attraction
1 Christiansborg Palace
Seat of parliament, supreme court and royal reception rooms - climb the tower for the best free view in town.
Easy · 5.5 km · 55 min
Old Copenhagen: Kings, Churches & Cobblestones
Power, faith and old streets - the historic core on two wheels.
Sights & culture
Food & drink
Your route, stop by stop
The oldest, grandest Copenhagen in one compact ride: the seat of power at Christiansborg, Thorvaldsen's temple of marble, the fire-scarred Borsen spire and the navy's Holmens Kirke, then north to Rosenborg, the ochre naval terraces of Nyboder, royal Amalienborg and the star fortress of Kastellet. Break for classic smorrebrod in an 1877 cellar.
Turn by turn
Directions
Street-by-street cues for the whole ride - the numbered stops match the pins on the map.
- Head north-west on Prins Jørgens Gård 8 m
- Turn left onto the path 101 m
- 1 Thorvaldsens Museum 155 m
- Turn right onto Børsgade 107 m
- Bear left onto Børsgade 21 m
- Turn right onto the path 69 m
- Bear right onto Slotsholmsgade 50 m
- Bear right onto the path 20 m
- 2 Borsen (The Old Stock Exchange) 69 m
- Turn right onto the path 161 m
- Turn right onto the path 17 m
- 3 Holmens Kirke 17 m
- Turn right onto the path 46 m
- Turn left onto Havnegade 906 m
- Turn left onto Hauser Plads 63 m
- 4 Restaurant Schonnemann 63 m
- Turn left onto Åbenrå 115 m
- Turn right onto Rosenborggade 59 m
- Turn left onto Gothersgade 107 m
- Turn sharp right onto Øster Voldgade 288 m
- 5 Rosenborg Castle 21 m
- Turn right onto Øster Voldgade 40 m
- Bear right onto Øster Voldgade 605 m
- Turn right onto Øster Voldgade 38 m
- Bear left onto Suensonsgade 144 m
- 6 Nyboder 29 m
- Turn left onto Kronprinsessegade 73 m
- Turn left onto Gernersgade 81 m
- Continue onto Gernersgade 237 m
- Turn right onto Store Kongensgade 258 m
- Turn left onto Frederiksgade 38 m
- Turn right onto Frederiksgade 125 m
- Turn right onto Frederiksgade 195 m
- Turn left onto Amalienborg Slotsplads 23 m
- Turn left onto the path 41 m
- 7 Amalienborg Palace 66 m
- Turn left onto Amalienborg Slotsplads 474 m
- Turn sharp left onto Esplanaden 81 m
- Turn right onto Ved Kongeporten 380 m
- Turn left onto the path 77 m
- 8 Kastellet
Along the way
Stops worth making
attraction
2 Thorvaldsens Museum
The ochre temple beside Christiansborg housing the neoclassical sculptor's life work.
monument
3 Borsen (The Old Stock Exchange)
The Renaissance exchange with its famous dragon-tail spire - badly hit by fire in 2024 and under restoration.
sight
4 Holmens Kirke
The navy's old church on the canal, where the royal couple married - dark wood and model ships within.
restaurant
5 Restaurant Schonnemann
An 1877 cellar serving classic smorrebrod and ice-cold snaps - a proper Copenhagen lunch institution.
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attraction
6 Rosenborg Castle
A fairy-tale Renaissance castle holding the crown jewels, ringed by the King's Garden.
sight
7 Nyboder
Christian IV's rows of ochre-yellow naval terraces - a perfectly preserved 17th-century quarter.
attraction
8 Amalienborg Palace
The royal residence - time it right and you catch the changing of the guard at noon.
park
9 Kastellet
A perfectly preserved star fortress - ride the ramparts slowly and mind the pedestrians.