Insight Guides Step-By-Step Copenhagen

by Fran Parnell, Antonia Cunningham

Overview

Step-by-Step Copenhagen is a guide to this attractive port city and its surroundings, with a selection of clearly laid-out walks and tours, complemented by beautiful, full-color pictures, an authoritative narrative voice, and a wealth of practical information, all in a compact package.
Recommended Tours suggest the book’s best tours for foodies, families, art and design enthusiasts, shopping and nightlife, as well as fans of the stories of Hans Christian Andersen.
The Overview reveals essential background information on local culture, lifestyle and traditions, plus the lowdown on food and drink, shopping, Copenhagen’s vibrant nightlife and local history.
The Walks and Tours section features 14 self-guided walking routes, which show step by step how to get the most out of the destination, all with clear, easy-to-follow maps, hand-picked places to eat and drink en route, and great insider tips.
The Directory incorporates a user-friendly, fact-packed A to Z of practical information, plus select hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings, which will lead you to the best that Copenhagen has to offer
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780050904
Publisher:	Apa Publications UK, Ltd.
Publication date:	09/01/2012
Series:	Step by Step Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 5.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Antonia Cunningham was educated at England’s Cambridge University, where she studied Languages and Art History. Following a short stint as a school tutor, she turned her hand to publishing, where she found her way into travel editing and writing. She has written several books, including non-fiction for children, two books on world art and the Impressionists, and five on Copenhagen and Denmark, including Insight’s Smart Guide Copenhagen. Every time she visits this friendly, walkable city she finds something new and is always charmed by it. She lives in London with her partner Nick and son Benjamin, to both of whom she dedicates this book.

Fran Parnell’s passion for Scandinavia began while studying Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge University. She travels regularly in the region, and has written guides to Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden. She loves Iron Age and Viking history, and is currently attempting to run a marathon in each Scandinavian capital.

Table of Contents

OVERVIEW
Introduction
Food and Drink
Shopping
Entertainment
History: Key Dates

WALKS AND TOURS
Vesterbro
The Old Inner City
The Harbour Area
The Royal District
Around Rosenborg
The National Gallery of Art
Nørrebro
Frederiksberg
Museums and Pleasure Gardens
Slotsholmen
Christianhavn
Roskilde
Helsingør
Art Tour

DIRECTORY
A–Z
Accommodation
Restaurants
Nightlife