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Tour de France route by bike in Copenhagen

Grand Départ Copenhagen

Denmark will be the tenth country to host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in 2021. And it will all begin in Copenhagen, the most bicycle-friendly city in the world. It’s a match made in cycling heaven!

The Danes are in general keen bicycling enthusiasts – with nine out of ten owning their own bike for daily use. And Copenhagen in particular is a bike enthusiastic city. Half of the city’s residents go by bike to work or school, and one quarter of all travel in the city takes place by bike. The riders of the Tour de France will find a huge amount of supporters throughout the country, as Denmark sets the scene for the most famous cycling race on Earth.

Of course, the great Grand Départ passes all of Copenhagen’s well-known tourist attractions such as The Little Mermaid, Amalienborg Palace and the Royal Library. But it also goes through some of the lesser known Copenhagen areas like the raw neighborhood Nørrebro and mundane Østerbro. A wonderfully diverse look at a historic city filled with contradictions and lots of great stories!

On your saddles! We invite you to come along as we follow the same route to explore Copenhagen by bike.

The Tour de France route

On the Tour route, we’ll visit:

  • Torvehallerne, danish high end foodmarket
  • Queen Louise’ Bridge, named after the popular Queen Louise
  • Nørrebro, a hip and multicultural neighborhood with a working class history
  • Østerbro, a neighborhood known for its wide boulevards and well of resident
  • The Little Mermaid, statue illustrating H.C. Andersen’s world famous fairy tale
  • Amalienborg Palace, the main residence of the Danish monarch
  • Nyhavn, once a busy commercial port packed with sailors, ladies of pleasure and pubs
  • The Royal Library, also known as The Black Diamond
  • City Hall, now with bees on the roof in the name of the environment

See the official website: Grand Départ Copenhagen Denmark 2021

Photo: Martin Heiberg, Copenhagen Media Center and Kim Wyon, VisitDenmark
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Vibrant and colourful Vesterbro

Local Neighbourhood Feel

Copenhagen is a mix of small neighbourhoods with their own atmosphere and touch. Join us on a walk to the hip urban and very colourful part, called Vesterbro. You will hear stories about the people who lived here. It’s unique history, where we will walk by some of the iconic areas that made this neighbourhood such a melting pot.

The Meatpacking District

This is the place of the meatpacking district. Once a vibrant busy workplace for the butchers of Copenhagen with the husle and bustle in the slaughterhouses.We will tell you about the tranformation into the trendy and youthful hangout venue it has become today . This is also where you find the original Mikkeller Bar, War Pigs, where you can taste the newest flavours from their brand.

From Down & Out to Hip and Hot

Once a working class area with poor housing and overpopulation. Vesterbro had a bad reputation, until the biggest urban renewal planning began in the 1990’ies. Still home to the singles and the young, the transformation is easy to spot : trendy cafes, cool vintage stores and tasty eateries here we will mingle among the new locals – the hipsters.

Istedgade – we will never surrender!

Istedgade is one of the main streets characterizing this neighborhood – this is where life is lived on the street and where everybody knew who you were. Hear the story about the Danish resistance during WW2 and how Istedgade gathered the locals in a main strike against the Nazis.

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Learn more about Vesterbro

Going out in Vesterbro

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Foodies’ Favourite Food Tour

Our Foodies’ Favourite Food Tour takes you down the cobbled stoned streets of Copenhagen and into the heart of the Danish kitchen. Within the last decade the nordic cuisine has become famous all over the world with the concept New Nordic. With this concept one must cook after the season, with raw materials from the North and create a tastefull and healthy dish.

On the tour you will e.g. taste the traditional Danish lunch: an open faced sandwich called ‘smørrebrød’, which is a piece of ryebread with different kinds of topping on it. Try for instance the marinated herring or a Danish liver pate with pickled beets and bacon, just to name two on the endless list. We will also tell you all the stories about the Danish beer and snaps with a visit to a local brewery.

