Nyhavn
Nyhavn is Copenhagen's colorful canal-side street, lined with 17th and 18th-century townhouses in shades of red, yellow, and blue. Free to walk along.
Walk in Copenhagen
Copenhagen Harbor to Little Mermaid Walk
The Copenhagen Harbor to Little Mermaid Walk is a self-guided waterfront route from Nyhavn to the Little Mermaid statue. Free. The route passes the Royal Opera House, Amalienborg Palace (catch the noon guard change), the Amaliehaven garden, and enters Kastellet fortress before arriving at the Little Mermaid on the harbor edge. Budget travelers walk it in the morning, time the guard change, and cover Copenhagen’s harbor highlights in one free loop.
The route
Where it stops
Each stop is free to stand in front of, whatever the tour costs.
Amalienborg Palace
Amalienborg is the winter residence of the Danish royal family, four identical rococo palaces arranged around an octagonal courtyard with a statue of Frederick V at its center. Free to see from outside.
Kastellet
Kastellet is a 17th-century star-shaped fortress on the Copenhagen waterfront, still an active military base but open to the public. Free.
Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue on the waterfront at Langelinie, inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Free.
Everything else Copenhagen costs.
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