Since more than one century the mermaid at Langelinje Pier is the symbol of Copenhagen. The bronze and granite statue offered by the Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen to the town of Copenhagen was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. The sad mermaid renounced to all her powers for the love of a young handsome prince and the legend tells she would swim every day from the sea up to the surface and climb on the rock to wait for the prince who would never come back. Join the thousands visitors coming every day to Langelinje Pier to shoot photos of the Mermaid before visiting the colored fronts of the old mansions in Nyhavn harbor on the canal. Back to the 17th century the Nyhavn canal was digged to connect the old town to the sea and number of important rich families had their own palaces built all along the canal. Most of the houses you will admire along the canal were built from 1620 to 1780 and represent a sheer example of Danish high-class mansions in bricks, wood and plaster. Rent a vacation house in Copenhagen in Nyhavn area and you will feel completely at home in Denmark.
Shopping in Stroget
Fashionistas and shopaholics will just love Stroget and its fashionable malls. From very expensive fashion signatures such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Prada down to budget-friendly and low-cost international store brands everyone can shop in Stroget all along its 1.100 metres stretching from City Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv Square. Book immediately your vacation rental in Stroget and get ready for an awesome short holiday in Copenhagen. There are so many vacation accommodation possibilities open for rental in Copenhagen, you will just have to choose between a vacation house, a condo, a studio apartment, a flat or why not, a floating house on the canals.
To be or not to be: A Shakespearean fascination only few miles from Copenhagen
At only few miles north of Copenhagen, allow yourself a one day trip to Elsinore and visit Kronborg Hamlet castle. Built by the emperor Friedrich II Hohenstaufen in the Middle Ages, the castle was successively and partially rebuilt during the Renaissance years thus supplying to its visitors an interesting tour in history through the centuries together with the fascination of prince Hamlet to whom the castle belonged. Some say that the prince ghost is still living in the castle and despite all rational ideas you may have about ghosts, something of his spirit is definitely still living in the alleys and wide rooms of this wonderful castle. If you love Elizabethan drama and William Shakespeare then you have to stay overnight in Elsinore where every day Hamlet is on stage in Kronborg castle theatre. Enter into the world of William Shakespeare in the Danish castle of his worldwide known hero, an experience that you will never regret. For your There is no need for a holiday in Copenhagen . You can always and at Any Time get a quick last minute vacation rental booking and jump on plane next to the Danish capital.