Join a live guided or audio guided tour around the harbor and through the idyllic canals where you will hear more about Copenhagen's beautiful churches, castles, old listed houses, new buildings, and other sights of interest. With a Copenhagen Card you can board the ‘Classic Tour’, Strommas original canal tour dating back to 1904. The trip takes about an hour and you depart from Ved Stranden 26 and pass by some of Copenhagen’s best sights and attractions. The tours are either conducted with a live guide in Danish and English or with audio guides which are available in the following languages: German, Italian, French, Spanish, English and Danish. You can find further information about languages at the ticket office at Ved Stranden 26. During the tour you will pass by some of the most interesting sights in Copenhagen: The Operahouse, Amalienborg Palace, The Old Stock Exchange, Christianshavn, Our Saviours Church, Battery Sixtus, The Black Diamond, ‘BLOX’, the Little Mermaid and much, much more. During the winter, the boats are covered and heated. Canal Tours sails all year - see time table on website. Please have your Copenhagen Card scanned at the ticket sale before boarding You can pre-book same-day tickets from the box office at Ved Stranden.

CASTLE, EXHIBITIONS, AND CASTLE GARDENS CASTLE Discover Christian IV’s magnificent castle, dating back to the 1600s. This impressive Renaissance castle unfolds the story of a king with power and ambition. You’ll be greeted by the stunning Neptune fountain in the outer courtyard and the elegant Marble Gallery in the King’s Wing. Step inside and let yourself be captivated by the splendid decorations and atmosphere of rooms like the Great Hall, the Audience Chamber, and the Hall of Angels.EXHIBITIONS Today, Frederiksborg is home to the Museum of National History and the National Portrait Gallery. Standing before iconic historical paintings and Denmark's most amazing portrait collection, you’ll come face to face with the people who have shaped Denmark's history from the 15th century to the present day. Temporary exhibitions also provide fresh perspectives on the museum's collection and Denmark's rich history.CHAPEL Royal weddings and the anointing of absolute kings — the Chapel at Frederiksborg bears witness to Denmark's history. It also serves as the Chapel of the Royal Danish Orders of Chivalry, featuring coats of arms belonging to the Knights of the Order of the Elephant and the Grand Cross Knights of the Order of Dannebrog hanging on the walls. The lavish chapel also functions as a parish church and is included in your museum visit.CURIOUS CHILDREN Frederiksborg is brimming with quirky details and stories for inquisitive minds of all ages. During Danish holiday breaks, extra activities for children are on offer. Entry is free for all under 18!DINE AT RABARBERGAARDEN SLOTTET Don’t miss the museum’s highly acclaimed farm-to-table restaurant, Rabarbergaarden Slottet (meaning the Rhubarb farm at the castle), where local ingredients from Royal North Zealand are transformed into unique gastronomic experiences.CASTLE GARDENS Frederiksborg is situated on three islands in the Castle Lake, surrounded by two grand garden designs: the Baroque Garden from the 1720s, characterized by its neat lines, shaped trees, and royal monograms, and the romantic landscape garden featuring free-growing woods, winding streams, and the idyllic Bathhouse Castle from the 1580s. The Little Ferry sails across the Castle Lake all summer long.VISIT Frederiksborg Castle is in Hillerød, just a 35-minute train ride via the S-train line A from Copenhagen. It takes about 15 minutes to walk from Hillerød Station. You can walk along the Castle Lake or through the city's pedestrian streets with cafes and shops. The museum is open every day throughout the year, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.    

