Indre By
A Renaissance summer castle, the crown jewels in its cellar, and the city's favourite park around it.
Rosenborg was built by Christian IV as a country retreat and is now surrounded by city. The interiors are dense with royal collections, and the treasury in the basement holds the Danish crown jewels, the most concentrated piece of history on show anywhere in Copenhagen.
Around it lies Kongens Have, the King's Garden, which functions as the city's living room in summer: picnics, deckchairs, hedged avenues and a puppet theatre. It opens at sunrise and is beautifully empty first thing.
The castle sits in the northern half of Indre By, close to the Botanical Garden and the market halls, in a stretch of the centre well supplied with bakeries and small coffee bars for a morning stop.
Within walking distance
City-center breakfast classic
Atelier September is a well-known breakfast and café address in central Copenhagen. Its Gothersgade location suits a morning in Indre By before exploring the nearby shopping streets and sights.
Gothersgade 30 · 1123 · Copenhagen
Central Copenhagen café
Kalaset is a café on Vendersgade in central Copenhagen. It is a practical stop when your day takes you through Indre By, whether you are looking for breakfast, brunch or coffee.
Vendersgade 16 · 1363 · København K
Café near the historic centre
Sonny is a café on Rådhusstræde in Indre By. Its central address makes it a convenient breakfast, brunch or coffee stop between the old city and the harbour.
Rådhusstræde 5 · 1466 · København K
Getting there
Nearest station: Nørreport.
Rosenborg Castle & King's Garden, Copenhagen
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