Neighborhood 48H guide
Nyhavn & Indre By: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Nyhavn’s canal, the Round Tower and Torvehallerne.
Indre By is the medieval center, with Strøget, the Round Tower and the market halls, and Nyhavn’s painted townhouses at its harbor end.
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Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orf3us · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Walk to the canal boats, shopping streets and royal sights.
Who it's for: First-timers, couples and walkers.
Pros
- Walk to the main sights
- Canal-tour departures
- Metro at Kongens Nytorv
Cons
- Expensive
- Crowded Nyhavn quay
- Tourist-priced restaurants on the canal
48H in Indre By
Canal boat, a ramp tower, a market lunch.
10:00 – Canal tour from Nyhavn
From October 1 to January 3, departures are live-guided.
12:30 – Torvehallerne
Lunch in the glass market halls at Israels Plads.
15:00 – Rundetårn
Walk the spiral ramp to the top of the 17th-century tower.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
Eat
Eat
Torvehallerne
Frederiksborggade 21
Two glass market halls of food stalls, coffee and smørrebrød.
Photo: Orf3us · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
See / do
See / do
Rundetårn (Round Tower)
Købmagergade 52A
A spiral ramp instead of stairs, and a view over the rooftops.
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Outdoors
Outdoors
Stromma canal tour (Nyhavn)
Nyhavn
The classic hour on the canals and harbor.
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
71 Nyhavn Hotel
Nyhavn 71
Canal-front hotel in two converted 1800s warehouses, breakfast included.
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Vacation rentals
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