The sweets are just so good

On the tour you will taste samples of sweets like salty liquorice, Danish pastry and the indescribably good “flødeboller” (basically it’s a crispy little waffle with whipped egg whites and sugar covered with dark chocolate.)  Along with the sweets you will try beverages like elderflower or buckthorn.

Food restrictions

We will considerate food allergies or other food restrictions.
Please inform us when you book the tour.

Do you have any questions or would you like to book the tour? Please call or write us.

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Green is the New Black and sometimes Blue

Green Living in Copenhagen – A city of sustainability 

Jump on the metro and join us on a tour with emphasis on green urban planning, cutting edge architecture and sustainability. We begin our tour in the neighbourhood called Ørestad, an area that emerged in the early nineties, and is known for their green profile. First stop is Bella Center Station , where a general introduction to the area and its history will be unfolded.

The innovative duo Bjarke Ingels and Julien de Smedt (PLOT architects) are the forces behind the spectacular apartment blocks  ” The Mountain” & ” VM Houses”. Hear about their sources of inspiration, ideas about sustainability and their love of mountains!

Up-cycling at Copenhagen Towers Hotel

Second stop is at Ørestad Station where we will experience the cool oasis in the lobby of Hotel Copenhagen Towers. They have taken up-cycling to a whole new level, by using recycled building materials like concrete remains, old car tyres and old sails in the decorating of this hotel.

The Savannah and the 8-House

From Vestamager station – the final frontier – we pass an unusual retirement home and enjoy the breathtaking view over ” The Savannah ” on Amager Common.  Experience the contrast between grazing cows and the award winning apartment complex the 8-house, designed by our superstar architect Bjarke Ingels.

Christianshavn and Krøyers Place

The tour continues to Christianshavn, where a change of location from new sharp architecture, meets old Copenhagen.

We tell about the transition from an industrial harbour to a playground for the locals, where enjoying citylife means a swim in the canals.

Old and new architecture go hand in hand in this old part of Copenhagen.   We end the tour by the inner harbour bridge, where you can enjoy something to eat and drink from The Bridge street food kitchen – or in one of the many cafes around Nyhavn.

Did you know that the water in Copenhagen Harbour is clean enough to swim in?
Would you like to taste honey produced by more than 1.00.000 bees?
Did you know that we have intelligent rubbish bins, which ask to be emptied themselves?

If you want to know more about this tour or book it please contact us.

Want to know more about the tour? see this video

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Copenhagen Cosy Tour – Chasing Danish ‘ Hygge’

It is hyggeligt!

The Scandinavian word “Hygge” (pronounced hue-gah) was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2017, but what is ‘hygge’??

Hygge is a word Danes use every day and it is deeply embedded in our psyche. There is no simple English translation for the term, but it is the state of feeling warm, snug, safe, happy, content, loved and at peace. If you ask a Dane, they will likely say that hygge is something you do with family and friends, creating intimacy, conviviality and comfort. Hygge is the art of feeling happy, being you, and of making the ordinary feel extraordinary.

Chasing the mentality

Join us on this tour where we will explore the world of “hygge” as we walk through the streets of Copenhagen, showing you the hidden places and squares  in the old charming part of Copenhagen.

It does not take much to get cosy and for many Danes it is closely related to food and drinks, so of course we will take you to a hyggelig cafe or cosy park for a cup of the Danes’ favorite drink, coffee, or a nice elderflower drink and talk about the Danes and their way of life.

So if you want a hyggelig day and get under the skin of the Danish mentality, this tour is perfect for you!

Practical information
Duration: 2,5 hours
Start/end: Your hotel
Including: Authorized guide, snack and beverage
Price: (for 2 – 12 people) Dkk 350 / $ 55 / € 47

Price is for a group of 12 people. If you are fewer or more, please contact us for another price.

If you want to know more about this tour or book it, you can contact us here: 

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