SIGHTS IN COPENHAGEN

Amalienborg and Rosenborg
Denmark is home to one of the world’s oldest monarchies and Copenhagen and the Copenhagen area are adorned with palaces and castles. Chief among these is Amalienborg Palace, located near Kongens Nytorv in central Copenhagen. Amalienborg is the royal couple's winter residence and a major architectural work – probably the most outstanding piece of Rococo architecture in Denmark. It is comprised of four palaces and was originally conceived as town mansions for families of the nobility at the beginning of the 1750's. In 1794 the mansions came into the possession of the Royal Family. Amalienborg is also the residence of the Royal Guard. The Royal Guard is on duty for 24 hours and the relief takes place every day at 12 o'clock noon. The parade starts off from the barracks by the Rosenborg Palace at 11:30am.

Not far away from Amalienborg is Rosenborg Castle which is within walking distance of both Amalienborg and Nørreport. Rosenborg is not only a beautiful historic building, but also a fascinating museum of cultural history. It houses some of Denmark’s greatest cultural treasures, not least the Crown Jewels, the Crown Regalia, the Crown of the Absolutist Kings and the Queens' Crown.

Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens, located next to the Copenhagen Central Railway Station (Hovedbanegården), is a highly popular amusement park, usually at the top of everyone's list of places to visit. Founded in 1843, it is a beautiful romantic park with lanterns in the trees that create a unique atmosphere. Tivoli Gardens offers a variety of activities. Among these are the Tivoli Boys Guard parade, the pantomimes, Friday Rock concerts and adventurous rides for all ages.

Canal Tours and Nyhavn
A tour on the old canals is one of the biggest tourist attractions and an experience you should not miss. The boats take you through all parts of the old city and pass many of the most famous sights. The Canal Tours are offered by two companies, DFDS Canal Tours and The Netto Boats, the latter being the cheapest. One of the stops along the canal tours is Nyhavn, a canal leading from the Copenhagen Harbor up to Kongens Nytorv. Nyhavn was dug by Swedish prisoners of war in the 1700's. Today many fine wooden vessels are moored here, and along the 'sunny side' of Nyhavn you find a number of restaurants that move their tables outdoors onto the pavement during the summer.

The National Gallery
Statens Museum for Kunst, the Danish national gallery, is the only place in Denmark, which features 700 years of Western art and cultural history under one roof. Consequently a visit to the museum means an artistic encounter between classical, modern and contemporary art, just as the museum building in itself represents a fusion of new and old. Anna Maria Indrio's white, modernist extension building opened in 1998 and is situated in parallel with Vilhelm Dahlerup's old museum building from 1896. The vastly different buildings are separate entities, yet linked by a glass-roofed Sculpture Street. (Source www.visitcopenhagen.com)
Link: http://www.smk.dk/english

The National Museum
At the National Museum children as well as adults can dive into the history of the Danish kingdom and you can expect a vibrant historical depiction through light, sound and sight in the palace, which was originally built for King Frederik V in 1746.
In the permanent exhibition of the National Museum you can move through time during one afternoon - from the pagan mystique of prehistoric times trough medieval centuries and their dim reputation and all the way to contemporary, Danish everyday life. You can take a look at the embalmed body of a young girl, the Egtved girl, whose mere existence tells tales about bygone days. You can follow the first female ruler Queen Margrethe I on her quest to unite the Nordic countries or listen to the speeches of the Danish industrial era tycoon and activist Georg Brandes. Even though the National Museum is first and foremost about Denmark you will sometimes be able to find temporary exhibitions about the history of foreign and exotic places such as Greenland and Latin America. The admission is free and you will find a café as well as a museum shop under the high ceilings of the museum. (Source www.visitcopenhagen.com)
Link: http://www.nationalmuseet.dk/sw20374.asp

Strøget – pedestrian street
Copenhagen's largest shopping area is centered around Strøget in the heart of the city. Strøget is the world's longest pedestrian street with a wealth of shops, from budget-friendly chains to some of the world's most expensive brands. The stretch is 1.1 kilometers long and runs from City Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) to Kongens Nytorv. Strøget is a nickname from the 1800s and covers the streets Frederiksberggade, Nygade, Vimmelskaftet and Østergade and Nytorv square, Gammeltorv Square and Amagertorv Square. The stretch was originally called Routen, and it was not before 1962 and in the years after it was converted to a pedestrian street.
Strøget is most famous for shopping. Big international brands like Prada, Max Mara, Louis Vuitton, Cerutti, Mulberry, Chanel, Marlboro, Karen Millen, Hermès and Boss are represented at the end of the street facing up to Kongens Nytorv. If your budget is more limited, you can continue along Strøget down towards City Hall Square, where you find shops like Hennes and Mauritz, Vero Moda, Bik Bok, Only, Vila, and Bianco shoes.
Shop opening hours vary from place to place, but typically the shops are open from Monday - Thursday. 10:00 - 18:00, Friday from 10:00 - 19:00 and Saturday from 10:00 - 16:00. Many shops are also open on the first Sunday of each month from 10:00 - 16:00.
However, Strøget is not just shopping. Look up and down the side streets during your shopping spree, and you will see several of Copenhagen's beautiful sights and attractions, such as Helligåndskirken, often with a book sale outside, Church of Our Lady (Vor Frue Kirke), where Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary were married, behind Gammeltorv Square, the court house at Nytorv Square, the Stork Fountain (Storkespringvandet) at Amagertorv Square and Nikolaj Church nearby. From Amagertorv you can also see across the canal to Christiansborg Palace, where parliament sits. And do not forget City Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) itself with Copenhagen City Hall Tower and beautiful Kongens Nytorv Square with The Royal Danish Theatre and Nyhavn in the other end of Strøget. (Source www.visitcopenhagen.com)

