Islands Brygge
Open-air swimming in the middle of the harbour, in water clean enough to jump into.
The Harbour Bath at Islands Brygge opened in 2002 and changed how Copenhagen uses its water. Wooden pontoons hold five pools, including a diving tower, set directly in the harbour with the city on both banks.
It is free, lifeguarded in summer, and completely packed on hot days. Early morning is the time to go if you want lanes to yourself; winter bathers use it year-round with no ceremony at all.
The bath sits on the Islands Brygge waterfront, a green residential strip on the Amager side, where the cafés along the promenade are relaxed and used to people arriving with wet hair.
Getting there
Nearest Metro: Islands Brygge.
Islands Brygge Harbour Bath, Copenhagen
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