Resorts Magazine

The City Where the Future Rides Between History and Design As the plane descends , a sea of wind turbines comes into v iew, dot t ing the water s and coas t l ines of thi s smal l nat ion of br idges and i s lands . Nes t led acros s two of them l ies Copenhagen, Denmark’ s capi tal — “the merchant s ’ harbor , ” as i t s name sugges t s . And what were they t rading? Everything — but her r ing topped the l i s t . Copenhagen i s a harmonious blend of ar t , hi s tory, and des ign, where s leek modern archi tecture s tands shoulder to shoulder wi th ancient red-br ick bui ldings . A cosmopol i tan hub, i t ’ s the larges t ci ty in Scandinav ia, exuding a di s t inct Nordic character and that uniquel y Dani sh sense of hygge — a word that seems to f loat in the ai r the moment you land at Kas t rup Ai rpor t . I t means warmth, togethernes s , a feel ing of home. I t ’ s no coincidence that one of Europe’ s oldes t amusement parks , T i vol i Gardens , s i t s r ight in the hear t of the ci ty. Cons i s tent l y rank ing among the wor ld’ s highes t in qual i ty of l i fe, Copenhagen i s a place where wel l -being i s woven into dai l y l i fe. There’ s a COPENHAGEN | DENMARK 100 R ESORTS M AGAZINE