Nov 2nd 2018

Copenhagen is a surprising city. It’s one of those cities that feels almost town-like in its appearance but with the buzz and vibrancy that matches any major capital city across Europe! It’s also a city where you can visit one of the oldest Luna parks in the world, ride the waves of its famous waterways and gorge on delicious street food – all within one day!

With all the joyous aspect of Copenhagen, this city attracts many tourists every year. If you want to visit Copenhagen, there are things that you should know first. Here are some travelling tips if you want to visit Copenhagen for the first time:

Book Your Hotel

If you love boutique hotels as much as I do, you're in for a treat. Copenhagen has so many unique, beautiful hotels with stylish Scandinavian furniture, filling breakfasts and cheerful happy hour. Lots of hotels offer a fantastic breakfast, a free drink at happy hour and plenty of lounge space to mingle (perfect if you're visiting solo or want to meet other travelers).

For a budget hotel, check out Generator Copenhagen - these are a fancy hostel where you can choose shared or single rooms and the design is really something else. Budget hotel it’s located between Downtown and Christiansborg.

For a true Danish hotel experience, stay at Ibsens. Near Torvehallerne and Rosenborg palace, this hotel is a great value hotel with complimentary happy hour, minimalist rooms and a heavenly breakfast of locally sourced Danish produce. Check rates & availability here or read our in-depth review here.

What to Eat in Copenhagen

One of the travelling tips to visit Copenhagen for the first time is what to eat in Copenhagen.Whether you want comforting Danish classics, new age Nordic cuisine or international cuisine, Copenhagen has a great restaurant scene. Make sure to try local pastries and pick up a bag of local coffee beans - Danes take their bread and coffee seriously!

Copenhagen is one of the most fun cities to explore for gourmands so eat away! I recommend sampling smorrebrod (open faced sandwich), grod (porridge) and aebleflaesk (apple pork) at least once before you leave. While their translated English names don't sound all that fantastic, trust me, they're delicious!

Best Things to Do in Copenhagen

There’s something about Copenhagen that makes it one of our favorite cities, maybe because it offers everything you would want from a city and more without feeling like one at all. Offering a rich variety of culture, beguiling architecture, amazing food, great nightlife and a buzzing yet chilled daily vibe, there is nothing not to like about this city and many a traveler leaves falling head over heels.

Oh, and did we mention that it is one of the safest, happiest and friendliest places in the world? It sounds too good to be true, but it’s even better! To get the most out of your time in this amazing city.

There are several places that you should visit in Copenhagen such as Tivoli Garden, Kronborg Castle, Nyhavn, and do not forget to visit its beautiful canal.

Rough Budget

Traveling around Denmark can be expensive if you don’t budget for it, so make sure to be aware of what you’re spending and always go local where you can to keep costs down. Based on our experience, the biggest expenses are accommodation and food. However, it is possible to budget for as low as 350-425 DKK per day ($55-90), that is if you are staying in hostels, eating local or cooking your own meals, and using local transportation only when necessary.

Those are travelling tips to visit Copenhagen for the first time. Complete your travel experience with something premium and memorable like Danisa butter cookies. As a premium butter cookie with original Danish recipe, Danisa mostly served during tea time.

There are two variants of this luxury Danisa butter cookies which are butter cookies and filled cookies. For butter cookies itself consists of three variants like traditional butter cookies, choco cashew butter cookies, and currant butter cookies.

In addition, Danisa filled cookies has two variants, choco filled butter cookies, and pineapple filled butter cookies. That is why Danisa is favorable butter cookies around the globe.

Furthermore, Danisa is not only for dinner but also for a gift on special occasions like Christmas or New Year to the beloved one.