Copenhagen's Royal History: A Self-Guided Walking Tour
Description
Take in Copenhagen’s historical landmarks at your own pace with this affordable audio tour. • Immerse yourself in the city's history with dramatic tales of the 1795 catastrophic fire, the 1807 deadly bombardment, and the secret tunnel built to rescue a king • Hear from producer James Cowan who moved to Copenhagen in 2019 and whose passion for history inspired him to create this VoiceMap tour • Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. The app has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
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Itinerary
The tour starts inside the King's New Square. You'll hear about how VoiceMap works before you begin the walk.
You'll see the outside of Charlottenborg, the Queen Charlotte Amalie of Denmark and Norway's castle and hear a bit about the queen, her castle and its architecture.
You see the outside of the Royal Danish Theatre and learn a bit about its history before moving on with the tour.
The tour passes by the entrance to Stroeget. You'll hear about this well-known and well-trodden street as you continue the tour.
The tour takes you across Nyhavn, the New Harbour. As you walk, you'll hear the history of the area.
You'll go around the Amaliehaven (Amalie Garden) where you'll hear its history before continuing to the last attraction on the tour.
The final venue on the tour is Amalienborg, the Copenhagen residence of the Danish Royal family. Here you'll hear more history while you walk around the outside of the palaces.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(7)
Just did the audio tour and it was fantastic! There was a lot of great information that is more detailed than the in-person tours get. This tour goes into the history of the buildings and provides great details into Danish royal historv.
We enjoyed our audio tour. We found it to be educational and liked that we could do it at our own pace. The app worked perfectly! Will look for more self-guided audio tours in the future.
Really loved the commentary and learned a lot of history and about the architecture and some about the modern royal family too. Would have liked less standing still, but not sure how that would work with all the info being imparted..
We had an afternoon to fill in and wanted to wander the streets at our own pace. This was the perfect solution to see the sights and gain some knowledge, rather than just walk past buildings and not know about them. An easy to use program, using GPS to allow us to walk without having to know the city. Great narration as well. Highly recommended.
A short walking tour of the history of the royal family in Denmark Not a long tour but takes you through places you might otherwise miss
An engaging audio tour. Good length and level of detail. The navigation was only so-so. It is supposed to auto-start when you get to the location but this almost never worked, I had to keep the map open and force the play when I get to each location. Have done others from this app that worked better in this respect. Still was easy to follow but had to be done manully.
Amazing self-walking tour, it takes about one and a half hours to two hours, depending on how many photos you take. Great narration with sound effects from time to time. It was an absolute delight and learnt a great deal about the royal buildings and family in Copenhagen.