The Round Tower
Rundetaarn, or the round tower, is the oldest functioning observatory in Europe and stars have been watched here since 1642. At the time when Christian the IV built the tower Denmark was quite famous for its astronomical achievements thanks to the astronomer Tycho Brahe. When he died in 1601 the King wished to continue the research of Brahe and thus the round tower came into being. Today it has been awhile since the scientists left the telescope, but the observatory is still frequently used by amateur astronomers and the many visitors of the tower. (Source www.visitcopenhagen.com)
Link: http://www.rundetaarn.dk/engelsk/index.html

The new opera house, Operaen
The new opera house, Operaen, in Copenhagen has been the object of heated debate. In August 2000, the foundation of Mr. Mc-Kinney Møller, who is the prime industrial tycoon in Denmark donated The Opera to the Danish people and the stage opened in 2005. Since then many successful performances have taken place here and The Opera has become an integrated and beloved part of Copenhagen cultural life. Henning Larsen, the architect of Copenhagen's new opera house was given a demanding commission which not only drew on his wide-ranging international experience, but also set entirely new challenges: Build a state-of-the-art opera and ballet house with acoustics that distil the experience of centuries. (Source www.visitcopenhagen.com)
Link: http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/content/tourist/what_to_see_and_do/events/event_calendar/venue_info?VenueID=28

SIGHTS OUTSIDE OF COPENHAGEN

The Viking Ship Museum
The Viking Ship Museum is located at Roskilde Fjord beside the Roskilde harbour, approximately 30 kilometres from Copenhagen. In 1962, five Viking ships were rescued and resurrected from the harbour. The Museum was built to house and reconstruct these vessels. All five ships are vastly different. They were built for different purposes, different waters and by different Viking builders - and they all highlight the scope of Viking shipbuilding. The museum has outgrown its initial role, and there are now also other Nordic boats exhibited. There is an artificial island next to the museum which houses archaeological workshops and educational institutions.

Dragør
On the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen Airport and approximately half an hour's bus drive from the centre of Copenhagen, you will find the small fishing hamlet of Dragør, where formerly many ship pilots lived. Dragør has a very special atmosphere, narrow cobbled streets, small colourful houses with hollyhocks in the garden, local museums where the past is relived during the summer months, and nice restaurants.

Louisiana
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is located in northern Zealand about 35 km from Copenhagen. The museum frames the sculpture park facing the sea and the interaction between art, nature and museum architecture is quite unique. Louisiana is an international museum with a considerable collection of modern art. The museum’s permanent collection includes more than 3000 works and is one of the largest in Scandinavia.

Malmö
With the Öresund Bridge, the motorway and railway link, it takes only 35 minutes by train from Copenhagen city centre to the centre of Malmö. Malmö is with its 280 800 inhabitants Sweden's third largest city. The city was founded in the end of the 13th century and is today south Sweden's commercial centre. Also called the City of Parks Malmö offers of all Swedish cities the highest concentration of restaurants per capita as well as Malmöhus Castle from the 15th century or the complete opposite when it comes to architecture the Turning Torso.

Kronborg Castle, Elsingore (Helsingør)
Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, at the seaward approach to the sound, Øresund, is one of northern Europe's most important Renaissance castles. Known all over the world from Shakespeare's Hamlet, it is also the most famous castle in Denmark and is visited each year by about 200,000 Danes and tourists. (Source www.visitcopenhagen.com)
Link: http://www.ses.dk/en/SlotteOgHaver/Slotte/Kronborg/Velkommen.aspx

Read much more about Copenhagen and its attractions and sights on www.visitcopenhagen.com

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Getting around the city
The high quality public transportation system, consisting of the metro, buses and trains, connects the centre with its suburbs and the airport (a mere 25-minute ride). With the metro, CBS is easily accessible – four minutes from the city centre with three metro stations serving the CBS Campus.
For more information: Copenhagen Tourist Office. 

The cOPENhagen CARD

With a cOPENhagen CARD you have:
- Free entry to about 60 museums and attractions
- Free transport by train, bus and Metro – also from/to the airport
- Discounts on restaurants, car hire, shops and sights

The cOPENhagen CARD is available as:
- A 24/hrs card and a 72/hrs card (from 33 euro + fees)
- An adult card (16+) and an infant card (10-15)

Where do I get the cOPENhagen CARD?
- Buy the card online here - Click HERE

- Or at the Wonderful Copenhagen Stand at the conference venue

If you are going somewhere and need to find directions and transportation you can use the travel planner "Rejseplanen" which is also available in English and German. Besides public transportation there are other options as well. In the centre of town you can rent a bike through different stands. This type of bike is known as "Bycyklen". It costs 20 DKK to rent the bike and there is no limit to how long you can use it. You need to stay in the inner city and can therefore not use the bike to and from CBS. When returning the bike lock it and place in one of the many stands placed around Copenhagen. In the centre of town you can also hail a Rickshaw to take you around the city in a more relaxed fashion.
 

Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg is an independent municipality surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality was originally situated west of Copenhagen, but after a number of smaller municipalities were merged with Copenhagen in 1901, it became completely encapsulated by Copenhagen.
 

Getting to Copenhagen Business School
It is not difficult to get to the Copenhagen Business School as CBS is close to Frederiksberg metro Station (M1). You can find more information on how to get to CBS and a map here.
Find more travel information here 

Liability
Neither EMAC nor the Copenhagen Business School are liable for any losses, theft, accidents or damage to persons or objects, regardless of the cause. Participants and accompanying persons attending the Forum and all related events do so at their own risk and responsibility. Taking out travel insurance is recommended.