If You're Nearby
Nyhavn
The 17th-century harbor canal lined with brightly painted houses, wooden ships and café terraces.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Nyhavn, 1051 CopenhagenDirections
- Getting There
- Kongens Nytorv station (Metro).
Why Go
Dug in the 1670s, the canal was once a rowdy sailors' quarter; Hans Christian Andersen lived in three of its houses. Today its waterfront is lined with restaurants and old ships.
Canal tours leave from here.
Nearby in Copenhagen
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