With its rich and fascinating history, evident in the many historical buildings, cobbled squares and ancient streets, a multitude of world class museums and galleries, and the oldest resident monarchy in the world, Copenhagen has much to offer its visitors. It’s also a vibrant, modern city with the very latest trends in architecture, design and fashion. Set against a waterside backdrop, it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in northern Europe.

The Danish flag, the Dannebrog, is, along with the Union Jack, the Tricolore and the Stars and Stripes, one of the few named flags in the world.

• Copenhagen is surprisingly compact with most of the important sights within the city centre making exploring by foot extremely easy.
• Denmark consists of a mainland peninsula, a Jutland, and 406 islands. Copenhagen, is situated in the island of Zealand and is the largest city in Scandinavia.
• Known as the "City of Beautiful Spires", Copenhagen is blessed with many attractive churches, with dizzying steeples or spires, most of which are open to tourists, offering stunning views over the city.