Denmark Complete Guide 2026: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Kronborg, Roskilde, Bornholm
Browse more guides: Denmark travel | Europe destinations Denmark Complete Guide 2026: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Kronborg, Roskilde, and Bornholm TL;DR I planned Denmark as a Copenhagen stopover and stayed twelve days. Copenhagen anchors it with Tivoli Gardens (1843, second oldest operating amusement park after nearby Bakken from 1583), Nyhavn's painted harbor, Edvard Eriksen's Little Mermaid bronze from 1913, Rosenborg Castle holding the Crown Jewels since 1606, the autonomous district of Christiania from 1971, and the long pedestrian shopping street Strøget. The city is a bicycle capital where 49% of residents commute by bike, and it holds the 2026 UNESCO World Capital of Architecture designation. Aarhus on Jutland is the second city, with the open-air Den Gamle By museum and the ARoS art museum topped by Olafur Eliasson's rainbow panorama. Kronborg Castle (UNESCO 2000) in Helsingør is the real Elsinore from Shakespeare's Hamlet, rebuilt from 1574. Roskilde Cathedral (...