ORDRUPGAARD – AN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DESTINATION You will find Ordrupgaard in scenic, peaceful surroundings just 10 km north of Copenhagen. The museum offers a unique array of world-class art, design and architecture. The park has art to enjoy, too. Monet, Degas, Gauguin – and HammershøiAt Ordrupgaard, you can explore one of Northern Europe’s most important collections of French Impressionism, featuring leading figures like Monet, Degas and Gauguin. In addition, visitors can enjoy an exquisite collection of Danish art focusing on Vilhelm Hammershøi and his contemporaries – as well as a succession of special exhibitions. Finn Juhl, Zaha Hadid and SnøhettaYou can also visit the former home of furniture designer Finn Juhl. Here his iconic furniture enters into a lively dialogue with the great Danish artists of modernism, just like when Finn Juhl lived here. Star architect Zaha Hadid and the award-winning design studio Snøhetta have also made their imprint on Ordrupgaard. Art in the open airIn the park, you can explore works by leading contemporary artists. All visitors  can give their inner child free rein, because here you are welcome to run, jump and climb on the art. Of course, you may simply prefer to settle on the lawn and enjoy the many sensory impressions offered by the scenic park. Ever since the couple who founded Ordrupgaard, Wilhelm and Henny Hansen, moved here in 1918, a pleasant, informal atmosphere has infused this place. It still does, making the museum popular with all generations. In the café, the chefs conjure up dishes from fresh Nordic ingredients to provide pit-stop refreshments with breathtaking views to green parkland. Temporary exhibitions: 5 FEBRUARY – 15 JUNE 2025, INTO THE DREAMS. SYMBOLISMThe exhibition Into The Dreams. Symbolism introduces the ecstatic international symbolism to Ordrupgaard for the first time. Through an extraordinary collaboration with a private collector, the museum will be displaying an eminent selection of art dating from around 1900, when the world was going awry and focus shifted from the world outside to the inner realm of human individuality, subjectivity, and emotions.  

Baadfarten reopens again in the month of May. Experience the fantastic lakes and beautiful nature in North Zealand with a leisurely boat trip with Baadfarten. The boat trip started back in the 1890s and today sails on Lyngby Sø – Mølleåen and Bagsværd Sø. Two of the original boats, “Princess Alexandrine” from 1895 and “Prince Christian” from 1896, are still used in the daily operations. Bring your family, friends or colleagues out and enjoy nature and the idyllic landscape on one exciting route through Lyngby Sø, Mølleåen and the beautiful Bagsværd Sø. The round trip takes approx. 75 minutes. You can experience the beautiful nature and wildlife in and around the lakes. If you start the trip from Sorgenfrivej in Lyngby, you can also treat yourself to a local refreshment before you set off. So get ready for a pleasant day on the water with Baadfarten, which sails from May to September. Sailing days and times vary throughout the year, you can find more information on the website. Please visit the website for a timetable.

The Open Air Museum (Frilandsmuseet) is one of the oldest and largest open-air museums in the world. Here you can experience farms, cottages, and mills from Denmark, Sweden, and the Faroe Islands. Each building has been carefully dismantled, moved and reassembled in beautiful natural surroundings.  Spread across 86 acres of land, the Open Air museum houses more than 50 farms, mills, and houses from the period 1650-1940, and gives you a chance to step back into old Denmark, as it was in the past. At the Open-Air Museum, you can step back in time and walk through fully furnished homes, meet adorable farm animals and talk to the museum peasants about life in the olden days. The museum provides a fully interactive experience. Meet the volunteers who operate the old wooden windmill, gather at the village pool where, in a small Funen house, women bake bread and arrange wool, or find out all about the manor's bees from the beekeeper's guild. There's plenty to get involved with as you discover the past come to life.  Country life as it wasThe buildings were re-erected with gardens and surrounding landscape to give visitors an impression of the history and environments of the country life as it was. Historic houses, open-air theatre, livestock and a petting zoo, old-fashioned food and grocery sales from the cooperative market in the railway town all stand ready to be explored. The buildings have been restored exactly as they appeared when farmers, craftsmen and the distinguished people of the estate inhabited the buildings.  Virtually every region in Denmark and the Faroe Islands, as well as the former Danish provinces of southern Sweden and northern Germany, is represented at the Open Air Museum so you can travel the length and breadth of Denmark in a single afternoon - just an easy train ride from Copenhagen center. The museum also boasts 25 historic gardens with flowers, fruit trees and utility plants showing different practices throughout time, as well as three beautiful old windmills and several watermills.ACTIVITIES Throughout the year the Open Air Museum is full of fun and hands-on activities for the entire family. During the opening season the museum puts on activities that include everything from Freddy Frogface Festival to cozy garden days. The museum also puts on seasonal events and drama productions, and has an intriguing murder mystery from 1865 that you, as a visitor, are asked to solve.  Changes in programming and visitor guidelines may occur. Please check our website to see the opening hours and programming.  Transport Take the S-train line E to Sorgenfri and a 10 minute walk to the museum. Bus 184 and 194 stops at the main entrance, Kongevejen 100. The Jægersborg-Nærum train stops in Brede near Frilandsmuseets north entrance.