With its castles, palaces, galleries and museums, Copenhagen is a fascinating city to visit. It's also a modern, vibrant city and very pedestrian friendly. All the major travel publishers have produced Copenhagen travel guides with information, advice, maps and illustrations.
The Rough Guide to Copenhagen includes lesser-known attractions in addition to the more famous ones. It lists their top restaurants, hotels, guest houses, bars and pastry shops, one of the city's tempting attractions. There is also information on day trips to destinations away from the city, including the home town (Odense) of Denmark's most famous son, Hans Christian Anderson.
Copenhagen Eyewitness Top Ten Travel Guide is one of the best Copenhagen travel guides if you want a quick reference book that fits in your pocket. There is the ten best of everything you'd want, including bars, clubs, beaches and pools. There is also the best places to take children, shopping districts, festivals and events, microbreweries, royal palaces and jazz venues. If you're a fan of the fairy stories of Hans Christian Anderson, there is a section on places that he is associated with. The book also gives information on scenic walks and day excursions and suggests itineraries. There is a list of hotels for varying budgets and fold out maps.
Copenhagen (Lonely Planet Encounter) is terrific for color coded maps. There is a full color pull out map and a map of each neighborhood. Local residents contribute information on the attractions, shopping, restaurants and night life. There are also sections on Cycling, Architecture, Romantic Copenhagen, Gay Life, Traditional Food, New Food and Seasonal Copenhagen.
Time Out Guides is another popular series and the Copenhagen edition has interesting sections on the history and architecture of the city. The major attractions are listed and other sections include Where to Stay, Eat, Drink and Shop and Arts and Entertainment. Various maps are included with tips on how to move around the city, trips outside of the city and a vocabulary list.
The Copenhagen Berlitz Pocket Guide is a very user friendly and practical Copenhagen travel guide with color coded divisions and fold out flap maps to the front and back of the book. There is an A-Z of travel tips and a list of phrases that may be of use when traveling for tourism or business. The Top Ten attractions are featured and hotels and restaurants for different budgets are discussed. There are also routes outlined for scenic walks.
The Wallpaper City Guides are known for their focus on design and its place in a city. The Copenhagen Wallpaper City Guide is an attractive pocket sized book that shows the usual information on accommodation, restaurants, shops etc., with easy to use tabbed sections. Landmark buildings and design centers are highlighted. There are maps, rates and currency cards.
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