Canals and counterculture
Christianshavn
A little Amsterdam founded by Christian IV, with its canals, its twisted church spire, and Christiania.
AI image, an evocation
Cross the bridge and the pace changes: houseboats, converted warehouses, quayside cafés, then the car-free lanes of Christiania.
Stay here?Charming and well connected (Metro M1, M2). A very good base.
What To See Here
Opening hours to be checked70 DKK
Church of Our Saviour
A twisted black and gold spire whose final stretch you climb on the outside, high above Christianshavn.
Opening hours to be checkedFree
Christiania
A community born in 1971 in a former barracks: self-built houses, workshops, a lake and car-free paths.