Vesterbro
A nineteenth-century pleasure garden in the middle of the city: rides, gardens, concerts and thousands of lights.
Tivoli opened in 1843 and has never really stopped being a garden first and an amusement park second. There are wooden roller coasters and a carousel, but also flowerbeds, a lake, an open-air stage and a concert hall, all packed into a walled block beside the main station.
It changes completely by season, with cherry blossom in spring, lanterns in summer, Halloween pumpkins, and a Christmas market that is one of the reasons people visit Copenhagen in December. Evenings are the most atmospheric; opening hour is the calmest.
Tivoli sits on the seam between Indre By and Vesterbro, so a substantial breakfast beforehand is the sensible plan: park food is fun but expensive, and you will be walking for hours.
Within walking distance
Sønder Boulevard café
Mad & Kaffe is on Sønder Boulevard in Vesterbro. It is a useful breakfast, brunch or coffee stop for visitors exploring the boulevard and the surrounding neighbourhood.
Sønder Boulevard 68 · 1720 · København V
Vesterbro location
This Wulff & Konstali branch is on Flensborggade in Vesterbro. Choose it when your plans take you around the western side of central Copenhagen.
Flensborggade 61 · 1669 · København V
Sønder Boulevard café
Dyrehaven is on Sønder Boulevard in Vesterbro. It can be included as a breakfast, brunch or coffee stop while exploring the boulevard and nearby streets.
Sønder Boulevard 72 · 1720 · København V
Getting there
Opposite Copenhagen Central Station (København H).
Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
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