Explore the Copenhagen Waterfront

Copenhagen Waterfront

The Copenhagen Harbour is the city's blue urban space. With swimming zones and harbour baths, kayak rentals, canoes, electric boats and SUP boards, you can unwind and enjoy the harbour's new and old gems.

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Harbour swimming

The water running through the harbour is so clean that you can swim in it. For safety reasons, swimming is only allowed in the harbour’s swimming areas. With three harbour baths and 13 swimming and dipping zones, there are plenty of opportunities to jump

Discover Copenhagen from the water

Discover Copenhagen from the water. Be your own captain and explore on your own, or sit back and enjoy a guided tour. The public harbour buses are also worth a trip

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Angling

The clean water flowing through the harbour increases your chances of catching sea trout, garfish and sculpin. Angling is allowed along the quayside in the entire harbour area, with a few exceptions, which you can find here. Remember to bring a valid Ang

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The Harbour Circle

The 13 km long signposted bike path around the inner harbour mixes city and suburban nature in the best possible way, passing both historical sights and rapidly developing areas.

Bike along the waterfront

Explore more of the harbour and the Copenhagen neighbourhoods with the free bike map series 'On 2 Wheels'. Get your copy at Copenhagen Visitor Service or download it directly to your phone. GPS navigation available.