Denmark
EUROPE · 6 PLACES
Bikes, beach huts and hygge — a small flat country that exports design, pastry and a very specific idea of comfort.
Copenhagen
Nyhavn, harbour swims, and the best food city in the north.
Aarhus
ARoS's rainbow, Den Gamle By and a young, cheap city.
Skagen
Where two seas meet, in the light that made a painting school.
Odense
Andersen's town — half-timbered lanes and a storybook museum.
Bornholm
Round churches, smoked herring and Dueodde's white sand.
Aalborg
Viking history, a rebuilt waterfront and Jomfru Ane Gade.
Festivals worth flying for
Roskilde Festival
Late June–July — northern Europe's biggest music festival, 30 minutes from Copenhagen.
Copenhagen Jazz Festival
July — 1,000+ concerts, half of them free and outdoors.
Sankt Hans Aften
June 23 — bonfires on every beach for midsummer.
Christmas at Tivoli
Mid-Nov–early Jan — the gardens become the world's coziest Christmas market.
In an emergency
Emergency number
112 for police, ambulance and fire; 1813 is Copenhagen's medical helpline for non-emergencies (English spoken).
Health
Pharmacies ('apotek') are excellent; care is free at ERs for acute cases, but insurance still matters for non-EU visitors.
Before you go
EHIC/GHIC for EU visitors. Denmark is near-cashless — cards everywhere. The one real hazard is the bike lane: never walk in it.
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