Copenhagen, Zealand Travel Guide
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark and one of Europe’s most enjoyable cities. This city is situated on the island of Zealand and also has a link between mainland Europe and Scandinavia. Copenhagen is cool, cosmopolitan, exciting and wonderful city in Scandinavia. This is Scandinavia's largest city with the population 1.5 million people, incorporating the easternmost reaches of Zealand and the northern part of adjacent Amager Island. For almost 600 years, Copenhagen has been the seat of the oldest kingdom in the world, and grandeur finds its expression in the city's royal residences. Glancing over the skyline, you'll see towers and turrets, domes and decks, all glinting in the northern sun.
In the 11th century, Copenhagen, which was surrounded by meadows with grazing cattle and a host of small islets, was a small Viking fishing hamlet. During 1160 AD, King Valdemar handed over control of the city the archbishop of Roskidle, as the city not under the Kings Control and Copenhagen quickly gained importance as a natural stop between what were then two most important Danish cities.
With the location on the eastern shore of theisland of Zealand (Sjælland) partly on the island of Amager and on a number of natural and artificial islets in between the two, Copenhagen has average high temperature and occasional heatwaves are common during the summer in comparison with some other cities of Denmark. And it also has four distinct seasons.. The precipitation here is moderate throughout the year, and snowfall occurs mainly in December through March, but snow cover does not remain a long time. So the best time to visit is definitely from early May to late August, when the weather is generally warm.
It is recorded that Copenhagen is one of the cities with the best quality of life standard and is one of the most visited destination that visitors choose whenever they come to Europe. And they voted for Copenhagen for the cleanest city of Europe, also for the most encironmentally friendly cities with the water in the inner harbor being so clean that it can be used for swimming and 36% of all citizens commuting to work by bicycle, every day bicycling a total of 1.1 million km. The role of a important centre city in the region has made Copenhagen get the present shape with multitude of districts. Each district is the representation for its time and has its own character. Other distinctive features of Copenhagen of today is the abundance of water, the high number of parks and the elaborate system of bicycle paths that line almost every major street.
With the modern traffic system, it’s easy for tourists to go around the city. For the tourist come here an excellent start of any visit to Copenhagen, is to climb the unique 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the observation platform of Rundetårn (the Round tower), one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings, for an excellent view over the city, as any good starting point, it's smack in the middle of the city. The architecture of this city is one of the most special character that attract visitors most, and there are many other tourist attraction that visitor can enjoy.
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