4 days in Copenhagen are enough for 20 of the city's top-rated sights, with a lunch stop every day. Day 1: Round Tower (Rundetårn), Rosenborg Castle and National Gallery (SMK). Day 2: Black Diamond library, Christiansborg Palace and Nyhavn. Day 3: National Museum, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and Tivoli Gardens. Day 4: CopenHill, Torvehallerne and Reffen street food.
Round Tower (Rundetårn) · 45m
Spiralling ramp up an observatory built in 1642.
Rosenborg Castle · 1h30
Renaissance castle housing the Crown Jewels.
Lunch — Smørrebrød tavern · 1h
Pickled herring, beef tartare, schnapps.
Denmark's biggest art collection from medieval altarpieces to today.
Botanical Garden · 1h
Victorian palm house in a leafy university quarter.
Black Diamond library · 45m
Royal Library extension cantilevered over the harbour.
Christiansborg Palace · 1h30
Parliament, royal reception rooms and the riding stables.
Nyhavn · 45m
17th-century canal lined with painted townhouses where Hans Christian Andersen wrote his fairy tales.
Lunch — Smørrebrød tavern · 1h
Pickled herring, beef tartare, schnapps.
Designmuseum Danmark · 1h30
Danish modern design from Wegner chairs onwards.
Freetown Christiania · 1h
Self-governed community on the old barracks land.
Romantic English park around a baroque palace.
Little Mermaid · 30m
Andersen's bronze on a harbour rock.
National Museum · 2h
Viking treasures and Danish life across the ages.
Open-faced rye bread sandwiches from the best stalls in town.
Brewers' art collection — Antiquity, Rodin, French moderns.
Tivoli Gardens · 3h
Vintage amusement park behind the central station.
CopenHill · 1h15
Ski-slope, climbing wall and viewpoint on top of a waste-to-energy plant.
Strøget · 1h
Europe's longest pedestrian shopping street.
Torvehallerne · 1h
Glass-roofed food halls — smørrebrød, smørrebrød, smørrebrød.
Open-faced rye bread sandwiches from the best stalls in town.
Marble Church (Marmorkirken) · 30m
Vast green-copper dome across from Amalienborg.
Amalienborg Palace · 30m
Royal winter residence — guard change at noon.
Reffen street food · 1h30
Container-village food market on the harbour.
Round Tower (Rundetårn) · 45m
Spiralling ramp up an observatory built in 1642.
Rosenborg Castle · 1h30
Renaissance castle housing the Crown Jewels.
Lunch — Smørrebrød tavern · 1h
Pickled herring, beef tartare, schnapps.
Denmark's biggest art collection from medieval altarpieces to today.
Botanical Garden · 1h
Victorian palm house in a leafy university quarter.
Black Diamond library · 45m
Royal Library extension cantilevered over the harbour.
Christiansborg Palace · 1h30
Parliament, royal reception rooms and the riding stables.
Nyhavn · 45m
17th-century canal lined with painted townhouses where Hans Christian Andersen wrote his fairy tales.
Lunch — Smørrebrød tavern · 1h
Pickled herring, beef tartare, schnapps.
Designmuseum Danmark · 1h30
Danish modern design from Wegner chairs onwards.
Freetown Christiania · 1h
Self-governed community on the old barracks land.
Romantic English park around a baroque palace.
Little Mermaid · 30m
Andersen's bronze on a harbour rock.
National Museum · 2h
Viking treasures and Danish life across the ages.
Open-faced rye bread sandwiches from the best stalls in town.
Brewers' art collection — Antiquity, Rodin, French moderns.
Tivoli Gardens · 3h
Vintage amusement park behind the central station.
CopenHill · 1h15
Ski-slope, climbing wall and viewpoint on top of a waste-to-energy plant.
Strøget · 1h
Europe's longest pedestrian shopping street.
Torvehallerne · 1h
Glass-roofed food halls — smørrebrød, smørrebrød, smørrebrød.
Open-faced rye bread sandwiches from the best stalls in town.
Marble Church (Marmorkirken) · 30m
Vast green-copper dome across from Amalienborg.
Amalienborg Palace · 30m
Royal winter residence — guard change at noon.
Reffen street food · 1h30
Container-village food market on the harbour.
Planned for a trip starting on a Friday, because opening hours depend on the weekday. Your own dates, hotel and flights can give a different plan.
We recommend 3–4 days for Copenhagen. This 4-day plan covers 20 top sights, from Round Tower (Rundetårn) to Reffen street food.
The highest-rated sights in this plan are Nyhavn, Tivoli Gardens, Round Tower (Rundetårn), Rosenborg Castle, National Gallery (SMK) and Christiansborg Palace. Each one links to opening hours, prices and tips.
This plan stops for lunch at Lunch — Smørrebrød tavern and Lunch — Torvehallerne. They are on the route, so you don't lose time getting there.
About 15.5 km on foot in total, around 3.9 km a day. For longer distances the plan uses public transport or a taxi.
Every day starts and ends in the centre of Copenhagen and runs from 09:00 to 21:00. A hotel near the centre fits this plan best.
Yes. Enter your dates, hotel and flights in the Travita planner and pick your must-sees. It builds a new plan around opening hours and travel times.