Copenhagen’s Langelinie Pavillonen tells an unexpected story of connection between two ancient monarchies: Denmark and Japan.
On this self-guided walking tour along the picturesque promenade and waterfront, you’ll learn how a Japanese baker’s love for Danish pastries led to 200 Sakura trees being gifted to Copenhagen, creating a living link between these geographically distant nations.
You’ll stroll through Langelinie Park, where the annual Copenhagen Sakura Festival celebrates Japanese culture, before making your way to the harbour to see historical monuments marking Denmark’s naval history.
Beneath a peaceful grove of cherry trees, I’ll guide you in a mindfulness exercise where you’ll e...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Museum of Danish Resistance
This tour starts outside the Museum of Danish Resistance. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Kastellet
This self-guided audio tour ends in front of Kastellet's Norway Gate.
Important Information
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You will pass by a modern cylindrical structure that blends nicely with the natural environment around it. This building houses the underground exhibits of the Danish Resistance Museum about the heroes who helped resist the invasion of Denmark by nazi Germany during WWII.
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Churchillparken
You’ll be strolling on Churchill Park, located by the 17th-century citadel of Copenhagen. This park is a “thank you” note to the British troops who liberated Denmark in WWII.
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Gefionspringvandet
This is the Gefion Fountain, created by Danish sculptor Anders Bundgaard. It depicts the legendary origin of Sealand, Denmark’s largest island—the very land you’re standing on.
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Danish King Frederik IX Statue
You are looking at the monument of Frederik IX, the current king's grandfather. He’s the first monarch since the time of Christian IV - the king who started the construction of the citadel in the 1600s- who could sail a ship.
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Langelinie Park
This is the Langelinie Park and the location of the Ivar Huitfeldt Memorial. The monument is placed at the largest cherry blossom grove here on Langelinie Promenade. This park is the main location of the Copenhagen Sakura Festival, an event celebrating the blooming of these trees and Japanese culture.
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Peace Statue Angel of Langelinie
The monument, by Svend Rathsack and Ivar Bentsens, was inaugurated in 1928 and is here to remember the sailors of the Danish merchant fleet who lost their lives at sea during WWI.
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The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is definitely the most popular inhabitant of Copenhagen. She's been sitting on her rock here since 1913 and has become the symbol of Copenhagen.
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Kastellet
Kastellet is one of the best-preserved fortifications from the 1600s in Northern Europe. It began to be built in the time of King Christian IV to defend Copenhagen from a possible attack from the Swedes, Denmark’s arch-enemies for many centuries.
Copenhagen’s Langelinie Pavillonen tells an unexpected story of connection between two ancient monarchies: Denmark and Japan.
On this self-guided walking tour along the picturesque promenade and waterfront, you’ll learn how a Japanese baker’s love for Danish pastries led to 200 Sakura trees being gifted to Copenhagen, creating a living link between these geographically distant nations.
You’ll stroll through Langelinie Park, where the annual Copenhagen Sakura Festival celebrates Japanese culture, before making your way to the harbour to see historical monuments marking Denmark’s naval history.
Beneath a peaceful grove of cherry trees, I’ll guide you in a mindfulness exercise where you’ll e...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Museum of Danish Resistance
This tour starts outside the Museum of Danish Resistance. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Kastellet
This self-guided audio tour ends in front of Kastellet's Norway Gate.
Items | Sakura in Copenhagen: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
