring town on the island of Amager is filled with well-preserved half-timbered ocher and pink 18th-century cottages with steep red-tile or thatched roofs, many of which are under the protection of the National Trust. Dragor …
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, got its name from the word koben-havn, which means merchants' harbor. It grew in size and importance because of its position on the oresund (the Sound), the body of water between Denmark and Sweden, guarding the entrance to the Baltic. From its humble …