The Danish people are some of the nicest in Europe, and Copenhagen is one of Europe’s nicest capital cities.  Why not make a summer city break? With fantastic weather (sometimes hot by UK standards) and long days/short nights, it’s perfect weekend.  Here’s a few of my Copenhagen favourites.

• Start the day with breakfast in Christianshavn. A nice breakfast/brunch choice is Frederiks Bastion, an old gunpowder house.  Afterwards, see the sights of this unusual neighbourhood.  You can walk off breakfast by heading up the spiral staircase of Vor Frelser Church, then just wander down the streets and see why this area is called ‘Little Amsterdam.’   It used to be an independent city from Copenhagen, and in some ways it is still very different.
• Spend an afternoon strolling along the waterfront. Copenhagen is a sea city and I just love anywhere with a water view.  You can walk along the seafront and go see the Little Mermaid (she’s smaller than you’d expect – and plan on a queue to take a photo, it’s a popular place!  But there are plenty of fountains, interesting buildings, and other sights to see.
• Get your groove over in Nyhaven (pictured above).  You’ll find bar after bar along the water and loads of outdoor tables and music pumping into the streets.  This is a slightly touristy area so you’ll need to wander off a few streets to find out where the locals hang, but

Copenhagen is also well known for its jazz scene – the Copenhagen Jazz House being one of the most popular.  There’s also great shopping and plenty of historical sights to see – including Tivoli Gardens, an amusement park just across from the main train station.