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Walks in Vesterbro.
2 editor-picked walks through Vesterbro. Each one has been walked — stops, distances, and a paragraph on what to notice.
Walks in Vesterbro
Kødbyen: the meatpacking district at evening
The 1930s white-tiled meat-processing buildings, now natural wine, fish bars, and Mikkeller — evening only.
Vesterbrogade and Værnedamsvej: the spine and little Paris
Vesterbro's daily-shopping spine, with the two-hundred-metre French-food branch — cheese, wine, butchers.
Nearby
Other walks close to Vesterbro.
Sorted by distance from the start of kødbyen: the meatpacking district at evening. Good for stitching together a longer day.
The old ramparts: Tivoli to Kastellet
The green ring of Copenhagen's old fortifications — five parks in a row from the gardens to the star fort.
Strøget end-to-end: the longest pedestrian street and its alleys
Europe's longest pedestrian street, walked for pace and architecture, with one detour into the alleys.
Carlsberg Byen: the brewery district and the elephant gate
The 19th-c Carlsberg brewery becoming a new neighbourhood — four elephants, courtyards, the experience museum.
Islands Brygge: Havnebadet to Sluseholmen — the summer swim walk
The 2002 wooden harbour bath that proved Copenhagen's water was swimmable, and the canal-and-lock pool to the south.