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Denmark : Copenhagen - September 2009

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The Danish capital has long been at the cutting edge of design and never more so than during September, when it hosts Copenhagen Design Week (until 6 September, copenhagendesignweek.dk) and Copenhagen Architecture + Design Days (2-6 September, cphadd.com). Connie Mikkelsen takes a peek

Getting around

Copenhagen Airport

Train: The journey from the airport costs €4/DKK 30. Trains stop at all the major urban stations, taking around 13 minutes to reach the city centre. The metro takes 19 minutes to reach the city centre and stops at Nørreport too. Tickets are also €4/DKK 30.
Taxi: A trip into the centre costs around €27/DKK 200 and takes 20 minutes.
Tourist information: The main office can be found opposite Tivoli Gardens (tel. , visitcopenhagen.com).

CITY CENTRE

Copenhagen’s city centre mixes beautiful historic buildings with stunning modern architecture.

Sleep soundly – If you’re attending the INDEX:Award Exhibition – and if you can afford it – it doesn’t get more convenient than staying at gorgeous Hotel d’Angleterre (34 Kongens Nytorv, tel. , dangleterre. com, rooms from €360/DKK 2,680).

Culture vultures – The future of Danish design is explored at the It’s a Small World exhibition at the Dansk Design Center (27 HC Andersens Boulevard), until January 2010. Discover 69 designs that have improved people’s lives, including a super-sleek radio made of wood, at the INDEX:Award Exhibition in Kongens Nytorv until 6 September. This is where they dole out the world’s most celebrated design prize.

Dance the night away – Electronica fans should make a beeline for Culture Box (54 Kronprinsessegade). Jazz club La Fontaine (11 Kompagnistræde) has live gigs at the weekends.

Shop til you drop – Fans of Finnish design firm Marimekko, known for its cheerful flowery prints, should head straight to Kaiku (8 Kompagnistræde).

CHRISTIANSHAVN

This beautiful area is nicknamed ‘Little Amsterdam’ for its canals and elegant Dutch-style townhouses.

Sleep soundly – The minimalist Hotel CPH Living (1c Langebrogade, tel. , cphliving.com, rooms from €134/DKK 999) is a floating hotel anchored in Copenhagen’s main canal.

Culture vultures – Six architectural firms will move in front of the Dansk Arkitektur Center (27b Strandgade) from 2-6 September to discuss sustainability and the future of architecture. Further up the street, Danish design students showcase their sustainable design projects during Copenhagen Showhow at Hal-D (95a Strandgade), until 6 September.

Must eat – Copenhagen is Scandinavia’s culinary capital, thanks in no small part to Michelin-starred Noma (93 Strandgade, tel. ), which dishes out modern Nordic dishes such as sautéed lobster and pickled rosehip with onions and berries. Tuck into a seafood platter onboard Viva (570 Langebrogade Kaj, tel. ), a boat-restaurant with great waterside views.

VESTERBRØ

What used to be Copenhagen’s redlight and meatpacking district is now one of its hippest areas.

Must drink – Enjoy a sake at the Japanese-style Kung Fu Izakaya Bar (5 Sundevedsgade), named one of Copenhagen’s best cocktail bars by local critics. Kick back with a pint of German beer at the underground Märkbar (106a Vesterbrogade).

Dance the night away – In spite of its name, Ritz (22 Viktoriagade) is a relaxed venue that plays electro. Locals voted it the best club of 2009.

Shop til you drop – Find your inner Brüno at Invasion (10 Vestergade), where local fashionistas stock up.

FREDERIKSBERG

An elegant, leafy area with fierce local pride, Frederiksberg is actually an independent city (although geographically part of Copenhagen).

Culture vultures – The elephants at Copenhagen zoo (32 Roskildevej) live in an enclosure designed by Norman Foster.

Must eat – Pick up a picnic lunch at Meyers Deli (107 Gammel Kongevej, tel. ), founded by the brains behind Noma, Klaus Meyer. Tuck into dim sum at the cheap-and-cheerful Godthåbs Kinesiske Restaurant (16 Godthåbsvej, tel. ).

Must drink – Sip a cosmopolitan at Frederiksberg’s first cocktail bar, Salon 39 (39 Vodroffsvej).

Shop til you drop – Katrine and Anne- Dorthe pick and mix fashion pieces by Danish brands such as Bruuns Bazaar with international designers including Luella Bartley and Phillip Lim at Nué (111 Gammel Kongevej).

Compiled by Connie Mikkelsen