Nyboder & Krusemyntegade
Indre By / Østerbro border
Mustard-yellow houses from 1631, covered in climbing roses through spring and summer.
- Address:
- Krusemyntegade, 1436 København K
- Cost:
- free
18 photo spots in Copenhagen, by neighborhood
Colored houses that aren't Nyhavn, a red square built from objects collected around the world, a rooftop with a ski slope on it. This is the where. The guide has the hour and the exact frame for each one; here's the list to start from.
Christianshavn · Overgaden Neden Vandet
Christianshavn
The same colored houses on the water you came to Nyhavn for, without the crowd.
- Address:
- Overgaden Neden Vandet, 1414 København K
- Cost:
- free
Superkilen
Nørrebro
A red square and a black square designed by BIG, filled with objects collected from all over the world.
- Address:
- Nørrebrogade, 2200 København N
- Cost:
- free
Assistens Cemetery
Nørrebro
H.C. Andersen and Kierkegaard are buried here, and the city uses it as a park. Picnics, runs and photos all at once.
- Address:
- Kapelvej 2, 2200 København N
- Cost:
- free
Jægersborggade
Nørrebro
It used to be a dangerous street. Now it's more than 50 independent shops behind colored facades.
- Address:
- Jægersborggade, 2200 København N
- Cost:
- free
Magstræde & Snaregade
Indre By
Two of the city's oldest and most colorful streets, both 16th century.
- Address:
- Magstræde, 1204 København K
- Cost:
- free
Landemærket
Indre By
A row of colored houses near the King's Garden that almost nobody shoots compared to Nyhavn.
- Address:
- Landemærket, 1119 København K
- Cost:
- free
Olufsvej
Østerbro
The whole street is painted in pastels and covered in ivy and flowers, a short metro ride from the center.
- Address:
- Olufsvej, 2100 København Ø
- Cost:
- free
Brigadevej (Amagerbro)
Amagerbro
A row of colored houses set back from the main road. A local photographer calls it the beauty they keep for themselves.
- Address:
- Brigadevej, 2300 København S
- Cost:
- free
Islands Brygge Harbour Bath
Islands Brygge
Bjarke Ingels' harbour pool, with the sky coming back off the water in late summer light.
- Address:
- Islands Brygge, 2300 København S
- Cost:
- free
La Banchina jetty
Refshaleøen
The little blue house and the wooden pier in front of it, full of people sunbathing with a bottle of wine in summer, gold light at sunset.
- Address:
- Refshalevej 141, 1432 København K
- Cost:
- free to shoot; anything you order is separate
CopenHill / Amager Bakke rooftop
Amager
A ski slope and a walking route on the roof of a power plant. On a clear day you can see all the way to Sweden and the Öresund Bridge.
- Address:
- Vindmøllevej 6, 2300 København S
- Cost:
- free to go up on the roof; skiing and climbing cost extra
The Wave · Ofelia Plads
Indre By (harbourfront)
A lit wave installation made of 40 pieces. It only stands during the Copenhagen Light Festival in February.
- Address:
- Ofelia Plads, 1263 København K
- Cost:
- free
Sønder Boulevard
Vesterbro
A long green picnic strip. On summer evenings everybody sits here.
- Address:
- Sønder Boulevard, 1720 København V
- Cost:
- free
Kastellet
Indre By (harbourfront)
A star-shaped 17th-century fortress with a windmill and moats inside it. Walking distance from the Little Mermaid and far quieter.
- Address:
- Kastellet, 2100 København Ø
- Cost:
- free
Church of Our Saviour spire
Christianshavn
A baroque church with a gold spiral tower you climb from the outside. Going up needs a ticket bought in advance.
- Address:
- Sankt Annæ Gade 29, 1416 København K
- Cost:
- tower ticket ~60 DKK (~€8), free to look at from outside
Frederiksberg Have
Frederiksberg
An English-style park with a lake and a Chinese pavilion. And none of the crowd you get at Nyhavn.
- Address:
- Frederiksberg Runddel, 2000 Frederiksberg
- Cost:
- free
Reffen container street
Refshaleøen
Graffiti-covered containers against an industrial backdrop, working as a street food market on top of that.
- Address:
- Refshalevej 167, 1432 København K
- Cost:
- free entry (food is separate)
The list gets you there. The guide tells you when to stand there.
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