Velkommen Copenhagen!

Home to one of the oldest monarchies in the world with a history tracing back to the Viking Age: in Copenhagen history is all around you! The cobblestone streets, palaces and royal artefacts make for a beautiful backdrop to the modern life of modern Copenhageners.Every day at noon you can witness the changing of the Royal Danish Guard. The soldiers leave their barracks at Rosenborg Castle at approximately 11:30 and marche through the city to Amalienborg Palace, the residence of the Danish monarch, Queen Margrethe II. But there are many other ways to go royal in and around Copenhagen.

Shopping in Copenhagen is different from elsewhere: here, the best place to start your shopping trip is somewhere a bit unusual - at the museum! The museums and galleries in Copenhagen often have a great store where you can buy unique design pieces, books or other interesting knickknacks. Continue on the shopping street Strøget, the longest and oldest pedestrian street in the world, which runs through the city center. A hot tip for newcomers: for the best shopping experience, don't miss the side streets of Strøget, especially on the parallel Strædet, where you'll find small boutiques and stylish vintage stores.

Whether you are looking for a cozy bistro or Michelin-starred restaurants, Copenhagen is the right place for you. The restaurant scene is among the world's most distinct and innovative ones, and it caters to all budgets, tastes and situations. On Copenhagen's menu there is delicious food from all over the world and a strong focus on making exquisite meals from local seasonal ingredients - an approach started by noma and the New Nordic cuisine and a way of cooking that still makes Copenhagen's restaurants culinary trailblazers.

It doesn't matter whether it's a modern variation on a cruel old tradition to "Fastelavn," the word for carnival in Danish, whether it's the completely harmless writing of typical Easter letters, whether it's the symbolic burning of a witch on the solstice, whether it's "julebrygsdag," literally translated as "Christmas beer day," or whether it's Mortensaften, the evening when all Danes eat goose: In Denmark, there is everytime something to celebrate, or at least the right opportunity to do so.

Visit www.visitcopenhagen.com and fly to Copenhagen with Skyalps armed with a wealth of knowledge.