The little canal island across the harbour — Dutch-style waterways and houseboats, the free-spirited commune of Christiania, and the spiral-spired church, with Noma and the new Nordic scene close by. Central but calm, quietly charming, a bridge or a harbour bus from the middle.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€150–250
typical per night in Denmark
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Copenhagen — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Christianshavn and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Nyhavn11 min walk880 m
- Amalienborg & the royal guard16 min walk1.3 km
- Strøget & the Round Tower17 min walk1.5 km
- Tivoli Gardens18 min walk1.5 km
- Rosenborg Castle & crown jewels21 min walk1.8 km
- Torvehallerne market23 min walk1.9 km
- The Meatpacking District28 min walk2.3 km
- The Little Mermaid28 min walk2.4 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 4.Freetown Christiania — A self-governing commune founded by squatters in an old barracks in 1971 — car-free lanes, homemade houses, murals, music and workshops, a genuinely singular corner of the city. Wander, eat at a café, respect the no-photo rules on Pusher Street; there's nowhere else like it.
- 8.Church of Our Saviour spire — Climb the corkscrew spire of this baroque church in Christianshavn — the last 150 steps spiral up the outside, on a gilded staircase, to a dizzying view over the whole city and harbour. Not for the faint-hearted, and the best panorama in Copenhagen.
- 12.Swim at a harbour bath — The harbour is so clean you swim in the middle of the city — dive off the wooden decks at Islands Brygge, right by the centre, alongside the locals on a warm day. A gloriously Copenhagen thing to do, and free; just check the flag is up.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Christianshavn; flights via Google Flights.