The Rough Guide to Copenhagen [Paperback]

Lone Mouritsen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rough Guide Mini Guides | Publication Date: April 19, 2001

The full low-down on the Danish capital and by far Scandinavia's most affordable city. We have descriptions of all the sights and neighborhoods of the city from the royal palaces of Amalienborg to bohemian Christiania, and critical reviews of the pick of the city's hotels, restaurants, bars and pastry shops. Also includes excursions to the castles of Helsingor and Hillerod, and the historic town of Roskilde.

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About the Author

Lone Mouritsen was born in Brazil to Danish parents and is a contributor on Rough Guides to Europe and West Africa.Andrew Spooner is an experienced travel journalist and writes regularly for The Guardian.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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WHEN TO GO
Copenhagen is on exactly the same latitude as Edinburgh and Moscow, and winters, as you’d expect, are wet, windy and cold, with temperatures regularly falling below zero, though if you’re prepared to brave the weather there’s the chance to go skating on the frozen city lakes before retreating for a comforting glass of hot gløgg. The city is at its prettiest in spring, when the trees come into leaf and people emerge from their layers of winter clothing. Summer weather can be variable: rain is a common occurrence, though when the sun appears the locals turns out in force, occupying every last corner of every park and pavement café, while the long summer evenings see the city at its liveliest.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides (April 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858286689
• ISBN-13: 978-1858286686
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,222,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Travel > Europe > Denmark > Copenhagen

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible maps and minimal info regarding transportation, February 9, 2008

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Jacqueline (Palo Alto, California, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Copenhagen 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

As an experienced budget traveler, I've used many guides to many cities over the years, and I've generally had great success. This guide, however, was a tremendous disappointment. I found that the maps at the end of the book were virtually impossible to use - you couldn't connect one to another (if you were going across different sections of town), and they contained very few destinations on the maps themselves, so it was difficult to determine where things were in relation to each other.

The descriptions were lengthy, yet still lacking in content, particularly in terms logistics such as locations, how to get there by public transportation, prices, or hours.

I also learned an important general lesson about guidebooks - city guides are only worthwhile if you will be spending about a week or more in the city. For just a day or two, it's far better to get the country guide, as the portion on the city of interest will be more concise.

I'll stick to Let's Go (my favorite!) and Lonely Planet in the future.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mostly reliable but some noticeable problems, August 15, 2006

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Sylvia Bagley "sylstral" (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Copenhagen 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

Based on reader feedback, I purchased the Rough Guide to Copenhagen rather than my old standby, Lonely Planet--and for the most part, I wasn't disappointed. I like the fact that Rough Guides embed "walking tours" within particular city sections, and the Glossary in the back of the book is superior to those in LP guides. Unfortunately, however, for a series priding itself on being updated every year, there were some annoying errors--we planned a visit to "Hamlet's castle" at Helsinger (p. 121) around the 2 p.m. English tour listed in the book, only to find that it no longer exists. Warnings should also be given for smoking-sensitive travellers--we walked into a recommended cafe (Bankeraat, p. 160) and the air was so smoky we had to leave after just a few minutes. Finally, the index for this guide is woefully inadequate--if you want to look up a restaurant name you remember reading about, you're out of luck.