COPENHAGEN IS THE WORLDS BEST CITY TO VISIT

At least according to Lonely Planets Best Travel 2019 guide.

Copenhagen is named number one in front of the Chinese city of Shenzhen and Novi Sad in Serbia out of ten top cities primed to capture travellers imagination. Cities that follow are Miami, Kathmandu, Mexico City, Dakar, Seattle, Zadar and Meknès.

Copenhagen is filled with beautiful old architecture. Just from monuments to Rosenborg Castle with the beautiful garden and of course, there is also iconic Nyhavn, Kødbyen, Refshaleøen, Tivoli and Jægersborggade in Nørrebro. The old castles, churches and warehouses share streets and waterways with cutting edge modern architecture.

Old areas of the city are being restored. Including former industrial areas like the Meatpacking district, now full of really cool new restaurants, bars and art galleries. A really cool place to hang out.

Another example of the rebuilding of areas is Jægersborggade. It's fair to say that the area was not the best in town in the past. But thanks to the great efforts of the local, it is now completely changed.

Copenhagen's green profile is one of the things Lonely Planet also emphasizes:

"Copenhagen is an enviable city role model. Bikes compete with the number of cars in the inner city, while the refreshing dark blue port is clean enough to bathe in, in the summer.” they write among other things.

**The unpretentious atmosphere in Copenhagen**

SCANDI COOL

The unpretentious atmosphere that characterizes the city is maybe another reason that Copenhagen won the price. Copenhagen is the epitome of "Scandi cool" and deserves to be recognized worldwide, according to Lonely Planet's editor-in-chief Tom Hall.

Lonely Planet's travel list is based on nominations from the publisher's more than 200 travel writers, and is then ranked by a panel of judges.

In a good three-minute video, a Lonely Planet editor explains why just Copenhagen is the absolute best city to visit

Effortlessly cool Copenhagen is known for its striking spires, cutting-edge design and cycle-friendly streets. Here's why it's Lonely Planet's top city to travel to in 2019.

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/cities

Last year Copenhagen came in first as the best city for Families in 2017:

The index was created by real estate company Homeday. The Nordic capital boasts affordable housing, high levels of safety, and some of the happiest people on Earth. If you want the best life for your family and children, it might help to start learning Danish.

Homeday took 16 factors into account to produce its rankings, including measures for education, housing, safety, unemployment, kid-friendliness, healthcare, and general happiness.

Consistency wins out.

The fact that the top four includes three Nordic countries shouldn't come as a surprise. Many of the factors in Homeday's rankings reward aspects of social welfare that Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have sought to strengthen for decades. Each of the three capital cities routinely appears in other rankings of quality of life, education, and healthcare.

Homeday standardized each metric out of a score of 10, so the highest-performing city in each category became the benchmark. Oslo earned a 10 for happiness, and Stockholm earned a 10 for healthcare.

Copenhagen didn't earn any first place rankings individually; however, it was the consistently high rankings that pushed it to the top. Less-family-friendly cities did poorly because their scores fluctuated from one ranking to the next. Stuttgart received a 10 in the green spaces category but placed 9th due partly to a 3.64 in transportation and 4.18 in kid-friendly airports.

American cities don't appear on Homeday's list inside the top 30. Seattle, Washington placed 31st; Houston, Texas came 35th; and Boston, Massachusetts came 36th. Since the US is only one of four countries without nationally mandated parental leave, all three cities earned a 1 in that category.

Link to Homeday: https://www.homeday.de/en/family-index-international/#results

Full list: https://www.homeday.de/static/familien-index-international/

Copenhagen is the best city for swimming according to CNN

A city surrounded by water

A city surrounded by water, Copenhagen is a joy for swimmers, especially as midsummer looms and winter becomes a distant memory.

Amager Beach Parkis an ideal sandy spot for whiling away an afternoon. It's a two-kilometer artificial island that creates a calm lagoon perfect for a paddle.

If leaving the city seems like a chore, the sensational harbor baths at Islands Brygge and Fisketorvet are a winning alternative. Daredevils can try out the diving boards while fitness fanatics can plow out laps in the clean, cool water.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-best-swimming-cities/index.html

Århus

Copenhagen have always been high on the checklist of the world's foodies and fashionistas, but Denmark's second largest city Aarhus is the overlooked wallflower to its more glamorous Scandinavian cousin. All this, however, could be about to change.

Aarhus was the European Capital of Culture in 2017 and had big plans for the year.

From its redeveloped dock area to its cobbled 14th century old town streets, Aarhus has reinvented itself as the mini-break capital of northern Europe. Food, culture and art was all due to get a Danish makeover last year under the Capital of Culture theme of "let's rethink."

"Aarhus 2017 was a creative tour de force with new works, special commissions, premieres, major events and festivals.